Civil War Generals Of Tennessee

Native Tennessee generals, about forty Confederate and six Union, are profiled here with brief biographies. Forrest, Polk, Stewart, and many more are discussed with regard to their childhoods, prewar vocations, participation in battles around the country, and life after the war if they survived.

SEVENTH PRINTING. 1996 Tennessee Three Star Books trade paperback, Thomas L. Connelly (Five Tragic Hours Battle Of Franklin). A concise version of the Battle of Tennessee and those who played a major role in it.

Nowhere in the annals of United States military history is there a more tragic, yet valorous, story than that of the Army of Tennessee. Unlike its companion fighting unit, the Army of Northern Virginia which was commanded throughout the Civil War by one of the great military figures of all time, Robert E. Lee, the history of the Army of Tennessee is one of ever-changing commanders, of bickering and wrangling among its leaders, and a discouraging succession of disappointments and might-have-beens.

The only state designated by Congress as a Civil War National Heritage Area, Tennessee witnessed more than its share of Civil War strife. This collection taken from primary documents--including newspaper accounts, official reports, journal and diary entries, gunboat deck logs and letters--offers rare glimpses of the Civil War as it unfolded in the Volunteer State. Arranged chronologically from April 1861 to April 1865, the accounts chronicle some of the numerous smaller skirmishes of the war and address a variety of topics critical to the civilian population, including health issues, politics, anti-Semitism, inflation, welfare, commodities speculation, refugees, African Americans, Native Americans, and the war's effect on women. These informative accounts go beyond the customary emphasis on famous generals and big battles to illustrate how the Civil War impacted the lives of those everyday soldiers and Tennessee citizens whose history has become marginalized.

Confederate Generals in the Western Theater ultimately comprise several volumes that promise a host of provocative new insights into not only the South's ill-fated campaigns in the West but also the eventual outcome of the larger conflict. --Book Jacket.

One of the most important Confederate generals, Joseph Wheeler fought initially in the Western campaigns. He was recognized for fighting well at Shiloh and Wheeler burned the bridges over the Tuscumbia River to cover the Confederate withdrawal at the Battle of Corinth. Starting Confederate service as a lieutenant, he was quickly promoted, wounded twice, and finally promoted to major-general. This book covers in detail his campaigns with the Army of Tennessee. He has the distinction of having served the American Civil War against the federal government and later for the United States Army in the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars. He is one of the few Confederate officers buried on the grounds of the former estate of Robert E. Lee--Arlington National Cemetery. For the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.