Stone River The Turning Point of the Civil War Wilson J Vance 9781512349047 Books
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"Gettysburg, indeed, may have been the wound mortal of the Confederacy. But Gettysburg was, in very truth, a counsel of desperation, undertaken when the South was bleeding from many a vein. When Lee turned the faces of his veterans toward the fruitful fields of Pennsylvania, a wall of steel and fire encompassed his whole country. Warworn Virginia cried out for relief from the marchings of armies, that her people might raise the crops that would save them from starvation. Grant had at last established his lines around the fortress that dominated the Mississippi, and only by such a diversion, was there hope that his death-grip would be shaken. The day after Pickett’s shattered columns had drifted back to Seminary Ridge Vicksburg was surrendered, and the control of the mighty river passed to the forces of the North.
"But it was at Stone’s River that the South was at the very pinnacle of confidence and warlike power; and it was here that she was halted and beaten back,—never again to exhibit such strength and menace. It was here that the tide of the Confederacy passed its flood, henceforth to recede; here that its sun crossed the meridian and began its journey to the twilight and the dark. Southern valor was manifested in splendid lustre on many a field thereafter, but the capacity for sustained aggression was gone. After Stone’s River, the Southern soldier fought to repel rather than to drive his foe.
"Yet Stone’s River was almost a tale of triumph for the Confederacy.
"'God has granted us a happy New Year!' was the message flashed to Richmond at the close of the first day’s fighting by General Braxton Bragg, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee. Two-thirds of the Army of the Cumberland had been hurled out of line, and now lay clinging with desperation to the only road from which it could secure supplies, or by which it could retreat, and to lose which meant destruction. There was reason, therefore, in the Southern general’s exultation, as he waited for the morrow to give him complete success. He could not know that the army upon which had been inflicted so terrific a blow was to gather new strength out of the very magnitude of its disaster and to return such a counter-stroke as would give it the field and the victory. Neither could he see that his failure here meant failure for his cause; that because at Stone’s River success had not crowned his efforts, his own magnificent army was to be pressed further and further from the territory it claimed as its own; that Fate had here entered the decree,—against which all appeals would fail,—for the preservation of the Federal Union and the death of the Confederate States of America. -Wilson J. Vance.
Preface
Introduction
I North and South in 1862
II Foreign Relations in 1862
III The Armies and Their Leaders
IV The First Day’s Battle
V The Night and the Next Day
VI The Second of January, 1863
VII What Might Have Been,—and What Was
Appendix
Stone River The Turning Point of the Civil War Wilson J Vance 9781512349047 Books
While the information was very complete and interesting, the writing style was very dry and mundane. I felt like I was reading a text book. I never got the feel of the urgency or carnage that prevailed at this battle.Product details
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Stone River The Turning Point of the Civil War Wilson J Vance 9781512349047 Books Reviews
I am a student of the American Cuvil War, and while I appreciate any book, article, etc. on the subject, I look for the books written in a time period nearest the event. While I don't agree Stone's River was "the" turning point in the war, I do appreciate the book. I have read many, many books on the war and cannot say I wholly agree with everything written about it. Most books written now, or in recent times, seem to be written with the author's view of how it should have happened or why it happened, etc., instead of basing all on historical facts. In other words, generally speaking, today's writers, to me, seem to want all to be politically correct and, in my opinion, that's mostly sheep dip. Very little of our country's history is politicall correct, and should not be distorted in fear of ruffling a few feathers, or to make the books more appealing so more copies will be sold.
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This book was good as far as content but I wished it were longer. The book was written in the early 1900's so the information was pretty much in line with the thoughts at the time. I was glad it mentioned the 78th PA Infantry, the unit my Great Great Granduncle was in, who was killed later in the war at Pickett's Mill. For the price, it was a good book.
While the information was very complete and interesting, the writing style was very dry and mundane. I felt like I was reading a text book. I never got the feel of the urgency or carnage that prevailed at this battle.
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