01928cam a2200277 4500 445932112 TxAuBib 20130919120000.0 130205s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012049720 9780765330482 0765330482 DLC eng DLC rda NjBwBT TxAuBib Peters, Ralph, 1952- Hell or Richmond : a novel / Ralph Peters. First edition. New York : Forge, 2013. 542 pages : maps ; 25 cm. "A Tom Doherty Associates book.". "Against the backdrop of the birth of modern warfare and the painful rebirth of the United States, New York Times bestselling novelist Ralph Peters has created a breathtaking narrative that surpasses the drama and intensity of his recent critically acclaimed novel, Cain at Gettysburg. In Hell or Richmond, thirty days of ceaseless carnage are seen through the eyes of a compelling cast, from the Union's Harvard-valedictorian "boy general," Francis Channing Barlow, to the brawling "dirty boots" Rebel colonel, William C. Oates. From Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to a simple laborer destined to win the Medal of Honor, Peters brings to life an enthralling array of leaders and simple soldiers from both North and South, fleshing out history with stunning, knowledgeable realism. Ralph Peters brings to bear the lessons of his own military career, his lifelong study of this war and the men who fought it, and his skills as a bestselling, prizewinning novelist to portray horrific battles and sublime heroism as no other author has done. "-- Provided by publisher. 20130919. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction. Virginia History 1775-1865 Fiction. War stories. Historical fiction.