Excerpt from Grant's Campaign in Virginia, 1864: The Wilderness Campaign<br><br>Apart from its own intrinsic value as a tactical study, this campaign has a special significance when it is considered in relation to the three years of indecisive struggle which preceded it. Thus a certain acquaint ance with the course and nature of that struggle is necessary to fully appreciate the lessons of Grant's Campaign in Virginia.<br><br>Unfortunately, these preceding operations are very lengthy and complex. The campaigns were numerous and Spread over a vast area. Their plans, objectives and fortunes were so varied and so constantly changing that it is not possible to give more than the briefest outline here. And in fact, although the study of the first three years of the contest is highly instructive, its value consists chiefly in Showing how war ought not. To be conducted.<br><br>The causes which led to the secession of the Southern States from the union were various and deep seated.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.