Tag: second battle of fair oaks
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Civil War Book Review: Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864
Newsome, Hampton. Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864. (The Kent State University Press, 2013). 447 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-60635-132-1 $45.00 (Cloth). Slowly but surely, the Siege of Petersburg’s various offensives are beginning to see the light of day in modern books on the subject. Hampton Newsome’s new book Richmond Must Fall: […]
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The October 1864 Battles Around Petersburg
How many of you know that there was a SECOND battle of Fair Oaks, and that it occurred in late October 1864 during the Siege of Petersburg? This is one of four neglected battles from October 1864 that lawyer Hampton Newsome tackles in his new book Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864. Newsome […]