The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7-12, 1864

Examines the Civil War clash between Grant's Army of the Potomac versus Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Inlaid with detail, analysis, and an abundance of supporting primary evidence, the book discusses the maneuvers and battles from May 7, 1864, when Grant left the Wilderness through May 12, when his attempt to break Lee's line by frontal assault reached a chilling climax at the Bloody Angle. It shows how Grant orchestrated his threadbare veterans in a defensive performance at Spotsylvania that ranks as a classic in military history, and describes advances in weaponry which resulted in massive casualties, and the role of the cavalry in the campaign. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Gordon C. Rhea is also the author of The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5--6, 1864; To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13--25, 1864, winner of the Fletcher Pratt Literary Award; Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26--June 3, 1864, winner of the Austin Civil War Round Table's Laney Prize, and Carrying the Flag: The Story of Private Charles Whilden, the Confederacy's Most Unlikely Hero. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.