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The Army of The Potomac: A Stillness At The Potomac.
The Army of The Potomac A Stillness At The Potomac Author:Bruce Catton This is the story of the last desperate, heartbreaking, cruel year of the Civil War. In the winter of 1864, the Army of the Potomac stood at a crossroads. The old army, fired with the spirit of men who had joined out of love of country and who had long become disillusioned, was gone. The new army, made up of mercenaries, bounty jumpers and a har... more »d core of seasoned and embittered veterans, had lost site of it's original goal of radiant victory and had become a ruthless machine of war. It's leader was General Ulysses S. Grant, a seedy little man who instilled no enthusiasm in his foolwetes and little respect in his enemies.« less