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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick (Civil War Series). To get started finding Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick (Civil War Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick (Civil War Series). To get started finding Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick (Civil War Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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