Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861
by Detzer, David
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0151008892
- ISBN 13
- 9780151008896
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Synopsis
In April 1861, Confederate artillery blasted Fort Sumter into surrender. Within weeks, the Confederacy had established its capital at Richmond. On May 24, Lincoln ordered troops across the Potomac into Virginia, only a few miles from the Confederate military base near the hamlet of Manassas. A great battle was inevitable; whether this would end the war, as many expected, was the only question. On July 21, near a stream called Bull Run, the two forces fought from early morning until after dark in the first great battle of the Civil War. America would never be quite the same. Donnybrook is the first major history of Bull Run to detail the battle from its origins through its aftermath. Using copious and remarkably detailed primary source material-including the recollections of hundreds of average soldiers-David Detzer has created an epic account of a defining moment in American history.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 211028004
- Title
- Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861
- Author
- Detzer, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151008892
- ISBN 13
- 9780151008896
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Civil War;
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