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Grant and Lee : victorious American and vanquished Virginian
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Grant and Lee : victorious American and vanquished Virginian

Author: Edward H Bonekemper
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Ulysses S Grant; Robert E Lee; Ulysses S Grant; Robert E Lee
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Edward H Bonekemper
ISBN: 0313349711 9780313349713
OCLC Number: 171287578
Description: xx, 436 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Introduction : Why Grant won and Lee lost -- Tough beginnings and Mexican War experience -- 1861: open and closed doors to Civil War command -- Late 1861/early 1862: Lee's first loss and Grant's early victories -- March-June 1862: Grant wins at Shiloh while Lee stymies McClellan -- 1862-63: Lee conducts a costly offensive while Grant aims for Vicksburg -- May-July 1863: Lee loses Gettysburg as Grant captures Vicksburg -- Autumn 1863: Lee lends an assist as Grant saves Chattanooga and a Union army -- Early 1864: both generals prepare for confrontation -- Spring 1864: Grant attacks and besieges Lee -- Late 1864: Grant and Sherman move toward victory -- Early 1865: Lee surrenders to Grant -- A comparison of Grant and Lee -- Appendix 1 : Casualties in Grant's battles and campaigns -- Appendix 2 : Casualties in Lee's battles and campaigns.
Responsibility: Edward H. Bonekemper, III.

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