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Category : Greene County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind
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Category : Greene County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century; Comprising Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer ...
Author: John Nichols (F.S.A., Printer.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Compendium of History, Reminiscence, and Biography of Nebraska
Author: Index-reference Catalogue of the Library of the Treasury Department
Author: United States. Department of the Treasury. LibraryPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 532
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The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour
Author: Terry L. JonesPublisher: Savas Publishing
ISBN: 194066991X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A Confederate captain from the 1st Louisiana Brigade uses his skill as a newspaper editor to recount his experiences during the U.S. Civil War. Like many other soldiers who fought in the Civil War, New Orleans newspaper editor William J. Seymour left behind an account of his wartime experiences. It is the only memoir by any field or staff officer of the famous 1st Louisiana Brigade (Hays’ Brigade) in the Army of Northern Virginia. Long out of print, The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour: Reminiscences of a Louisiana Tiger is available once more in this updated and completely revised edition by award-winning author Terry L. Jones. Seymour’s invaluable narrative begins with his service as a volunteer aide to Confederate Gen. Johnson K. Duncan during the 1862 New Orleans campaign. Utilizing his journalistic background and eye for detail, Seymour recalls the siege of Fort Jackson (the only Southern soldier’s account except for official reports), the bickering and confusion among Confederate officers, and the subsequent mutiny and surrender of the fort’s defenders. Jailed after the fall of New Orleans for violating Maj. Gen. Ben Butler’s censorship order, Seymour was eventually released and joined General Hays’ staff in Virginia. Seymour’s memoirs cover his experiences in the army of Northern Virginia, including the campaigns of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Shenandoah Valley, ending with the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864. His pen recounts the activities of the Louisiana Brigade while offering a critical analysis of the tactics and strategies employed by the army. A perceptive and articulate officer, Seymour left behind an invaluable account of the Civil War’s drudgery and horror, pomp and glory. Terry L. Jones’ spare and judicious editing enhances Seymour’s memoirs to create an indispensable resource for Civil War historians and enthusiasts.
Literary Anecdotes Of The Eighteenth Century; Comprizing Biographical Memoirs Of William Bowyer ... And Many Of His Learned Friends
Author: John NicholsLiterary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century; Comprizing Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer ... an Incidental View of the Progress and Advancement of Literature in this Kingdom During Thelast Century; and Biographical Anecdotes of a Considerable Number of Eminent Writers and Ingenious Artist; with a Very Copious Index. By John Nichols ... In Six Volumes. Volume 1. [- 9.]
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Author: Supplementary Catalogue Being a Classified List of the Books Added to the Library July 23, 1906-Dec.31,1924
Author: Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow. LibraryPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Western Nebraska
Author: The Edge of Glory
Author: William M. LamersPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807123966
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Major General William S. Rosecrans (1819–1898) was one of the most fascinating and tragic figures of the Civil War. In September 1863 President Lincoln and Congress considered him the most able general on the Union side, but only one month later “Old Rosy” was removed from his command and then quickly forgotten. With The Edge of Glory, William M. Lamers returns this imposing, colorful figure to his rightful place in history. Lamers examines Rosecrans’s experiences at Iuka and Corinth during the Mississippi campaign, the strategic brilliance that led to the withdrawal of Bragg’s men from Tullahoma and Shelbyville, and his role as commander of the Army of the Cumberland in the Tennessee battles of Stone’s River and the disastrous Chickamauga. Yet the demise of Rosecrans’s distinguished military career, Lamers illustrates, was not a result of his humiliating defeat at Chickamauga but of his difficult, uncompromising personality and the scorn he aroused in many of his superiors, including General Ulysses S. Grant and Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s secretary of war. Although Rosecrans fell short of greatness as a military commander, Lamers deftly shows that he did indeed reach “the edge of glory.”