Douglas Crenshaw: 2 books
by Douglas Crenshaw
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
By late June 1862, the Union army, under George B. McClellan, stood at the doorstep of Richmond. In a desperate hour for the Confederate capital, Robert E. Lee attacked McClellan and drove the Union army into a full retreat toward the safety of the James River. Lee recognized an opportunity to seal a...
Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin's Farm
To Surprise and Capture Richmond
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Early in the morning of September 29, 1864, two Union corps under the command of General Benjamin Butler crossed the James with the goal of overwhelming Robert E. Lee's army and capturing Richmond. The Confederate defenders were vastly outnumbered; many were inexperienced and initially without trusted...