The Civil War Letters Of General Robert Mcallister
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Author | : James I. Robertson, Jr. |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 1998-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780807123256 |
Not a flamboyant leader or a braggart, General Robert McAllister was one of the quietly efficient commanders whose noble gallantry ultimately proved to be the salvation of the Union. He took part in all but two engagements of the Army of the Potomac and was twice wounded and three times promoted for heroism on the battlefield. Not daring to keep a diary that might fall into enemy hands, McAllister wrote daily to his wife and daughters, providing an intricately detailed description of his wartime ordeal for posterity. Refined by James I. Robertson, Jr.’s expert editing, the 637 letters presented here provide a comprehensive look at the experiences of the Army of the Potomac and one often-overlooked Civil War general.
Author | : Robert MacAllister |
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Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 1965 |
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ISBN | : 9780813504964 |
Author | : Robert McAllister |
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Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Generals |
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Author | : Robert Macallister (General.) |
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Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 1965 |
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Author | : Robert MACALLISTER (Brevet Major General.) |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1965 |
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Author | : Rutgers News Service |
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Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : New Jersey |
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Author | : James I. Robertson, Jr. |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1977-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780807103968 |
Here, seen through the eyes of the men themselves, is the story of the Confederacy’s legendary Stonewall Brigade. Most Civil War accounts treat of battles and armies. The focus of this exciting account is sharper, narrower: a single brigade, the basic unit of attack of one of those armies. The Stonewall Brigade and its first commander, Thomas J. Jackson, won their nickname at the bloody baptism of First Manassas. Over the next four years "Jackson’s foot cavalry" achieved fame and sustained losses matched by few American military units before or since. There were some 2,600 men serving in the brigade at the start of the war. At Appomattox-thirty-nine engagements later-only 210 remained, none above the rank of captain. But these men from out of the Valley of Virginia had written their names upon the pages of history. In The Stonewall Brigade the author, a distinguished scholar of the Civil War, has given equal billing with the immortal Jackson to such soldiers as Lieutenant David Barton, Captain Kyd Douglas, and Private John Casler. He has attempted to capture the camp life, the marches, the personal experiences in battle rather than concentrate on well-known strategy and familiar Confederate leaders. Similarly, descriptions of battles are written from within the ranks rather than from command posts. The result is a vivid and often moving account of courage and cowardice, triumph and heartbreak-and endurance perhaps without parallel.
Author | : Bob Blaisdell |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2013-01-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0486280772 |
Wartime letters include correspondence of Union and Confederate sympathizers and soldiers of all ranks. Authentic illustrations accompany insightful missives by Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Whitman, Davis, and many of their contemporaries.
Author | : Stephen R. Taaffe |
Publisher | : Modern War Studies |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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"Stephen Taaffe takes a close look at this command cadre, examining who was appointed to these positions, why they were appointed, and why so many of them ultimately failed to fulfill their responsibilities. He demonstrates that ambitious officers such as Gouverneur Warren, John Reynolds, and Winfield Scott Hancock employed all the weapons at their disposal, from personal connections to exaggerated accounts of prowess in combat, to claw their way into these important posts." "Once there, however, as Taaffe reveals, many of these officers failed to navigate the tricky and ever-changing political currents that swirled around the Army of the Potomac. As a result, only three of them managed to retain their commands for more than a year, and their machinations caused considerable turmoil in the army's high command structure."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Elizabeth Brown Pryor |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780670038299 |
Offers insight into the lesser-known complexities of the general's personality, in a biography based on his unpublished personal correspondence and covering such topics as his early years, relationships with family and slaves, and thoughts on military str