Destined to Fail: The Johnson-Gilmor Cavalry Raid Around Baltimore, July 10-13, 1864
English
By (author): Eric Wittenberg
The thundering high-stakes operation was intended to ease the suffering of 15,000 Confederate prisoners held at Point Lookout, Maryland, a peninsula at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. The story includes a motley cast of characters on both sides and fast-paced drama in a deeply researched study that draws upon published and unpublished primary sources, including contemporary newspapers.
Part of Wittenbergs cogent analysis compares and contrasts this raid to a pair of other unsuccessful attempts to free Union prisoners of war the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid of February-March 1864, and the Stoneman Raid on Macon, Georgia of July 1864 as well as Gen. George S. Pattons attempt to free his son-in-law and other American prisoners in March of 1945. This book will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the Civil War, high-stakes cavalry operations, or the politics of Civil War high command. See more
Will deliver when available. Publication date 15 Jun 2024