Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) kid in this historic moment of

in this historic moment of pivotal social and political change

and gender

combining military and environmental history to forge a comprehensive new narrative of the war's significance and impact

develops an argument for national unity amidst a secession crisis that would ultimately rend the nation in two

by Harold Holzer

Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) kid in this historic moment ofby Victor Vignola Surprisingly little has been written about the important Battle of Fair Oaks (and the simultaneous Seven Pines). The bloody two day affair (May 31 June 1, 1862), fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital, was the first major battle in the Eastern Theater since Bull Run Manassas the previous summer. It left more than 11,000 casualties in its wake and the primary Southern army without its commander. The possession of Richmond