About the Author

Edwin Cole Bearss is America's premier battlefield historian and the historian emeritus of the National Park Service.

Reviews

"The wealth of detail, Bearss' astute judgments and the flowing narrative combine to make Receding Tide an excellent and highly recommended book."--Civil War News "Establishing a standard for literary excellence." -Army magazine "A smooth narrative of compelling force...Bearss' experienced eye for human interest stories is evident throughout the book." -Civil War News "For buffs, Bearss' book hits the bull's-eye." -Booklist "For more than half a century, prolific writer and battlefield historian Bearss has more than covered the Civil War...Here he tells the story of these two important battles..." -Book News