U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle

Iain MacGregor

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Osprey
05 July 2022

History; History of the Americas; American Civil War; Battles & campaigns; Gift books

The American Civil War was the most cataclysmic military struggle of the late 19th century, and in four bloody years of fighting from 1861 to 1865 over 620,000 American soldiers and sailors lost their lives in more than 8,000 battles, engagements and skirmishes.

The American Civil War Battle by Battle tells the story of 30 of the most significant of these battles. These include some of the most famous clashes, such as the battles of Gettysburg and the Fredericksburg, which resonate through American military history, but also the less well known, such as the battles of Brandy Station and Cedar Creek.

This highly illustrated introduction, packed full of colour artwork, covers every theatre of the war and details infantry, cavalry, artillery and seaborne units from both the Union and Confederate forces to give a true sense of the scale of the War between the States.

By: Iain MacGregor
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 130mm, Width: 190mm,
Weight: 258g
ISBN: 9781472850119
ISBN 10: 1472850114
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 05 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

(Subject to confirmation) 1861 1. 12–13 April 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter 2. 21 July 1861 First Manassas 3. 10 August 1861 Battle of Wilson’s Creek 4. 13–20 September 1861 First Battle of Lexington 5. 21 October 1861 Battle of Ball’s Bluff 1862 6. 11–16 February Battle of Fort Donelson 7. 8–9 March Battle of Hampton Roads 8. 26–28 March Battle of Glorieta Pass 9. 6–7 April Battle of Shiloh 10. 27 June Battle of Gaines Mill 11. 28–30 April Second Manassas 12. 17 September Battle of Antietam 13. 13 December Battle of Fredericksburg 1863 14. 30 April–6 May Battle of Chancellorsville 15. 18 May–4 July Siege of Vicksburg 16. 9 June Battle of Brandy Station 17. 1–3 July Battle of Gettysburg 18. 18 July Second Battle of Fort Wagner 19. 19–20 September Battle of Chickamauga 20. 24 November Battles of Lookout Mountain/ Missionary Ridge 1864 21. 22 February Battle of Okolona 22. 5–7 May Battle of the Wilderness 23. 31 May–12 June Battle of Cold Harbor 24. 27 June Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 25. 30 July Battle of the Crater 26. 31 August–1 September Battle of Jonesborough 27. 19 October Battle of Cedar Creek 28. 15–16 December Battle of Nashville 1865 29. 19–21 March Battle of Bentonville 30. 9 April Battle of Appomatox Court House Index

Iain MacGregor has almost three decades of working in non-fiction publishing, having begun his editorial career with Osprey Publishing. A fan of this genre, he has edited books on various American Civil War campaigns, including Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Iain has since gone on to publish books with major historians such as David McCullough, Simon Schama, Max Hastings, Michael Wood, David Grann and Professor Richard Overy. He is a recognised, and well-reviewed writer of history, too, with his latest book published Checkpoint Charlie, published by Scribner in 2019.

Reviews for U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle

Just the thing for US Civil War buffs: snappily written, informative and entertaining. A cracking read. -- Saul David, bestselling author and historian The book is an excellent introduction to the war's 30 most famous and significant battles * History of War *