The Government-Citizen Disconnect by Suzanne Mettler

The Government-Citizen Disconnect by Suzanne Mettler

In the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: capture the Confederate capital and end the rebellion. To Hell or Richmond one Federal artillery unit vowed, sewing the words onto their flag.

The outnumbered and outgunned Confederates under generals Prince John Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston kept pulling back, drawing McClellan away from his base at Fort Monroe and further up the peninsula--exactly the direction McClellan wanted to go. But if they could draw him just far enough, and out of position, maybe they could attack and defeat him.

As McClellan approached the very gates of Richmond, a great battle was brewing. Could the Confederates save their capital and, with it, their young nation? Could the Federals win the war with a single fatal blow?

In To Hell or Richmond: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign, Doug Crenshaw and Drew Gruber follow the armies on their trek up the peninsula. The stakes grew enormous, surprises awaited, and the soldiers themselves had only two possible destinations in mind.

Mettler, Suzanne: - Suzanne Mettler is the Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University. Her most recent book is Soldiers to Citizens: The G.I. Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation.

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ISBN 13	9780871546685
ISBN 10	087154668X
Title	The Government-Citizen Disconnect
Author	Suzanne Mettler
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Russell Sage Foundation
Year published	2018-07-03
Number of pages	224
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