Grant Comes East

This is the second book in this alternative history series for the Civil War. In the first book, Lee used different tactics at Gettysburg, and was able to get a major win. In this book, at attack on Washington D.C. fails, forcing Lee to change plans. His army manages to take Baltimore, and then has to fight a Union army under Sickles.

This is an incredibly good book, showing the horror of war, sparing nothing in describing the injuries happening both to humans and to animals. It also takes a good deal of time addressing the issue of slavery, and how former slaves joined the Union army and fought bravely against the Rebels.

It also shows how different generals would get it into their heads that they knew just what to do, despite being told by their superior to do something else, and the consequences of them doing that.

Excellent book.

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