Author: Donald Grant MitchellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385313147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Daniel Tyler: A Memorial Volume Containing his Autobiography and War Record, Some Account of his Later Years, with Various Reminiscences and the Tributes of Friends
Author: Donald Grant MitchellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385313147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Catalogue of French Books
Author: Edwin F. ConelyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Private libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Catalogue of Library of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Page Nicholson...
Author: John Page NicholsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
American Authors, 1795-1895
Author: Patrick Kevin FoleyPublisher: Boston : Printed for subscribers
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
First Editions of ... American Authors
Author: Jacob Chester ChamberlainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
First Editions of Ten American Authors
Author: Jacob Chester ChamberlainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A Single Grand Victory
Author: Ethan S. RafusePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461617308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
More than 800 men lost their lives and 2,700 were wounded. Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson earned his legendary nickname "Stonewall" here as fellow Confederate General Barnard Bee, later fatally wounded in the battle, shouted, "Yonder stands Jackson like a stone wall!" Both the North and the South believed that a single victory in this first major battle would decide the war before it barely started. Yet the first battle of Manassas, or Bull Run, has not received nearly the same attention as the other major clashes of the Civil War. A Single Grand Victory is a highly readable, concise, comprehensive narrative by Ethan S. Rafuse, professor of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Rafuse worked as a park ranger at Bull Run, where he gained great familiarity with the site and the literature on this battle. His new book incorporates insights offered in recent scholarship on Civil War military, political, and cultural history. The author describes the factors that led President Abraham Lincoln to order an offensive against Confederates at Manassas Junction at a time when his most prominent military men advised against it. The war policies of both the Union and Confederate sides are explained. Rafuse offers descriptions and analysis of the individuals involved and the circumstances that influenced the manner in which the campaign was conducted. He covers the critical events and operational and tactical decisions that shaped the campaign's course and outcome. In addition, A Single Grand Victory provides insights into American life in the nineteenth century by examining what motivated men to fight in 1861 and describing what led both North and South to expect the war would be a short one. Southerners had anticipated that one victory like Bull Run would persuade the North to abandon the effort to restore the Union by force. Northerners believed support for the Confederate rebellion was so shallow that one battle would end the war. Civil War buffs will enjoy this
Daniel Tyler: A Memorial Volume Containing his Autobiography and War Record, Some Account of his Later Years, with Various Reminiscences and the Tributes of Friends
Author: Donald Grant MitchellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385313155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Author: Harvard University
Author: