Author: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin CommanderyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin
Author: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin CommanderyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Author: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin CommanderyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Original Papers: Bradley, I.S. A bibliography of Wisconsin's participation in the war between the states. 1911
Author: Wisconsin. History CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Like Men of War
Author: Noah Andre TrudeauPublisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700635580
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Originally published in 1998, Like Men of War was a groundbreaking early study of Black troops in the Civil War that is still considered a major contribution to the literature on the United States Colored Troops (USCT). In this chronological operational history, Trudeau covers every major engagement—and a few minor ones—that the USCT participated in. By quoting generously from primary documents, including Black soldiers’ letters, Trudeau tells the combat history of African American troops in the Civil War largely through the voices of the soldiers themselves. This fresh, expanded second edition adds material on additional engagements and other aspects of Black soldiers’ experiences, and features a new selection of photographs. The updated bibliography is extensive, providing a rich selection of source materials for further study and exploration. Like Men of War is essential reading for anyone seeking a thorough understanding of the U.S. Civil War.
War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin
Author: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin CommanderyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Don Carlos Buell
Author: Stephen D. EnglePublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Major General Don Carlos Buell stood among the senior Northern commanders early in the Civil War, led the Army of the Ohio in the critical Kentucky theater in 1861-62, and helped shape the direction of the conflict during its first years. Only a handful of Northern generals loomed as large on the military landscape during this period, and Buell is the only one of them who has not been the subject of a full-scale biography. A conservative Democrat, Buell viewed the Civil War as a contest to restore the antebellum Union rather than a struggle to bring significant social change to the slaveholding South. Stephen Engle explores the effects that this attitude--one shared by a number of other Union officers early in the war--had on the Northern high command and on political-military relations. In addition, he examines the ramifications within the Army of the Ohio of Buell's proslavery leanings. A personally brave, intelligent, and talented officer, Buell nonetheless failed as a theater and army commander, and in late 1862 he was removed from command. But as Engle notes, Buell's attitude and campaigns provided the Union with a valuable lesson: that the Confederacy would not yield to halfhearted campaigns with limited goals.
Historical Report on the Troop Movements for the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28 Through August 30, 1862
Author: John HennessyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Custer
Author: Jeffry D. WertPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439129320
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
George Armstrong Custer has been so heavily mythologized that the human being has been all but lost. Now, in the first complete biography in decades, Jeffry Wert reexamines the life of the famous soldier to give us Custer in all his colorful complexity. Although remembered today as the loser at Little Big Horn, Custer was the victor of many cavalry engagements in the Civil War. He played an important role in several battles in the Virginia theater of the war, including the Shenandoah campaign. Renowned for his fearlessness in battle, he was always in front of his troops, leading the charge. His men were fiercely loyal to him, and he was highly regarded by Sheridan and Grant as well. Some historians think he may have been the finest cavalry officer in the Union Army. But when he was assigned to the Indian wars on the Plains, life changed drastically for Custer. No longer was he in command of soldiers bound together by a cause they believed in. Discipline problems were rampant, and Custer's response to them earned him a court-martial. There were long lulls in the fighting, during which time Custer turned his attention elsewhere, often to his wife, Libbie Bacon Custer, to whom he was devoted. Their romance and marriage is a remarkable love story, told here in part through their personal correspondence. After Custer's death, Libbie would remain faithful to his memory until her own death nearly six decades later. Jeffry Wert carefully examines the events around the defeat at Little Big Horn, drawing on recent archeological findings and the latest scholarship. His evenhanded account of the dramatic battle puts Custer's performance, and that of his subordinates, in proper perspective. From beginning to end, this masterful biography peels off the layers of legend to reveal for us the real George Armstrong Custer.
War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin
Author: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin CommanderyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Observing Hancock at Gettysburg
Author: Paul E. BretzgerPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476623775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
General Winfield Scott Hancock was perhaps the most influential officer in the federal lines, though he commanded only one of seven Union corps at Gettysburg. On day one, he rallied fleeing troops and placed them in the formidable position the Union army occupied for the remainder of the battle. In a frantic few minutes on day two, he masterfully conducted reinforcements into a yawning gap in his defensive line, securing the position just moments before the Confederates advanced to try to take it. On the third day, he led the successful defense against the massive frontal assault known as Pickett's Charge. Understanding Hancock's pivotal actions at Gettysburg is essential to understanding the battle itself. This book covers his entire life and military career.