A Worse Place Than Hell : How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation by John (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) Matteson

A Worse Place Than Hell : How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation by John (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) MattesonDecember 1862 drove the United States toward a breaking point. The Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and Northern confidence. As Abraham Lincolns government threatened to fracture, this critical moment also tested five extraordinary individuals whose lives reflect the soul of a nation. The changes they underwent led to profound repercussions in the countrys law, literature, politics, and popular mythology. Taken together, their stories

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