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“The previous 24 hours had resulted in 17,000 casualties—some 8,000 Confederates and some 9,000 Federals—most of them strewn across the ground around the salient.”
― A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864
― A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864
“Joe Johnston would have retreated after two days of such punishment,” Ulysses S. Grant noted,”
― Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864
― Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864
“[Grant] himself had discovered the Army of the Potomac’s one weakness, the lack of springy formation, and audacious, self-reliant initiative.”
― Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864
― Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864
“Lincoln believed he had finally found a general who understood the grim math of war and who possessed the resolve to do what needed to be done, as unpleasant as it would be.”
― Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864
― Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864
