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Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick (Civil War Series)
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On 4 April 1862, Major General George McClellan marched his 121,500-strong Army of the Potomac from Fort Monroe toward Richmond. Blocking his path were Major General John B. Magruder's Warwick-Yorktown Line fortifications and the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia. Despite outnumbering Magruder almost four to one, McClellan was tricked by Magruder's bluff of strength and halted his advance. Yorktown, the scene of Washington's 1781 victory over Cornwallis, was once again besieged. It was the Civil War's first siege and lasted for twenty-nine terrible days. Just as McClellan was ready to bombard Yorktown, the Confederates slipped away because of his delays, McClellan lost the opportunity to quickly capture Richmond and end the war. Historians John V. Quarstein and J. Michael Moore chronicle the Siege of Yorktown and explore its role in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and the final battles surrounding Richmond.
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“In the American Civil War there are many, many engagements and actions that take place over the 4 years of fighting. Some are more often addressed in popular culture, the media and in research. Yorktown and the Peninsula campaign has long been overlooked by students of the Civil War. This small volume written for the 150th Anniversary gives the reader insight to the actions that took place in and around the Siege of Yorktown, how Macgruder developed his lines, what's the difference between Lee's Mill and Burnt Chimney, and how McClellan succeed and failed. It covers the action all the way up through the Battle of Williamsburg and Johnston's retreat to Richmond. The book is also filled with photos, drawings and maps to help readers understand the who, what and where's of this campaign. It's not an intense or heavily detailed read, but a good introduction to anyone who knows nothing about Yorktown (and I know there are a few out there.)”
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