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Four Years of Fighting: A Volume of Personal Observation with the Army and Navy from The First Battle of Bull Run to the Fall of Richmond

Four Years of Fighting: A Volume of Personal Observation with the Army and Navy from The First Battle of Bull Run to the Fall of Richmond

Coffin, Charles Carleton

Hardcover

Military BiographiesFiction AnthologiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 1163325112
ISBN13: 9781163325117
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 584
Weight: 2.25
Height: 1.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Four Years of Fighting is a book written by Charles Carleton Coffin, which provides a personal account of the American Civil War. The book covers the period from the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 to the fall of Richmond in 1865. Coffin was a journalist who traveled with the Union Army and Navy and reported on their activities during the war. The book is a compilation of his observations, experiences, and interviews with soldiers and officers. It provides a detailed and vivid description of the battles, campaigns, and events that shaped the course of the war. The book also includes maps and illustrations that help readers understand the geography and tactics of the war. Four Years of Fighting is a valuable historical document that provides insights into the lives of soldiers and civilians during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.1866. From the Prefatory Note: This volume, though historic, is not a history of the Rebellion, but a record of personal observations and experiences during the war, with an occasional look at affairs in general to give clearness to the narrative. The time has not arrived for the writing of an impartial history of the conflict between Slavery and Freedom in the United States. Contents: Beginning of the Conflict; Around Washington; Bull Run; The Fall of 1861; Affairs in the West; Central Kentucky; The Opening of the Campaign in Tennessee; Pittsburgh Landing, Fort Pillow, and Memphis; Invasion of Maryland; Invasion of Kentucky; From Harper's Ferry to Fredericksburg; Battle of Fredericksburg; The Winter at Falmouth; Chancellorsville; Calvary Operations; The Atlantic Coast; The Iron-Clads in Action; The Invasion of Pennsylvania; The Battle of Gettysburg; From the Rapidan to Cold Harbor; To Petersburg; Siege Operations; Third Invasion of Maryland; Sherman's Army; Christianity and Barbarism; Scenes in Savannah; Sherman in South Carolina; South Carolina Before the War; Siege Operations; Third Invasion of Maryland; Sherman's Army; Sumter; Charleston; The Last Campaign; Richmond; The Confederate Loan; and Surrender of Lee. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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