The Battle of Fair Oaks
Subtitle: turning point of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign
By: Robert P. Broadwater
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786458783
Subjects: Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862
Description: "This study chronicles the pivotal but overlooked culmination of the Peninsula Campaign--the Battle of Fair Oaks. Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, and Winfield Scott Hancock rose to national prominence for their roles at Fair Oaks, while McClellan saw his reputation ruined. In the end, the legacy of Fair Oaks is one of missed chances and faulty execution"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.