Lee's bold plan for Point Lookout
Subtitle: the rescue of Confederate prisoners that never happened
By: Jack E. Schairer.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780786435555
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. -- 1807-1870 -- Military leadership; Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates; Prisoners of war -- Maryland -- Point Lookout -- History -- 19th century; Prisoners of war -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons, Confederate; Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Description: "This volume takes an in-depth look at Lee's audacious plan, from the circumstances surrounding its inception, simultaneous cavalry and amphibious attacks on Point Lookout, and its somewhat ironic finale. With international recognition hanging in the balance for the Confederacy, the failure of Lee's plan saved the Union and ultimately changed the course of the war"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.