Peninsula Campaign 1862 Yorktown Seven Days Vol 1 2 Miller Savas Civil War PB VG

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Peninsula Campaign 1862 Yorktown Seven Days Vol 1 2 Miller Savas Civil War PB VG. Savas Woodbury Publishers · 1475 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 204, Campbell, California 95008 · Predecessor of Savas Beatie LLC. David A. Woodbury · Savas Woodbury co-publisher and Civil War historian · contributes on. Enlightening Minds · Civil War Scholarly Essay Collection · Two-Volume Set · Savas Woodbury Publishers · 1995-1996 First Editions Savas Woodbury Publishers · Campbell, CA · 1995-1996 First Editions Two Trade Paperback Volumes · ISBNs 9781882810758 & 9781882810765 ✷ Very Good Condition · Minor Shelf Wear Disclosed The Peninsula Campaign of 1862 Yorktown to the Seven Days Volumes 1 & 2 · Essays on the American Civil War William J. Miller, Editor With contributing essays by Edwin C. Bearss, Steven E. Woodworth, Richard J. Sommers, Robert E. L. Krick, Peter S. Carmichael, David A. Woodbury, and others A two-volume scholarly essay collection on the under-studied Peninsula Campaign — the massive Union amphibious operation of spring 1862 that brought McClellan within sight of Richmond, witnessed the elevation of Robert E. Lee to command of the Army of Northern Virginia at Seven Pines, and culminated in the Seven Days Battles that turned the tide of the war in the Eastern Theater Savas Woodbury Publishers · 1475 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 204, Campbell, California 95008 · Predecessor of Savas Beatie LLC ✷ ✷ ✷ About This Set This two-volume scholarly essay collection represents one of the most important contributions to Peninsula Campaign historiography published in the 1990s — a moment when Civil War scholarship was beginning a major reassessment of the campaigns of 1862 and 1863, and when the under-studied Peninsula operations were finally receiving the focused academic attention they had long deserved. As Gary W. Gallagher noted in his back-cover endorsement of Volume 1: "Despite some excellent recent work on the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, it remains one of the least explored major operations of the Civil War. Compared to the literature on the 1862 Maryland Campaign or the Gettysburg Campaign, the body of work on the Peninsula is in an early stage of development." The Miller-edited series — published by Savas Woodbury Publishers, one of the most respected Civil War specialist publishers of the period — addresses this scholarly gap through a series of deeply-researched, footnoted essays by leading Civil War historians, covering topics that range from grand strategy and Confederate civil-military relations at the highest levels of command, down to the experiences of individual soldiers and the operational details of specific regiments and batteries. The result is, in Gallagher's framing, "a diverse set of perspectives that suggest the complexity of a large military undertaking" — and a foundational set of essays that has remained in the standard literature on the campaign since publication. Did You Know? The Peninsula Campaign is the moment Robert E. Lee enters Civil War history as a major field commander. When Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis elevated Lee — until then primarily a military adviser and engineer with a mixed record in western Virginia — to command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Within four weeks, Lee launched the Seven Days Battles (June 25 – July 1, 1862), driving McClellan back from the gates of Richmond and beginning the operational dominance that would define the Eastern Theater for the next two years. Every subsequent Lee operation — Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, Appomattox — descends from this command transition during the Peninsula Campaign. The essays in these two volumes treat that transition and its operational consequences in substantial detail. ✷ Series Completeness Note — Important Buyer Information This listing offers Volumes 1 and 2 of a three-volume series. Buyers seeking the complete series should note: Volume 1 (this listing) — ISBN 9781882810758 · Savas Woodbury Publishers · 1995. Essays by Steven E. Woodworth, Richard A. Sauers, Kevin C. Ruffner, Richard J. Sommers, Edwin C. Bearss, and William J. Miller. Volume 2 (this listing) — ISBN 9781882810765 · Savas Woodbury Publishers · 1995-1996. Essays by Robert E. L. Krick, David A. Woodbury, Peter S. Carmichael, William J. Miller, and others. Volume 3 (NOT