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Lee's Bold Plan for Point Lookout

- The Rescue of Confederate Prisoners That Never Happened
Af: Jack E. Schairer Engelsk Paperback

Lee's Bold Plan for Point Lookout

- The Rescue of Confederate Prisoners That Never Happened
Af: Jack E. Schairer Engelsk Paperback
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In July 1864, while hemmed in by Grant at Richmond, General Robert E. Lee conceived a bold plan designed not only to relieve Lynchburg and protect the Confederate supply line but also to ultimately make a bold move on Washington itself. A major facet of this plan, with the addition of General Jubal Early''s forces, became the rescue of the almost 15,000 Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout, a large Union prison camp at the confluence of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. With international recognition hanging in the balance for the Confederacy, the failure of Lee''s plan saved the Union and ultimately changed the course of the war.

This work focuses on the many factors that contributed to this eventual failure, including Early''s somewhat inexplicable hesitancy, a significant loss of time for Confederate troops en route, and aggressive defensive action by Union General Lew Wallace. It also discusses various circumstances such as Washington''s stripped defenses, the potential release of imprisoned Southern troops and a breakdown of Union military intelligence that made Lee''s gamble a brilliant, well-founded strategy.

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In July 1864, while hemmed in by Grant at Richmond, General Robert E. Lee conceived a bold plan designed not only to relieve Lynchburg and protect the Confederate supply line but also to ultimately make a bold move on Washington itself. A major facet of this plan, with the addition of General Jubal Early''s forces, became the rescue of the almost 15,000 Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout, a large Union prison camp at the confluence of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. With international recognition hanging in the balance for the Confederacy, the failure of Lee''s plan saved the Union and ultimately changed the course of the war.

This work focuses on the many factors that contributed to this eventual failure, including Early''s somewhat inexplicable hesitancy, a significant loss of time for Confederate troops en route, and aggressive defensive action by Union General Lew Wallace. It also discusses various circumstances such as Washington''s stripped defenses, the potential release of imprisoned Southern troops and a breakdown of Union military intelligence that made Lee''s gamble a brilliant, well-founded strategy.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 265
ISBN-13: 9780786435555
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0786435550
Kategori: USA: Exploration and Expansion
Udg. Dato: 14 okt 2008
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 178mm
Højde: 254mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 14 okt 2008
Forfatter(e): Jack E. Schairer
Forfatter(e) Jack E. Schairer

Kategori USA: Exploration and Expansion

ISBN-13 9780786435555

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 265

Udgave

Længde 14mm

Bredde 178mm

Højde 254mm

Udg. Dato 14 okt 2008

Oplagsdato 14 okt 2008

Forlag McFarland & Co Inc