Description
Book SynopsisOffers an in-depth look into the little-known Federal advance against Richmond during the Gettysburg Campaign. The volume not only delves into the military operations at the time, but also addresses concurrent issues related to diplomacy, US war policy, and the involvement of enslaved people in the Federal offensive.
Table of Contents
- List of Maps
- Introduction
- Part One: An Opportunity in Virginia
- 1. Lee Heads North
- 2. John Dix and the Department of Virginia
- 3. The Union Raid on Aylett’s Foundry
- 4. Halleck’s Plans to Counter Lee’s Invasion
- 5. Richmond’s Defenders
- Part Two: Spear’s Strike against the Virginia Central
- 6. Dix Begins His Peninsula Campaign
- 7. Spear’s Raid to the South Anna
- 8. Rooney Lee's Capture
- 9. Rebel Diplomacy
- 10. Richmond Prepares
- Part Three: The Blackberry Raid
- 11. Dix Prepares the Second Wave
- 12. Keyes’s Advance to Bottom's Bridge
- 13. The Fight at Crump’s Crossroads
- 14. Getty’s Expedition to the South Anna
- 15. To the RF&P Bridge
- 16. The Attack on the RF&P Bridge
- Part Four: In Gettysburg’s Wake
- 17. The Peace Mission
- 18. The End at Richmond
- 19. Halleck’s Bootless Plans
- Part Five: Conclusion: Looking Back
- 20. The Forgotten Campaign
- 21. Questions of Supply
- 22. The Broader Scope
- Appendix A: Federal Order of Battle
- Appendix B: Confederate Order of Battle
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photo gallery appears following page 143