included in this listing) — ISBN 9781882810147 · published subsequently · essays by Gary Lash, William J. Miller, Steven Newton, Robert O'Neill, and Steven Woodworth. Available separately from other sellers; completist buyers may wish to acquire it to complete the three-volume series. ✷ About the Peninsula Campaign (March – July 1862) The Peninsula Campaign was the largest combined-arms operation of the Civil War's first year and the first Union attempt to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Conceived and led by Major General George B. McClellan, the operation involved a massive amphibious landing at Fort Monroe at the tip of the Virginia peninsula in March 1862, followed by a methodical advance up the peninsula between the York and James Rivers toward Richmond. At its high-water mark in late May, McClellan's army was within sight of Richmond's church spires. The campaign turned on the elevation of Robert E. Lee to command the Army of Northern Virginia following Johnston's wounding at Seven Pines (May 31, 1862). Within a month, Lee launched a series of aggressive counter-offensives — the Seven Days Battles of June 25 through July 1, 1862, including the engagements at Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Savage's Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill — that drove McClellan back to a defensive position at Harrison's Landing on the James River. Although McClellan's army was not destroyed, the campaign ended with the Union retreat from the peninsula, the failure of the strategic objective (Richmond's capture), and the beginning of Lee's operational dominance in the Eastern Theater. The political consequences were equally significant: McClellan's reputation as a commander was permanently damaged, the Lincoln administration began the policy shifts that would lead to the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, and the war's character transitioned from limited conflict to total war. ✷ A Heavyweight Scholarly Roster ✷ Volume 1 Contributors Edwin C. Bearss — Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service, author of the foundational three-volume The Vicksburg Campaign, and the most influential popular Civil War battlefield interpreter of the late 20th century. His participation alone establishes Volume 1's place in the standard Civil War literature. Steven E. Woodworth · author of Jefferson Davis and His Generals in the West and many other major Civil War works · contributes on Confederate civil-military relations at the highest levels of command. Richard J. Sommers · senior historian and longtime archivist at the U.S. Army Military History Institute · author of Richmond Redeemed on the Petersburg campaign. Richard A. Sauers · prolific Civil War historian · contributes a detailed operational essay. Kevin C. Ruffner · contributes a focused tactical study. William J. Miller · series editor · contributes the chronological framework and operational summary essays that organize the volume. Volume 2 Contributors Robert E. L. Krick · longtime Richmond National Battlefield Park historian and one of the foremost authorities on Confederate operations in Virginia · contributes "Down the Peninsula with Richard Ewell: Capt. Campbell Brown's Memoirs of the Seven Days Battles." David A. Woodbury · Savas Woodbury co-publisher and Civil War historian · contributes on "Military Advisor to Stanton and Lincoln: Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs and the Peninsula Campaign." Peter S. Carmichael · later director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College and one of the leading younger-generation Civil War scholars · contributes "The Merits of This Officer Will Not Go Unrewarded: William R. J. Pegram & the Purcell Battery in the Seven Days." William J. Miller · contributes the major analytical essay "Scarcely any Parallel in History: Logistics, Friction and McClellan's Strategy for the Peninsula Campaign," a substantial study of the logistical underpinnings of McClellan's operational decisions. ✷ About the Editor and Publisher William J. Miller is a respected Civil War historian whose editorial work on the Peninsula Campaign series provided the organizing framework for what remains one of the most comprehensive scholarly treatments of the campaign in print. Miller's own contributions to the volumes — covering chronology, logistics, and command analysis — anchor the multi-author essay collections in a consistent scholarly framework. Savas Woodbury Publishers was founded by Theodore P. "Ted" Savas and David A. Woodbury as a specialist