THE TRUTH ABOUT CHICKAMAUGA - CIVIL WAR - BRAND NEW

Description: THE TRUTH ABOUT CHICKAMAUIGA BY ARCHIBALD GRACIE MINT CONDITION This is a brand new, unread, pristine-condition book. Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly-Bound, Brand New Book Loaded with Portraits and Contains, Two-Color, Fold-Out Maps ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1911, THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED BY MORINGSIDE BOOKSHOP, DAYTON, IN 1997 OUT-OF-PRINT - NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER Late in the afternoon of September 20, 1863, the two-day struggle at Chickamauga approached an ending. Federal units, clinging to the Snodgrass Hill-Horseshoe Ridge line, repulsed savage attacks by Confederate forces. By sunset, the Union troops directed by Major General George Thomas, had abandoned the field. The bloodiest battle in the West had concluded with a Southern victory. The casualties amounted to a staggering 34,000 for both sides. Since that time few published accounts have examined the complex engagement at Chickamauga. Archibald Gracie’s The Truth About Chickamauga initially appeared in 1911, and was not a study of the entire battle, but an account of the final hours of fury on Snodgrass Hill-Horseshoe Ridge. Gracie, the son and namesake of a Confederate brigade commander in the battle, began his work following a visit to the battlefield in 1904. By that time, the process of monumentation at the park, under the supervision of Henry Boynton, who led the 35th Ohio during the battle, had been nearly completed. Boynton’s interpretation of the struggle as reflected in the monuments disturbed Gracie. The latter quickly understood that the placement of the markers and monuments had been undertaken with only a modicum of research. Gracie became almost obsessed with determining the “truth” about Chickamauga. His book focuses on the combat on the afternoon of the 20th. He based his work on the Official Records, published unit accounts and memoirs, and interviews with participants. The result is a tedious, often belabored, argument, written in a turgid style. It resembles a lawyer presenting a lengthy brief, repeating salient points while ignoring conflicting evidence. The importance of Gracie’s book, however, should not be under-estimated because of its style. His arguments are well-reasoned, if occasionally overdrawn. His immersion in the Official Records and his interviews contribute important information on a critical aspect of the engagement. His groundbreaking work can serve well present-day students of Chickamauga. - Review from The Civil War Book Exchange THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION This wonderful, book is brand new, unread, and in pristine-condition. The book is out-of-print; last copies.... Bound in navy-blue colored cloth with bright, gold-colored, impressed lettering on the spine, this is a new book with no wear or shortcomings. The pages are clean and there isn’t a mark in the book. It is clean, sharp, bright and solidly bound. The book contains 462 pages, numerous photos, has an introduction, and contains five, 2-color maps. It also contains a detailed index for easy access. A mint condition, brand new book. THE TRUTH ABOUT CHICKAMAUIGA BY ARCHIBALD GRACIE MINT CONDITION This is a brand new, unread, pristine-condition book. Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly-Bound, Brand New Book Loaded with Portraits and Contains, Two-Color, Fold-Out Maps ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1911, THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED BY MORINGSIDE BOOKSHOP, DAYTON, IN 1997 OUT-OF-PRINT - NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER Late in the afternoon of September 20, 1863, the two-day struggle at Chickamauga approached an ending. Federal units, clinging to the Snodgrass Hill-Horseshoe Ridge line, repulsed savage attacks by Confederate forces. By sunset, the Union troops directed by Major General George Thomas, had abandoned the field. The bloodiest battle in the West had concluded with a Southern victory. The casualties amounted to a staggering 34,000 for both sides. Since that time few published accounts have examined the complex engagement at Chickamauga. Archibald Gracie’s The Truth About Chickamauga initially appeared in 1911, and was not a study of the entire battle, but an account of the final hours of fury on Snodgrass Hill-Horseshoe Ridge. Gracie, the son and namesake of a Confederate brigade commander in the battle, began his work following a visit to the battlefield in 1904. By that time, the process of monumentation at the park, under the supervision of Henry Boynton, who led the 35th Ohio during the battle, had been nearly completed. Boynton’s interpretation of the struggle as reflected in the monuments disturbed Gracie. The latter quickly understood that the placement of the markers and monuments had been undertaken with only a modicum of research. Gracie became almost obsessed with determining the “truth” about Chickamauga. His book focuses on the combat on the afternoon of the 20th. He based his work on the Official Records, published unit accounts and memoirs, and interviews with participants. The result is a tedious, often belabored, argument, written in a turgid style. It resembles a lawyer presenting a lengthy brief, repeating salient points while ignoring conflicting evidence. The importance of Gracie’s book, however, should not be under-estimated because of its style. His arguments are well-reasoned, if occasionally overdrawn. His immersion in the Official Records and his interviews contribute important information on a critical aspect of the engagement. His groundbreaking work can serve well present-day students of Chickamauga. - Review from The Civil War Book Exchange THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION This wonderful, book is brand new, unread, and in pristine-condition. The book is out-of-print; last copies.... Bound in navy-blue colored cloth with bright, gold-colored, impressed lettering on the spine, this is a new book with no wear or shortcomings. The pages are clean and there isn’t a mark in the book. It is clean, sharp, bright and solidly bound. The book contains 462 pages, numerous photos, has an introduction, and contains five, 2-color maps. It also contains a detailed index for easy access. A mint condition, brand new book. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites ENJOY THE BOOKSHOP Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.

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