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Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863
Detailed information about a consequential Civil War engagement with longer term effects than its immediate strategic importance..
TK
22 July 2015
Five Stars
Excellant!
NZ
15 February 2015
An Indecisive, but Still Important, Campaign
Stephen Wise's "Gate of Hell" is a detailed and thorough account of the Union's combined arms campaign to capture the seedbed of secession, Charleston, in the summer of 1863.
UR
6 September 2013
Excellent narrative
Very well detailed.
RF
17 December 2012
1863 A year to remember.
It was at the Gates of Charleston that our Civil War started 151 years ago, and it was at the Gates of Charleston 150 years ago next year that a battle started to recapture Fort Sumter and to quell the Rebellion against the general government, a Battle that would last until 1865, and is only now and then remembered as the Siege that set the stage for Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts, as part of that battle....
TV
3 December 2012
gate of hell
Only reason for four stars is that book came with no dust jacket when it said it did.
EJ
14 September 2010
Very detailed and interesting
This is a workman-like, very scholarly account of the significant battles around Charleston South Carolina in 1863.
OB
11 January 2007
Exceptional Book & Awesome Maps, Details
I love this book.
RP
11 February 2006
Must have book
If you are a student of history, or a Civil War buff or have an interest in Charleston, then this is the book you have been waiting for.
TG
16 April 1998
A Look at the Campaign for Charleston, SC...1863
Gate of Hell is a decent study of the Union's Campaign for Charleston, SC in 1863.
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Customer reviews (10)
Four Stars
Detailed information about a consequential Civil War engagement with longer term effects than its immediate strategic importance..
Five Stars
Excellant!
An Indecisive, but Still Important, Campaign
Stephen Wise's "Gate of Hell" is a detailed and thorough account of the Union's combined arms campaign to capture the seedbed of secession, Charleston, in the summer of 1863.
Excellent narrative
Very well detailed.
1863 A year to remember.
It was at the Gates of Charleston that our Civil War started 151 years ago, and it was at the Gates of Charleston 150 years ago next year that a battle started to recapture Fort Sumter and to quell the Rebellion against the general government, a Battle that would last until 1865, and is only now and then remembered as the Siege that set the stage for Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts, as part of that battle....
gate of hell
Only reason for four stars is that book came with no dust jacket when it said it did.
Very detailed and interesting
This is a workman-like, very scholarly account of the significant battles around Charleston South Carolina in 1863.
Exceptional Book & Awesome Maps, Details
I love this book.
Must have book
If you are a student of history, or a Civil War buff or have an interest in Charleston, then this is the book you have been waiting for.
A Look at the Campaign for Charleston, SC...1863
Gate of Hell is a decent study of the Union's Campaign for Charleston, SC in 1863.