Download or read book The Gleam of Bayonets written by James V. Murfin and published by Louisiana State University Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gleam of bayonets is a comprehensive account of all the factors, events, and personalities which contributed to and composed this important moment of the Civil War ... The battle itself is presented with remarkable clarity; atmosphere and fact, emotions and tactical movements blend together into a harmonious whole.