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All That Can be Expected
"They have done all that can be expected of them; we are outnumbered and outflanked," so described Lt. Col. Benjamin Ford of the desperate situation for his Marylanders at Camden …
Want of Vigilance
Part of the Emerging Civil War Series, this history covers a crucial clash between the Blue and the Gray that impacted future Union tactics and victories. The months after the …
To Hazard All
“The present seems to be the most propitious time since the commencement of the war for the Confederate Army to enter Maryland,” wrote Robert E. Lee following his army’s stunning …
Never Such a Campaign
July, 1862. General Robert E. Lee, now in command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, had driven back the massive Federal Army of the Potomac from the very gates of the …
In a Single Blow
“I have now nothing to trouble your Lordship with, but an affair that happened on the 19th instant . . .” General Thomas Gage penned the above line to his superiors in London, …
The Last Road North
“I thought my men were invincible,” admitted Robert E. Lee. A string of battlefield victories through 1862 had culminated in the spring of 1863 with Lee’s greatest victory yet: the …
A Want of Vigilance
The months after Gettysburg had hardly been quiet—filled with skirmishes, cavalry clashes, and plenty of marching. Nonetheless, Union commander Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade had …
All That Can Be Expected
With expert analysis, All That Can Be Expected sheds light on the fateful events of August 16, 1780 that marked the turning point of Great Britain's prospects for victory in the …
Single Blow
A concise history of the ';shot heard round the world'and the dramatic day that began America's war for independence. Includes maps and photos. When shots were fired at Lexington …