Seven Days Battles 1862

Osprey Campaign #133

by Angus Konstam, Stephen Walsh (Illustrator)

Osprey's examination of the short yet crucial campaign of the American Civil War (1861-1865). When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant, week-long campaign. On 26 June the Confederates struck, fighting two hard-fought battles in two days at Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill. The ferocity of the Confederate assaults convinced McClellan that he was outnumbered. Unable to keep the Confederates at bay, the Union army was recalled to Washington. Despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee had saved Richmond, and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Army of the Potomac.

Genres: American Civil War, Military History, History, American History, Civil War

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2004

About the author

Angus Konstam is a Scottish writer of popular history. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland and raised on the Orkney Islands, he has written more than a hundred books on maritime history, naval history, historical atlases, with a special focus on the history of piracy.

Reviews

[Steve Groves · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reasonable summary, but not as detailed as I had hoped.

[Sean Chick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid overview of Robert E. Lee's sloppiest but possibly most important victory of the Civil War.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

detailed and explicted information concerning the defense of richmond