No Middle Ground: Thomas Ward Osborn's Letters from the Field (1862-1864)

Edited by Herb S. Crumb & Katherine Dhalle The book details the role of the Union Artillery during the War, from the enlistment of Battery D, 1st NY Lt. Artillery through the Battle of Chattanooga. After enlisting at Watertown, NY, Osborn recruited men for Battery D from Jefferson, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties, NY. Osborn's observations on command decisions and generalship and his appraisals of McClellan, Hooker, Sherman, Grant and others are particularly insightful. His letters include the battles of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville & Chattanooga. 224 pgs, 6"x9", hardcover, Illustrations, Maps, Index, Footnotes, pH neutral paper