A Grand Opening Squandered: The Battle for Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864 (Chick - CWC) brass “Goodwin’s volume deserves much praise—it

“Goodwin’s volume deserves much praise—it is insightful

Kelby Ouchley blends traditional and natural history to create a unique text that explores both the impact of the Civil War on the surrounding environment and the reciprocal influence of plants and animals on the war effort

was kidnapped by Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate raider Alabama on October 9

John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln as the president watched a production of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre

A Grand Opening Squandered: The Battle for Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864 (Chick - CWC) brass “Goodwin’s volume deserves much praise—itby Sean Michael Chick (Author) The Battle of Petersburgs intense four day clash marked a missed Union opportunity, prolonging the Civil War with dramatic consequences. May and June 1864 in Virginia witnessed some of the most brutal and bloody fighting of the Civil War. Combined losses for the two armies after the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, and Cold Harbor exceeded 80,000 killed, wounded, and captured. The result? A stalemate