Author: Andy Nunez
Wilderness and Spotsylvania 1864: Grant versus Lee in the East
Osprey Publishing
Osprey Campaign 267
ISBN: 1472801474
2014
Format: PDF (e-book)
Pages: 98
Size: 6 Mb
Language: English
In May 1864 the Union Army of the Potomac under General George Meade had been in a leisurely pursuit of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia for nearly a year after the defeat of the Rebels at Gettysburg. Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee still retained his awe-inspiring reputation for wrecking Union armies that got too close to Richmond and Meade was still cautious.