CSPAN3 Battlefield Tour July 13, 2014
Under the command of general early nearly invaded washington, d. C. Next, marc leepson takes us on a tour of battlefields to tell the story of the battle of monocacy, where the confederates were delayed by union forces in their approach to the capital, and the battle of fort stevens, where general early probed the defenses of the heavily fortified city before deciding to turn back. , the Bigger Picture of what the war. This was just after the bloodiest six weeks of the civil war. The battle of the wilderness. The spotsylvania courthouse. Union casualties, about 40,000. There was war especially...