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Hanover Courthouse: The Union's Tactical Victory And Strategic Failure, Jerry Joseph Coggeshall
Hanover Courthouse: The Union's Tactical Victory And Strategic Failure, Jerry Joseph Coggeshall
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The Battle of Hanover Courthouse was the high water mark of the Union's Peninsular Campaign: the battle was a decisive Federal victory, but disjointed leadership by the Union high command squandered the ensuing strategic opportunities. This research project will evaluate the complex strategic situation which developed in the area of Hanover Courthouse as the Union high command attempted to reinforce the Army of the Potomac in its drive on Richmond in May of 1862.
The goal of this study will be to expose the strategic opportunities which were lost to the Union at Hanover Courthouse as a result of disjointed …