In this highly revisionist study, historian Adam H.
This forest had a fearsome reputation among soldiers, especially those from Union armies; many believed it to be an exceptional landscape with a menacing mystique that created favorable combat conditions for Lee\'s Army of Northern V.
Petty tracks how veterans and historians of the Civil War created and perpetuated myths about the Wilderness, a forest in Virginia that served as the backdrop for three of the war\'s Most interesting campaigns.
In this highly revisionist study, historian Adam H