Controversies & Commanders

An in-depth look at the Union force that went up against Robert E. Lee, from “a master storyteller and leading Civil War historian” ( Kirkus Reviews ). From an award-winning military historian and the bestselling author of Gettysburg , this is a wide-ranging collection of essays about the Army of the Potomac, delving into such topics as Professor Lowe’s reconnaissance balloons; the court-martial of Fitz John Porter; the Lost Order at Antietam; press coverage of the war; the looting of Fredericks