Civil War publishing house, based in Campbell, California. The imprint published the respected quarterly journal Civil War Regiments and a substantial backlist of scholarly Civil War monographs and essay collections throughout the 1990s. After the partnership ended, Theodore Savas continued the imprint as Savas Beatie LLC, today one of the major contemporary Civil War publishers and the spiritual successor to the Savas Woodbury tradition. For collectors of Civil War scholarship, the 1990s Savas Woodbury titles are now recognized as a distinctive imprint with consistent editorial and production quality, and the Peninsula Campaign series is among the most-cited Savas Woodbury productions. ✷ Coverage Highlights — Topics Across Both Volumes Volume 1 — Strategic and Command Studies Confederate civil-military relations and the Davis-Lee working relationship The Federal officer corps and command-decision analysis Operational chronology and the campaign's strategic framework Focused tactical studies of specific engagements Bearss's contribution on the campaign's operational dynamics Volume 2 — Operations, Logistics, and Personalities Down the Peninsula with Richard Ewell — Campbell Brown's memoir of the Seven Days Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs and the Peninsula Campaign Joseph B. Kershaw's South Carolina Brigade at Savage's Station Logistics, Friction, and McClellan's Strategy — a substantial analytical essay William R. J. Pegram & the Purcell Battery in the Seven Days Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch and Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter studies ✷ ✷ ✷ Title The Peninsula Campaign of 1862: Yorktown to the Seven Days Volumes Offered Vols 1 and 2 (of 3-volume series) Series Subtitle Essays on the American Civil War Editor William J. Miller Publisher Savas Woodbury Publishers · Campbell, California Successor Imprint Savas Beatie LLC Vol 1 Publication 1995 · First Edition Vol 2 Publication 1995-1996 · First Edition Vol 1 ISBN 9781882810758 (1-882810-75-9) Vol 2 ISBN 9781882810765 (1-882810-76-7) Format Trade paperback · stiff glossy pictorial wrappers Vol 1 Pages 221 + vii prelims Illustrations Custom-tailored maps · illustrations · photographs Paper Acid-free recycled paper Subject Period March – July 1862 Geographic Focus Virginia Peninsula · Richmond environs Key Battles Covered Yorktown · Williamsburg · Seven Pines · Seven Days Key Commanders McClellan · Johnston · Lee · Jackson · Davis · Lincoln Vol 3 (Not Included) ISBN 9781882810147 · available separately Related Journal Civil War Regiments · Savas Woodbury quarterly BISAC History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) Condition Both Volumes Very Good ✓ Condition — Both Volumes Very Good · Minor Shelf Wear Disclosed Volume 1 — Cover and page edges have minor shelf wear — typical handling wear consistent with light use Volume 2 — Cover and page edges have minor shelf wear — typical handling wear consistent with light use Both bindings tight and square — no rolling, no spine cracking, uncreased spines Pages clean and crisp throughout both volumes — no creases, folds, dog-ears, or tears No writing, highlighting, underlining, or marginalia in either volume No previous-owner inscriptions, bookplates, or stamps in either volume All pages present and intact in both volumes — essays, maps, illustrations, and apparatus unmarred Glossy pictorial wrappers intact on both — Savas Woodbury cover designs clean Maps and illustrations clean and unmarked throughout Suitable for personal Civil War library, scholarly reference shelf, Savas/Savas Beatie completion, Peninsula Campaign deep-dive study, or institutional acquisition Ideal For Civil War Library Reference Peninsula Campaign Deep Study McClellan & Seven Days Battles Robert E. Lee Command Transition Joseph E. Johnston Studies Confederate Strategy in Virginia Edwin C. Bearss Bibliography Steven Woodworth Bibliography William J. Miller Editorial Work Savas Woodbury Imprint Collectors Savas Beatie Predecessor Imprint Civil War Regiments Journal Companion 1862 Campaign Studies Army of the Potomac History Army of Northern Virginia History Civil War Logistics Studies Mechanicsville & Gaines Mill Malvern Hill Tactical Studies Richmond Battlefield Park Reference Virginia Civil War Geography Scholarly Essay Collections Multi-Volume Civil War Sets Gift for Civil War Reader Reenactor & Living History Reference ✷ ✷ ✷ ENLIGHTENING MINDS · SAME OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY SHIPPING · ALL FLAWS DISCLOSED · QUESTIONS WELCOME