To the Gates of Richmond - by Stephen W Sears (Paperback)

About the Book

The first full-length account ever written of the Peninsula Campaign of 1862--the largest military offensive of the Civil War. The campaign was Union General George McClellan's grand scheme to advance up the Virginia Peninsula and destroy the Rebel army in its own capital. But his plans fell apart at the gates of Richmond.

Book Synopsis

To the Gates of Richmond charts the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, General George McClellan's grand scheme to march up the Virginia Peninsula and take the Confederate capital. For three months McClellan battled his way toward Richmond, but then Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate forces. In seven days, Lee drove the cautious McClellan out, thereby changing the course of the war. Intelligent and well researched, To the Gates of Richmond vividly recounts one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.