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Jubal's Raid: General Early's Famous Attack on Washington in 1864
written by Frank Vandiver
Studio : University of Nebraska Press
by University of Nebraska Press
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
Released : 1992-02-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780803296107
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 2 reviews)
List Price : $8.95
Our Price : $7.99
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During the summer of 1864 General Grant was hammering at the gates of Richmond and the Confederacy seemed doomed. In a bold and desperate stroke, General Lee countered by sending Jubal A. Early and a force of only twelve thousand men toward Washington, D.C. After some victories along the way, they crossed the Potomac and caused plenty of confusion and consternation in the capital before retreating. Early reportedly said: "We haven't taken Washington, but we've scared Abe Lincoln like hell!" In fact, Lincoln kept cool, but a lot of others on the Union side did not. The story of that daring diversion, its losses and gains, is memorably told in Jubal's Raid. |
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Great Adventure |
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The fact that Early was able to make this raid is in itself a miracle. This is by far the most entertaining and best researched book on this subject. It offers great fun and deep understanding of this most important Civil War action. Early is a complex figure and Vandiver shows us the person under the facade. |
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The Most Outstanding Account of the 1864 Valley Campaign |
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Many works about Jubal Early's 1864 Valley Campaign have been produced, but none come close to this one. Frank Vandiver's JUBAL'S RAID stands out as, by far, the most lively and insightful of all the 1864 Valley histories, keeping the reader riveted throughout. This is a superb book that should be on every Civil War library shelf. |
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