The great task remaining : the third year of Lincoln's war /

Analyzes major battles of the third year of the Civil War--including Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Vicksburg--as recounted by first-hand witnesses, surveying their views on whether the war's goals justified its costs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marvel, William
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
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Description
Summary:Analyzes major battles of the third year of the Civil War--including Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Vicksburg--as recounted by first-hand witnesses, surveying their views on whether the war's goals justified its costs.
Physical Description:xv, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [386]-412) and index.
ISBN:9780618990641
061899064X