Author: P. V. FereePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The Heroes of the War for the Union and Their Achievements
Author: P. V. FereePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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The Heroes of the War for the Union and Their Achievements
Author: P FereePublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781359513427
Category :
Languages : en
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HEROES OF THE WAR FOR THE UNIO
Author: P. V. FereePublisher:
ISBN: 9781362957423
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The Heroes of the War for the Union and Their Achievements
Author: P. V. FerreePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333492809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Excerpt from The Heroes of the War for the Union and Their Achievements: A Complete History of the Great Rebellion, Consisting of Biographical Sketches of Officers and Statesmen; Pictures of Great Battles, Sieges, Desperate Charges, and Skirmishes; Personal Encounters and Daring; Thrilling Incidents To both officers and privates, of whom, as an American, I am proud, I have labored to do ample justice. For this, my tribute to the loyalty and gallantry of our officers and privates, I bespeak a full and candid perusal. I design it to be a complete and accurate history of the great events of the Great Rebellion of the nineteenth century. I hope to make it of permanent interest and value. In tolerably rapid succession the different volumes of this Work will follow each other. From the nature of the facts narrated, and the character of the men described, the inter est of the work will increase as it advances toward its close. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Heroes of the War for the Union and Their Achievements:
Author: Band of Giants
Author: Jack KellyPublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137474564
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American artillery at the age of 25? Eighteen counties in the United States commemorate Richard Montgomery, but do we know that this revered martyr launched a full-scale invasion of Canada? The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs. Even George Washington, assigned to take over the army around Boston in 1775, consulted books on military tactics. Here, Jack Kelly vividly captures the fraught condition of the war—the bitterly divided populace, the lack of supplies, the repeated setbacks on the battlefield, and the appalling physical hardships. That these inexperienced warriors could take on and defeat the superpower of the day was one of the remarkable feats in world history.
The Vicksburg Campaign
Author: Ulysses S. GrantPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519428028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In the 19th century, one of the surest ways to rise to prominence in American society was to be a war hero, like Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison. But few would have predicted such a destiny for Hiram Ulysses Grant, who had been a career soldier with little experience in combat and a failed businessman when the Civil War broke out in 1861. However, while all eyes were fixed on the Eastern theater at places like Manassas, Richmond, the Shenandoah Valley and Antietam, Grant went about a steady rise up the ranks through a series of successes in the West. His victory at Fort Donelson, in which his terms to the doomed Confederate garrison earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, could be considered the first major Union victory of the war, and Grant's fame and rank only grew after that at battlefields like Shiloh and Vicksburg. Along the way, Grant nearly fell prey to military politics and the belief that he was at fault for the near defeat at Shiloh, but President Lincoln famously defended him, remarking, "I can't spare this man. He fights." Lincoln's steadfastness ensured that Grant's victories out West continued to pile up, and after Vicksburg and Chattanooga, Grant had effectively ensured Union control of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as the entire Mississippi River. At the beginning of 1864, Lincoln put him in charge of all federal armies, and he led the Army of the Potomac against Robert E. Lee in the Overland campaign, the siege of Petersburg, and famously, the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. Although Grant was instrumental in winning the war and eventually parlayed his fame into two terms in the White House, his legacy and accomplishments are still the subjects of heavy debate today. His presidency is remembered mostly due to rampant fraud within his Administration, although he was never personally accused of wrongdoing, and even his victories in the Civil War have been countered by charges that he was a butcher. Like the other American Legends, much of Grant's personal life has been eclipsed by the momentous battles and events in which he participated, from Fort Donelson to the White House.
Robert E. Lee, Brave Leader
Author: Rae BainsPublisher: Troll Communications
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Traces the life of the highly respected Confederate general, with an emphasis on his difficult boyhood in Virginia.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Author: Frederick DouglassPublisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Frederick Douglass wrote in 1845. It’s an autobiographic story about slavery and freedom, constant aim to run away from the owner and at last become a free man. One failure follows another one. But in the end the fortune favours Douglass and he runs away on a train to the north, New-York. It would seem he is free now. Suddenly, he realises that his journey isn’t finished yet. He understands that even after he got free he can’t be at real liberty until the slavery is abolished in the USA…
Wagons, Gold and Conflict
Author: John G. WilderPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669806154
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Alfred Davenport—parents gone, elder siblings married with families—followed a dream to see Oregon in May 1844. Visiting California in 1846, Davenport dropped into the conflict between settlers and the Mexican government. Joining California settlers, Davenport fought in the Bear Flag Revolt and with John Charles Fremont’s California Mounted Battalion. Year 1849 found Alfred caught up in California’s gold rush. His mining career ended with Davenport resigning as manager of Fremont’s famous Pine Tree Mine to join General Fremont in Missouri as a cavalry captain in the Body Guard. Year 1862 found Captain Davenport serving as a special messenger carrying orders from General Fremont to field generals in western Virginia. The army’s Quartermaster Department assigned Davenport as supervisor of military hospital construction in the Civil War’s Mississippi valleys and for duty in the customhouse in Union-occupied New Orleans. Postwar, Davenport became a land speculator in a newly opened land in Kansas.