SIGNED - THE WILMINGTON CAMPAIGN - LAST RAYS OF DEPARTING HOPE

Description: THE WILMINGTON CAMPAIGN LAST RAYS OF DEPARTING HOPE BY CHRIS E. FONVIELLE, Jr. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR FIRST HARDCOVER EDITION FINE - CONDITION Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound Book Exceptional Maps; Loaded with Illustrations, Photos, and Portraits Contains Complete Orders of Battle for Each Battle Fully Referenced and Indexed PUBLISHED BY SAVAS PUBLISHING IN 1997 The Wilmington Campaign: “Last Rays of Departing Hope,” is the first study to examine, in sweeping detail, the entire campaign designed to capture one of the Confederacy’s most important and heavily defended seaports. Prior books and articles have focused solely on the epic struggles for Fort Fisher, leading many students of the war to conclude that the campaign ended when that mighty bastion fell in January of 1865. In many respects the campaign was just beginning. Author Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr., a native and resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, has spent decades studying this complex campaign and walking its terrain. His research has uncovered a vast array of previously unused battle reports, correspondence, diaries and journals. The entire saga, told largely through the eyes of the fascinating personalities involved, include complete coverage of both battles for Fort Fisher, the Confederacy’s largest coastal fortification; the first detailed examination of the attack and defense of Fort Anderson, a mammoth mile long sand fort guarding Wilmington along the Cape Fear River; a blow-by-blow account of Confederate General Robert Hoke’s gallant defense of the Sugar Loaf Line against overwhelming odds; comprehensive coverage of the operations of the powerful fleet of Federal warships, including engagements on the Cape Fear River; a tactical study of the hand-to-hand engagements at Town Creek, a critical battle that sealed Wilmington’s fate; and Dozens of the finest battle maps ever created, including a double-sided fold-out featuring the defenses of Cape Fear region and that meticulous map of Fort Fisher. This definitive study is military history at its finest. This first edition book is signed and inscribed by the author. The book is in excellent overall condition and comes in a clean, sharp, bright dust jacket wih no wear. The book is sharp, bright and clean. It has solid binding throughout. The book has no bumping, rubbing or wear. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition. The author's inscription and signature are strong and clear. There is no other writing in the book. There is a prior owner impressed name stamp on the top, right corner of the front end page. The book has a touch of light foxing on the page ends, seen only when the book is closed, but is in fine condition otherwise. The book is illustrated throughout with scenes, portraits, photographs and maps. 623 pages. Contains complete Orders of Battles for both sides for each engagement. An excellent condition, author signed, first hardback edition book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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