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Contents: Near Miss at Davis’ Cross Roads (Major General William S. Rosecrans had high hopes as his Federals crossed Lookout Mountain in Spetember 1863 during their pursuit of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee. “We supposed the enemy were in full retreat…”, one Union officer later recalled, “but we were mistaken.”), Escape From Clark’s Mountain (On August 18, 1862, General Robert E. Lee had his entire army massed behind Clark’s Mountain in Virginia, ready to launch a surprise atrike on Maj. Gen. John Pope’s forces across the Rapidan River. Unknown to Lee, however, a daring Union spy had infiltrated the Confederate army and threatened to thwart his plans.), Lost Opportunity at Gettysburg (The Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge 135 years ago had a propitious beginning when Lt. Gen. James Longstreet smashed the left of the Federal line. But confusion among the Southern commanders turned a potential victory into a bloody stalemate.), Last Voyage of CSS Hunley (Designed to torpedo Union blockading ships, the submarine CSS H.L. Hunley had a series of deadly trial runs, earning her the nickname “Peripatetic Coffin”. After her only successful sortie, Hunley vanished – her whereabouts a mystery for more than 130 years.), Personality (A bloody clash in Baltimore prompted college professor James Ryder Randall to pen “My Maryland”.), Commands (Leading a cavalry charge at Stones River, Colonel Minor Milliken called to his 1st Ohio troopers, “Death or glory, boys.”), Ordnance (“Timberclads” spearheaded the Union advance into Tennessee while formidable ironclad ships were under construction.), Reviews (Although he lacked an impressive persona, General Ulysses Simpson Grant knew how to win a battle.), Eyewitness To War (Samuel Partridge detailed his daunting responsibilities as a Union quartermaster in a series of letters to his brother.)
Issue: July 1998
Condition: Very Good