For the most part, this book is harsher on the Confederate command and control than Foote was. Pickett's Charge: Revised and Updated: A New Look at Gettysburg's Final Attack. It sealed McCellan's fate and gave r. Stephen Sears delivers an excellent account of the Peninsula Campaign waged by the Army of the Potomac aimed at capturing Richmond in 1862. To the Gates of Richmond: Peninsula Campaign: Sears, Stephen W.: Amazon.sg: Books. He provides a critical analysis of the strengths and weakness of each side including the primary leaders, both civilian and military. I'm glad I got some of the background I did, before the trip. When Robert E. Lee took command of Confederate forces, he drove McClellan back to his ships in seven bloo. More men and weapons of war were assembled for this campaign than for any other operation of the American Civil War. Wet plate glass negative, half of stereograph pair, by James F. Gibson I have always found Sears to have an extreme anti-McClellan bias, and have felt that he was over the top in his analysis of Mac in other book. Skip to main content.sg. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. This account of McClellan’s 1862 campaign is “a wonderful book” (Ken Burns) and “military history at its best” (The New York Times Book Review). I read this book in 1994 and since then I haven't stopped buying Civil War books. Sears history of the penninsula campaign is extremely readable and insightful. . This is a very well researched work. $25.00, ISBN 0-8991 He does an excellent job of pointing out George McClellan’s failures, particularly when he analyzes McClellan’s, [abandonment of seven of his eleven divisions to fight without a commander, [his nap at Glendale. This book covers the Federals Peninsula Campaign of 1862 and the text flows along smoothly, so much so that I found it hard to put down. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. McClellan's solid grasp of strategy and logistics is barely mentioned. From “the finest and most provocative Civil War historian writing today,” To the Gates of Richmond is the story of the one of the conflict’s bloodiest campaigns (Chicago Tribune). The Peninsula Campaign was General McClellan’s grand strategic move that almost won the American Civil War. I have read Sears other 2 books, 'Antietam: Landscape Turned Red' and 'Chancellorsville' and enjoyed them both very much. The Civil War: The Second Year Told By Those Who Lived It (LOA #221) (Library of Am... Lincoln and the Irish: The Untold Story of How the Irish Helped Abraham Lincoln Sav... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. But with Robert E. Lee delivering blows to the Union army, McClellan’s plan fell through at the gates of Richmond. Thus, while the plans often seem to be well conceived, the execution of those plans left plenty to be desired. Cart All. It gives interesting insight of the peculiar problems of communication problems and fog of war that impacted these battles in that era. The staff of Gen. Fitz-John Porter; Lts. Very well written. It was the highest number of soldiers committed on each sides and while not the bloodiest it comes close in terms of numbers lost. This is a very well researched work. Poor communication affected both armies' ability to win a defining battle. Bruce Catton calls Fitz John Porter one of the best of the Western generals, but we get very little of his motivations or personalities here, except that he has a deft hand with a balloon and the unfortunate character flaw of believing in General McClellan. 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