Book description
The first campaign in the Civil War in which Robert E. Lee led the
Army of Northern Virginia, the Seven Days Battles were fought
southeast of the Confederate capital of Richmond in the summer of
1862. Lee and his fellow officers, including "Stonewall"
Jackson, James Longstreet, A. P. Hill, and D. H. Hill, pushed George
B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac from the gates of Richmond to the
James River, where the Union forces reached safety. Along the way, Lee
lost several opportunities to harm McClellan. The Seven Days have been
the subject of numerous historical treatments, but none more detailed
and engaging than Brian K. Burton's retelling of the campaign that
lifted Southern spirits, began Lee's ascent to fame, and almost
prompted European recognition of the Confederacy.
"A well-written, thoroughly researched study of the Seven
Days.... Provides thorough and reasonable analyses of the commanders
on both sides." -Georgia Historical Quarterly
Brian K. Burton is Dean and Professor of Management at the College
of Business and Economics, Western Washington University. He is author
of The Peninsula and Seven Days: A Battlefield Guide.
