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It is commonly accepted that the South could never have won the Civil War. By chronicling perhaps the best of the South's limited opportunities to turn the tide, this provocative study argues that Confederate victory was indeed possible. On June 30, 1862, at a small Virginia crossroads known as Glendale, Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee sliced the retreating Army of the Potomac in two and came remarkably close to destroying their Federal foe. Only a string of command miscues on the part of the Confederates--and a stunning command failure by Stonewall Jackson--enabled the Union army to escape a defeat that day, one that may well have vaulted the South to its independence. Never before or after would the Confederacy come as close to transforming American history as it did at the Battle of Glendale.
- Sales Rank: #2733649 in Books
- Brand: Brand: McFarland
- Published on: 2011-04-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.80" h x .60" w x 5.90" l, .65 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 222 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
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"The suspense is bone rattling and the storyline chilling. We all know the ultimate outcome, but nonetheless, it is fascinating to think of the outcome a little differently. That's why us history buffs salivate over books like this. You learn the realities of battle while your imagination runs wild." -- Henry "Hank" Demond , Literary Critic for "The Not Too Late Show"
About the Author
Stempel has a BA in political science from The Citadel. He is the Vice President of Schooley & Stempel, an independent insurance investigation firm in Baltimore.
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THE BATTLE OF GLENDALE: THE DAY THE SOUTH NEARLY WON THE CIVIL WAR
By Robert A. Lynn
THE BATTLE OF GLENDALE: THE DAY THE SOUTH NEARLY WON THE CIVIL WAR
JIM STEMPEL
MCFARLAND PUBLISHING, 2011
QUALITY SOFTCOVER, $35.00, 222 PAGES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CHAPTER NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX
Sometimes referred to as the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Charles City, New Market Crossroads, Nelson's or Frayser's Farm (about 200 acres) or Turkey Bend, the Battle of Glendale was one of the Seven Days' Battles of the Peninsular Campaign. After the Battle of Savage Station, McClellan's Army of the Potomac withdrew the night of 29-30 June 1862 in heavy rain.
Lee had opened his first offensive as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia on 26 June 1862, and in a series of bloody, confused, and mismanaged engagements, the Confederates had driven McClellan's Army of the Potomac nearly 15 miles from the Chickahominy River. It now concentrated behind White Oak Swamp and on a line through Malvern Hill to block Lee's pursuit while his supply trains continued their movement to Harrison's Landing.
Lee now sought to crush McClellan's army before it reached the safety of Union gunboats and a new supply base on the James River. Lee ordered Major Generals James Longstreet, A.P. Hill, John Magruder, Benjamin Huger, and Thomas J."Stonewall" Jackson to attack the Army of the Potomac near Glendale. By attacking the front, flank, and rear simultaneously, Lee's plan was to overwhelm the jammed Union forces at the junction of the Charles City Road, Long Bridge Road, and Quaker Road (also referred to as the Willis Church Road).
McClellan's retreat had bottlenecked at the crossroads as his wagons and equipment slowed the movement to the James River. Nearly half of McClellan's army was trapped on this side by the Confederate forces, with the Quaker Road as the only avenue of escape. If Lee's Army of Northern Virginia could reach the road before the wagons could be cleared, McClellan's Army of the Potomac would face a devastating loss of both men and materials. McClellan would spend the afternoon telegraphing the War Department about his situation while he left tactical operations of the battle to his generals in the field. But as happened before, Lee's ambitious plans misfired and the South lost one of the few opportunities to destroy Union forces.
The Confederates suffered 3,673 casualties, while the battle cost McClellan's army 3,797 men; 1,800 of whom were reported missing. Though the Army of Northern Virginia had nearly 55,000 troops within striking distance of the Union contingent of approximately equal strength, it sent only 18,000 men into the fight. The battle was a victory for Lee in only the most technical sense. This most recent failure to entrap and crush the Army of the Potomac was fresh on Lee's mind the next morning. When one of his officers commented that McClellan might escape, Lee snapped in uncharacteristic anger, "Yes, he will get away because I can't have my orders carried out!" Though Lee failed in his attempt to destroy McClellan's army at Glendale, he succeeded in driving the Union forces even farther from the gates of Richmond.
In THE BATTLE OF GLENDALE: THE DAY THE SOUTH NEARLY WON THE CIVIL WAR, author Jim Stempel masterfully re-creates this often overlooked battle and its consequences for the Confederacy. His detailed research gives the reader an excellant account of the mistakes committed and the personalities involved in the Confederacy's lost opportunity. Stempel's book deserves a place on the library shelf of any serious student of The War Between The States.
Lt. Colonel Robert A. Lynn, Florida Guard
Orlando, Florida
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Well written, well argued, and entertaining to read
By John Hamill
Jim Stempel's book on the 1862 Battle of Glendale is a short, pleasant read with just a few footnotes - well written, well argued, and entertaining to read. It is not definitive, but it isn't intended to be. It is not a micro-tactical history, rather it provides an operational view with great analysis of what went wrong for both sides, but especially for the Confederates. Maps are adequate, which is a rarity in books now. Because of the maps and the clear descriptions, it is easy to understand what is going on. The author goes back to the beginnings of the Peninsula Campaign to give proper background, but the earlier actions of the Seven Days Campaign could have gotten more attention to give the reader better perspective. In the book, as in reality, McClellan comes off looking bad, as he should. In contrast, the author thinks highly of Philip Kearny, and he makes a convincing case for his abilities. The Battle of Glendale, Stempel argues, could have led to Confederate independence, but poor execution of a good plan prevented decisive victory. Jackson, Huger, Magruder, and others are partly to blame, but Lee himself was also at fault. The author also questions Lee's command philosophy. The operation was so bungled that there might not have been a battle at all except for a local attack that escalated. Essentially the battle was an accident after a good plan failed to come together. Although the author doesn't state it as such, the problems were essentially staff issues, and these issues were never completely resolved during the war. The history of Civil War command often seems like a litany of ineptitude, and "The Battle of Glendale" is an excellent example of this - the Confederates wasted their best chance to win the war.
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