{"product_id":"battered-stars-one-states-civil-war-ordeal-during-grants-overland-campaign-from-the-home-front-in-vermont-to-the-battlefields-of-v-9780881504873","title":"Battered Stars: One State's Civil War Ordeal During Grant's Overland Campaign: From the Home Front in Vermont to the Battlefields of V","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrant's 1864 Overland Campaign from Brandy Station, VA, to Petersburg involved 100,000 men, 40-days, the battles of Second Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor, the Army of the Potomac, and a two-to-one casualty margin compared to the Confederates. Coffin weaves together stories of the participating military units, outlines the overall campaign, and gives voice to several hundred personalities on the battlefield and back home, primarily through diaries and letters. The family correspondence gives a glimpse into small-town Vermont life as well as life at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Coffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Countryman Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.40w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780881504873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoffin, Howard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHoward Coffin\u003c\/strong\u003e, former press secretary to U.S. senator Jim Jeffords, is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Battered Stars, Full Duty, Guns Over the Champlain Valley\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNine Months to Gettysburg\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Countryman Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50530245935219,"sku":"9780881504873","price":66.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5c92e35c-3f1d-4fe1-bf79-97e4e4f51775.jpg?v=1790337784","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/battered-stars-one-states-civil-war-ordeal-during-grants-overland-campaign-from-the-home-front-in-vermont-to-the-battlefields-of-v-9780881504873","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}