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Big Bethel: The First Battle John V. Quarstein

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The battle at Big Bethel Church, known as the Civil War's first land battle, was a baptism of fire for a nation newly torn apart by civil war. Northern and Southern soldiers alike could not imagine how fiery passions and technological advances would collide into America's bloodiest war, all beginning that hot, cloudless day at Bethel, as the shells burst among the smartly clad Zouaves. Here, the war saw its first friendly fire incident, the death of the first West Point graduate, the death of the first Confederate infantryman and the first Confederate victory. Join award-winning historian John Quarstein as he details the story of the June 10, 1861 battle, when soldiers first realized that the war would not be filled with glorious parades but rather desperate struggles to decide the fate of the nation

Format
160 pages, Paperback

Published
May 20, 2011 by The History Press

ISBN
9781609493547 (ISBN10: 1609493540)

Language
English
USED BOOK
IN NEAR FINE CONDITION
AUTHOR SIGNED BY OWNER NAMED GREETING ON TITLE PAGE