Furgurson's definitive account of the battle of Chancellorsville--the first in more than 55 years--explains one of the landmark engagements in the history of warfare and examines its fateful significance in the outcome of the Civil War. Furgurson demonstrates that while it was the high point of battlefield success for the South, Chancellorsville ultimately turned out to be a devastating blow to the future of the Confederacy and predetermined Lee's defeat at Gettysburg by fostering the illusion that military brilliance and resolve could prevail against the North's overwhelming superiority of manpower and resources.
Contents
Prologue: The Place of Blood and Wrath
1. Winter Along the Rappahannock 2. Man on a White Horse 3. Audacity Above All 4. The Country Says "Move" 5. When We Get to Richmond 6. That Crazy Old Presbyterian Fool 7. Into the Wilderness 8. Hurrah for Old Joe! 9. Keep Closed on Chancellorsville 10. You Can Go Forward, Then 11. Such a Stampede Never Was Seen 12. Chaos in the Moonlight 13. So Perfect a Slaughter 14. Lee's Supreme Moment 15. We're going to Cut Our Way Through 16. Fire in the Pulpit 17. Every Hat Raise High 18. Let Us Cross Over the River 19. Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Stick
Epilogue: The Lost, Lost Fight
Appendix 1: Order of Battle Appendix 2: Casualties
Ernest B. “Pat” Furgurson, formerly a correspondent and columnist for the Baltimore Sun, has spent most of his life in the nation’s capital. A native of Virginia, he is the author of Freedom Rising, Chancellorsville 1863, Ashes of Glory, and Not War but Murder. He lives in Washington, DC.
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Furgurson's definitive account of the battle of Chancellorsville--the first in more than 55 years--explains one of the landmark engagements in the history of warfare and examines its fateful significance in the outcome of the Civil War. Furgurson demonstrates that while it was the high point of battlefield success for the South, Chancellorsville ultimately turned out to be a devastating blow to the future of the Confederacy and predetermined Lee's defeat at Gettysburg by fostering the illusion that military brilliance and resolve could prevail against the North's overwhelming superiority of manpower and resources.
Contents
Prologue: The Place of Blood and Wrath
1. Winter Along the Rappahannock 2. Man on a White Horse 3. Audacity Above All 4. The Country Says "Move" 5. When We Get to Richmond 6. That Crazy Old Presbyterian Fool 7. Into the Wilderness 8. Hurrah for Old Joe! 9. Keep Closed on Chancellorsville 10. You Can Go Forward, Then 11. Such a Stampede Never Was Seen 12. Chaos in the Moonlight 13. So Perfect a Slaughter 14. Lee's Supreme Moment 15. We're going to Cut Our Way Through 16. Fire in the Pulpit 17. Every Hat Raise High 18. Let Us Cross Over the River 19. Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Stick
Epilogue: The Lost, Lost Fight
Appendix 1: Order of Battle Appendix 2: Casualties
Author
Ernest B. “Pat” Furgurson, formerly a correspondent and columnist for the Baltimore Sun, has spent most of his life in the nation’s capital. A native of Virginia, he is the author of Freedom Rising, Chancellorsville 1863, Ashes of Glory, and Not War but Murder. He lives in Washington, DC.
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