Rhea, an attorney from Virginia, provides a detailed account of the battle that marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Generals Grant and Lee. Rhea takes a fresh look at published sources and examines unpublished material, such as diaries, memoirs, letters, and reports, and scrutinizes the relationships between Lee and his corps commanders, and Grant and the head of the Union Army of the Potomac. Includes a complete bibliography of manuscripts, newspapers, personal narratives, biographies, unit histories, and dissertations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.