1962 US CIVIL WAR Bruce Catton,'The Army of the Potomac', Vols. 1-3. Vg HBDJ

  
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC Trilogy by Bruce Catton is widely regarded as one of the finest narrative histories of the American Civil War. Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, c. Volume 2: Glory Road (1952).

Volume 3: A Stillness at Appomattox (1953). LINCOLN'S ARMY (1951): The opening volume follows the Army of the Potomac from its creation in 1861 through the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run and Antietam. Catton examines General George B. McClellan's leadership, President Lincoln's growing frustrations, and the transformation of a raw volunteer force into a formidable army. GLORY ROAD (1952): The second volume covers the critical period from Fredericksburg through Chancellorsville to the Union victory at Gettysburg in July 1863.

Catton explores the changing fortunes of the war, the leadership of Burnside, Hooker and Meade, and the determination of ordinary soldiers during one of the conflict's decisive campaigns. A STILLNESS AT APPOMATTOX (1962): The concluding volume traces the Army of the Potomac from Grant's assumption of command in 1864 through the Wilderness Campaign, Petersburg and the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox in April 1865. It recounts the final year of the Civil War and the Union's ultimate victory.

AWARDS: A Stillness at Appomattox received both the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award.