Trench Warfare Under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign - Paperback

by Earl J. Hess (Author)

Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign

Front Jacket

Earl J.Hess's study of armies and fortifications turns to the 1864 Overland Campaign to cover battles from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. Drawing on meticulous research in primary sources and careful examination of battlefields at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Bermuda Hundred, and Cold Harbor, Hess analyzes Union and Confederate movements and tactics and the new way Grant and Lee employed entrenchments in an evolving style of battle. Hess argues that Grant's relentless and pressing attacks kept the armies always within striking distance, compelling soldiers to dig in for protection.

Author Biography

Earl J. Hess is associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University. He is author of many books on the Civil War, including The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi and Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign.