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The Long Arm of Lee : Bull Run to Fredricksburg - The History of the Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia by Jennings Cropper Wise (1991, Trade Paperback, Reprint)

Originally published in 1915, when Jennings Cropper Wise was commandant of the Virginia Military Institute, The Long Arm of Lee has never been surpassed as an authoritative study of the Confederate artillery in the Civil War. Volume I describes the organization and tactics of the field batteries of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and their performance in famous battles, including those at Bull Run, Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg. It ends with the bitter winter interlude before the Chancellorsville campaign of the spring of 1863. Volume 2 of Wise's history, also available as a Bison Book, takes up the harrowing events stretching from Chancellorsville to Appomattox. In his introduction, Gary W. Gallagher addresses some of the myths exposed by Wise, touching on the persistent under-estimation of the artillery's role in winning battles. Gallagher, a professor of history at Penn State University, is the editor of Lee the Soldier (Nebraska, 1996).

Book Title
Long Arm of Lee : Bull Run to Fredricksburg - The History of the Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia
Author
Jennings Cropper Wise
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
Publication Year
1991
Genre
History
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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