The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65

As chief of staff of the Army of the Potomac, and later as the fiery commander of the Union 2nd Corps, Humphreys is able to provide a concise and insightful account of the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor; the siege of Petersburg; the capture of Richmond; and the surrender of Lee. Especially invaluable is Humphreys's remarkably clear analysis of the alternative plans of campaign Grant might have adopted, which demolishes the notion that Grant won only because