Focused on the pivotal year of 1863, the second volume of Shelby Foote’s masterful narrative history brings to life the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant’s Vicksburg campaign and covers some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War.
Includes maps throughout.
"This, then, is narrative history—a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." — The Washington Post Book World
" Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better." — Atlantic
"Though the events of this middle year of the Civil War have been recounted hundreds of times, they have rarely been re-created with such vigor and such picturesque detail." — The New York Times Book Review
"The lucidity of the battle narratives, the vigor of the prose, the strong feeling for the men from generals to privates who did the fighting, are all controlled by constant sense of how it happened and what it was all about. Foote has the novelist's feeling for character and situation, without losing the historian's scrupulous regard for recorded fact. The Civil War is likely to stand unequaled." —Walter Mills

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The Civil War, a narrative. [Volume two], Fredericksburg to Meridian

The Civil War, a narrative 1. Fort Sumter to Perryville

Civil War. 3., Red River to Appomattox : a narrative

Shelby Foote, Grover Gardner narrator

Shelby Foote; OverDrive, Inc

by Shelby Foote

Golden Books Publishing Company, Incorporated

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Random House, Incorporated

Random House Digital Inc.

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Civil war generals, 1, 1st Vintage books ed, New York, 1986

1st Vintage Books ed., New York, New York State, 1986

Vintage Civil War Library, Digital format book, 2011

United States, United States of America

Civil War Trilogy, 3, New York, 1986

1, 20110126

PS, 1986

Memory of the World Librarian: Quintus

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

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Bookmarks:
1. (p1) I
1.1. (p2) 1. The Longest Journey
1.2. (p3) 2. Unhappy New Year
1.3. (p4) 3. Death of a Soldier
2. (p5) II
2.1. (p6) 4. The Beleaguered City
2.2. (p7) 5. Stars in their Courses
2.3. (p8) 6. Unvexed to the Sea
3. (p9) III
3.1. (p10) 7. Riot and Resurgence
3.2. (p11) 8. The Center Gives
3.3. (p12) 9. Spring Came on Forever
4. (p13) List of Maps, Bibliographical Note, and Index

theme: United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) I
1.1. (p2) 1. Prologue-The Opponents
1.2. (p3) 2. First Blood; New Conceptions
1.3. (p4) 3. The Thing Gets Under Way
2. (p5) II
2.1. (p6) 4. War Means Fighting
2.2. (p7) 5. Fighting Means Killing
3. (p8) III
3.1. (p9) 6. The Sun Shines South
3.2. (p10) 7. Two Advances; Two Retreats
3.3. (p11) 8. Last, Best Hope of Earth
4. (p12) List of Maps, Bibliographical Notes, and Index

"This, then, is narrative history—a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." — The Washington Post Book World
"Gettysburg...is described with such meticulous attention to action, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commanders that I understand, at last, what happened in that battle.... Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better." — Atlantic
"Though the events of this middle year of the Civil War have been recounted hundreds of times, they have rarely been re-created with such vigor and such picturesque detail." — The New York Times Book Review
"The lucidity of the battle narratives, the vigor of the prose, the strong feeling for the men from generals to privates who did the fighting, are all controlled by constant sense of how it happened and what it was all about. Foote has the novelist's feeling for character and situation, without losing the historian's scrupulous regard for recorded fact. The Civil War is likely to stand unequaled." —Walter Mills
Review "A stunning book, full of color, life, character and a new atmosphere of the Civil War, and at the same time a narrative of unflagging power. Eloquent proof that a historian should be a writer above all else. I predict that Foote's three volumes will be a turning point in the writing of Civil War history."
-- Burke Davis
"This first of a three-volume history of the Civil War is so good that the reader is apt to mistrust his instant and overpowering enthusiasm. If the subsequent works in the series are its equal, novelist Shelby Foote will have written one of the finest histories ever fashioned by an American."
-- Wirt Williams, Los Angeles Times
"The quality is high; the tone, cool and objective, yet lighted with excitements.... Foote's narrative style is first-rate, vivid, and refreshing. When the trilogy is completed it will most likely stand as the most thorough history of the-Civil War yet done."
-- Hudson Strode
"Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters ... a stirring and stupendous synthesis of history."
-- Van Allen Bradley, Chicago Daily News
"A great, hulking book ... great in quality as well as in size. Not only does the author achieve a wonderful breadth of coverage, he also recounts the events of the war with an impressive depth of understanding. His book is a major achievement in the literature of the Civil War: good research superbly written."
-- Richard B. Harwell, Chicago Sun Tribune -- Review
"A stunning book, full of color, life, character and a new atmosphere of the Civil War, and at the same time a narrative of unflagging power. Eloquent proof that a historian should be a writer above all else. I predict that Foote's three volumes will be a turning point in the writing of Civil War history."
-- Burke Davis
"This first of a three-volume history of the Civil War is so good that the reader is apt to mistrust his instant and overpowering enthusiasm. If the subsequent works in the series are its equal, novelist Shelby Foote will have written one of the finest histories ever fashioned by an American."
-- Wirt Williams, Los Angeles Times
"The quality is high; the tone, cool and objective, yet lighted with excitements.... Foote's narrative style is first-rate, vivid, and refreshing. When the trilogy is completed it will most likely stand as the most thorough history of the-Civil War yet done."
-- Hudson Strode
"Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters ... a stirring and stupendous synthesis of history."
-- Van Allen Bradley, Chicago Daily News
"A great, hulking book ... great in quality as well as in size. Not only does the author achieve a wonderful breadth of coverage, he also recounts the events of the war with an impressive depth of understanding. His book is a major achievement in the literature of the Civil War: good research superbly written."
--Richard B. Harwell, Chicago Sun Tribune
From the Inside Flap FREDERICKSBURG TO MERIDIAN
"Gettysburg...is described with such meticulous attention to action, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commanders that I understand, at last, what happened in that battle.... Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better."-- Atlantic
FREDERICKSBURG TO MERIDIAN
"Gettysburg...is described with such meticulous attention to action, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commanders that I understand, at last, what happened in that battle.... Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better."-- Atlantic
Focused on the pivotal year of 1863 the second volume of Shelby Foote's masterful narrative history brings to life some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War including the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant"s Vicksburg campaign. "Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist"s skill in directing the reader"s attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better." -The Atlantic "Though the events of this middle year of the Civil War have been recounted hundreds of times they have rarely been re-created with such vigor and such picturesque detail." -The New York Times Book Review "The lucidity of the battle narratives the vigor of the prose the strong feeling for the men from generals to privates who did the fighting are all controlled by constant sense of how it happened and what it was all about. Foote has the novelist"s feeling for character and situation without losing the historian"s scrupulous regard for recorded fact. The Civil War is likely to stand unequaled." -Walter Mills

