The Battle of the Wilderness May 5-6, 1864

Rhea, an attorney from Virginia, provides a detailed account of the battle that marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Generals Grant and Lee. Rhea takes a fresh look at published sources and examines unpublished material, such as diaries, memoirs, letters, and reports, and scrutinizes the relationships between Lee and his corps commanders, and Grant and the head of the Union Army of the Potomac. Includes a complete bibliography of manuscripts, newspapers, personal narratives, biographies, unit histories, and dissertations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Gordon C. Rhea is also the author of Carrying the Flag: The Story of Private Charles Whilden, the Confederacy's Most Unlikely Hero; The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7--12, 1864; To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13--25, 1864, winner of the Fletcher Pratt Literary Award; and Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26--June 3, 1864, winner of the Austin Civil War Round Table's Laney Prize; and In the Footsteps of Grant and Lee: The Wilderness through Cold Harbor. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.