To Hell or Richmond
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To Hell or Richmond

The 1862 Peninsula Campaign

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eBook - ePub

To Hell or Richmond

The 1862 Peninsula Campaign

About this book

In the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: Capture the Confederate capital and end the rebellion. "To Hell or Richmond," one Federal artillery unit vowed, sewing the words onto their flag. The outnumbered and outgunned Confederates under generals "Prince John" Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston kept pulling back, drawing McClellan away from his base at Fort Monroe and further up the peninsula—exactly the direction McClellan wanted to go. But if they could draw him just far enough, and out of position, they hoped to attack and defeat him. As McClellan approached the very gates of Richmond, a great battle brewed. Could the Confederates save their capital and, with it, their young nation? Could the Federals win the war with a single fatal blow? In To Hell or Richmond: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign, Doug Crenshaw and Drew Gruber follow the armies on their trek up the peninsula. The stakes grew enormous, surprises awaited, and the soldiers themselves had only two possible destinations in mind.

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Information

Publisher
Savas Beatie
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781611215243
Topic
History
Subtopic
American Civil War History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. FOREWORD by J. Michael Moore
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. CHAPTER ONE: “Circumstances Make Your Presence Here Necessary”
  6. CHAPTER TWO: Strike at the Heart!
  7. CHAPTER THREE: The Hazards of Position
  8. CHAPTER FOUR: All Eyes Centered Upon Yorktown
  9. CHAPTER FIVE: Pandemonium Broke Loose: The Battle of Williamsburg
  10. CHAPTER SIX: An Impetuous Charge: The Battle of Eltham’s Landing
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN: Johnston Pulls Back
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT: On to Richmond!
  13. CHAPTER NINE: A Meeting at the Court House
  14. CHAPTER TEN: On the Williamsburg Road: Seven Pines
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN: Meanwhile, at Fair Oaks . . .
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE: Aftermath
  17. APPENDIX A: The Virginia Peninsula: Before 1862 by Drew Gruber
  18. APPENDIX B: “The Potomac Will Be Effectively Closed”: The Confederate Potomac Blockade by Rob Orrison
  19. APPENDIX C: The Battle of Hampton Roads: March 8–9, 1862 by Mark Wilcox
  20. APPENDIX D: A Perfect Gibraltar by Doug Crenshaw
  21. APPENDIX E: A Battlefield Lost: Seven Pines by Doug Crenshaw
  22. ORDER OF BATTLE
  23. SUGGESTED READING
  24. ABOUT THE AUTHORS