The Army of the Potomac in the Overland & Petersburg Campaigns : Union soldiers and trench warfare, 1864-1865 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sodergren, Steven E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	United States. > Army of the Potomac. Petersburg (Va.) > History > Siege, 1864-1865. Overland Campaign, Va., 1864. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Trench warfare. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Spring 1864
"Some one will have to suffer": the Overland Campaign, May 5-June 15, 1864
"Perfectly brutalizing": soldier responses to the Overland Campaign
"The men were becoming dangerous": transitioning to Petersburg and the problem of morale
"A cut-up country": union soldiers experience trench warfare at Petersburg
"Great is the shovel and spade": adaptation to trench life
"Very good fare nowadays": union soldiers respond to logistics and charitable organizations
"The warm, loving heart of peace": mail and escapes from the front
"The goose hangs high": perceptions of victory within the Army of the Potomac, June 1864-March 1865
"Treason's going down": perceptions of the enemy during the Petersburg Campaign
Conclusion: Spring 1865.