Joshua Chamberlain's "The Passing of the Armies" is one of the classic books of Civil War history. When it was posthumously published in 1915, it received acclaim for its Victorian prose and accuracy in bringing to life the final twelve days of the war in Virginia. Although highly critical of Sheridan and defensive of the operations of his Fifth Corps, Chamberlain's work is an important contribution to the true story of this intense fighting. It is an important contribution by a contemporary who, as a distinguished Union officer, witnessed the events he wrote about. "The Passing of the Armies" is a superb book that belongs in every Civil War library.
- ISBN10 141142865X
- ISBN13 9781411428652
- Publish Date 1 September 2009 (first published 17 June 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Barnes & Noble
- Format eBook
- Pages 352
- Language English