P.G.T. Beauregard Saves Richmond: The First and Second Battles of Petersburg

*Analyzes the generalship of important generals like Grant, Lee and Beauregard. *Includes pictures of the battles' important generals. *Includes maps of the battles. *Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers. *Includes a Bibliography of each battle for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. “The remarkable resistance of Beauregard's troops alone saved the city from capture on the 15th, 16th, and 17th.” – Confederate cavalry officer Fitzhugh Lee After the last major pitched battle of the Overland Campaign was fought at Cold Harbor in early June, Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Potomac had suffered more casualties during the campaign than Robert E. Lee had in his entire Army of Northern Virginia at the start of May. Understandably, the American public was shocked by the carnage, and to this day Grant has been accused of being a butcher, but attrition had become a vital war aim for the North, and Grant remained undeterred.