The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

432 pages paperback

2 editions

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Chamberlain also recounts the logistical challenges facing his Fifth Corps as it moved toward Appomattox (“The roads [have been] reduced to a hopeless pudding.”). He relates the decision making at the top of the chain of command (“General Grant ha...

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