The first volume of Shelby Foote's tremendous narrative of the Civil War was greeted enthusiastically by critics and readers alike (see back of jacket for comments). In this dramatic second volume the scope and power, the lively portrayal of exciting personalities, and the memorable re-creation of events have continued unmistakably. In addition, Fredericksburg to Meridian covers many of the greatest and bloodiest battles of history.<p>The authoritative narrative is dominated by the almost continual confrontation of great armies. For the fourth time, the Army of the Potomac (now under the command of Burnside) attempts to take Richmond, resulting in the blood-bath at Fredericksburg: Then Joe Hooker tries again, only to be repulsed at Chancellorsville as Stonewall Jackson turns his flank - a bitter victory for the South, paid for by the death' of Lee's foremost lieutenant.</p><p>In the West, during the six-month standoff that followed the shock of Murfreesboro in the central theater, one of the most complex and determined sieges of the war has begun. Here Grant's seven relentless efforts against Vicksburg show Lincol that he has at last found his killer-genera the man who can face the arithmetic.</p><p>With Vicksburg finally under siege, Lee again invades the North. The three-day conflict at Gettysburg receives book-length attention in a masterly treatment of a key great battle, not as legend has it but as it really was, before it became distorted by controversy and overblown by remembered glory.</p><p>Then begins the downhill fight - the sudden glare of Chickamauga and the North's great day at Missionary Ridge, followed by the Florida fiasco and Sherman's meticulous destructionof Meridian, which left that section of the South facing the aftermath even before the war was over.</p><p>Against this backdrop of smoke and battle, Lincoln and Davis try in their separate ways to hold their people together: Lincoln by letters and statements climaxing in the Gettysburg Address; and Davis by two long roundabout western trips in which he makes personal appeals to crowds along his way.</p><p>Fredericksburg to Meridian is full of the life of the times - the elections of 1863, the resignations of Seward and Chase, the Conscription riots, the mounting opposition (on both sides) to the crushing war, and then the inescapable resolution that it must go on.</p><p>And as before, the whole sweeping story is told entirely through the lives and actions of the people involved, a matchless narrative which could be sustained so brilliantly only by one of our finest novelists.</p> <p>This detailed, comprehensive account has been called one of the great historical narratives of our century. --Chicago Daily News</p>

Foote's comprehensive history of the Civil War includes three compelling volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox. Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters. Anyone who wants to relive the Civil War will go through this volume with pleasure. Years from now, Foote's monumental narrative most likely will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its kind

Foote brings to a close the story of four years of turmoil and strife that altered American life forever. The final volume opens with the beginning of the two final, major confrontations of the war: Grant against Lee in Virginia, and Sherman pressing Johnston in North Georgia in 1864. The narrative describes the events and battles from Sherman's March to the Sea to Lincoln's assassination and the surrender of Lee at Appomattox

One of the best histories of the Civil War. Told in a conversational style by Shelby Foote from the Ken Burns PBS series "The Civil War"
A must read for anyone interested in the war, or interested in the United States. If you are not a fan of all things Civil War before you will be after! Shelby Foote keeps your interest like none other, do not miss this classic.

[1] Fort Sumter to Perryville
[2] Fredericksburg to Meridian
[3] Red River to Appomattox.

2025-10-27