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The Generals Civil War
Author | : Stephen Cushman |
Publsiher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2021-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781469665023 |
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In December 1885, under the watchful eye of Mark Twain, the publishing firm of Charles L. Webster and Company released the first volume of the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. With a second volume published in March 1886, Grant's memoirs became a popular sensation. Seeking to capitalize on Grant's success and interest in earlier reminiscences by Joseph E. Johnston, William T. Sherman, and Richard Taylor, other Civil War generals such as George B. McClellan and Philip H. Sheridan soon followed suit. Some hewed more closely to Grant's model than others, and their points of similarity and divergence left readers increasingly fascinated with the history and meaning of the nation's great conflict. The writings also dovetailed with a rising desire to see the full sweep of American history chronicled, as its citizens looked to the start of a new century. Professional historians engaged with the memoirs as an important foundation for this work. In this insightful book, Stephen Cushman considers Civil War generals' memoirs as both historical and literary works, revealing how they remain vital to understanding the interaction of memory, imagination, and the writing of American history. Cushman shows how market forces shaped the production of the memoirs and, therefore, memories of the war itself; how audiences have engaged with the works to create ideas of history that fit with time and circumstance; and what these texts tell us about current conflicts over the history and meanings of the Civil War.
Generals South Generals North
Author | : Alan Axelrod |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2011-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780762774883 |
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With April 12, 2011, set to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, the time is ripe for a new assessment of the conflict's most influential and controversial military leaders. Generals South, Generals North highlights twenty-four such commanders—twelve each from the Confederacy and the Union. Best-selling author and military historian Alan Axelrod presents a biography of each, narrates the major engagements in which each fought (emphasizing tactical leadership and outcome produced), and explores each man's ever-controversial reputation. His consequent rankings are based on both historical and modern-day sources. Each profile is accompanied by callout quotations, photographs of the general, additional illustrations such as battle depictions, and a map depicting either a major engagement or the general's movements throughout the war. The result is an ideal quick reference for Civil War buffs and a beautiful addition to the library of general readers that is sure to start as many arguments as it settles.
The Civil War Generals
Author | : Robert I. Girardi |
Publsiher | : Zenith Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2013-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780760345160 |
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"A compilation of quotations on 400 Civil War generals by fellow generals, subordinates, and famous figures. Includes an essay on leadership and the military during the Civil War, brief profiles on the featured individuals, and 100 archival images"--
The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals
Author | : Samuel W. Mitcham |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 967 |
Release | : 2022-05-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781684512799 |
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A renown military historian and frequent television commenter brings to life the generalship of the South during the Civil War in sparkling, information-filled vignettes. For both the Civil War completist and the general reader! Anyone acquainted with the American Civil War will readily recognize the names of the Confederacy’s most prominent generals. Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson. James Longstreet. These men have long been lionized as fearless commanders and genius tacticians. Yet few have heard of the hundreds of generals who led under and alongside them. Men whose battlefield resolve spurred the Confederacy through four years of the bloodiest combat Americans have ever faced. In The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals, veteran Civil War historian, Samuel W. Mitcham, documents the lives of every Confederate general from birth to death, highlighting their unique contributions to the battlefield and bringing their personal triumphs and tragedies to life. Packed with photos and historical briefings, The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals belongs on the shelf of every Civil War historian, and preserves in words the legacies once carved in stone.
Civil War Generals
Author | : Civil War Society |
Publsiher | : Gramercy |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Generals |
ISBN | : WISC:89073126039 |
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Details the lives and accomplishments of Civil War military leaders.
The Warrior Generals
Author | : Thomas Buell |
Publsiher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 1998-03-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780609801734 |
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master historian gives readers a fresh new picture of the Civil War as it really was. Buell examines three pairs of commanders from the North and South, who met each other in battle. Following each pair through the entire war, the author reveals the human dimensions of the drama and brings the battles to life. 38 b&w photos.
Civil War Generals of Tennessee
Author | : Bishop, Randy |
Publsiher | : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 145561811X |
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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.
Civil War Generals
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1986-11-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780313254239 |
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Although a great deal has been written concerning every important aspect of the Civil War itself, with a few notable exceptions little attention has been given to the personal lives of the 961 generals who commanded the Union and Confederate armies. This book offers a wealth of comparative biographical data on these men in a convenient form that will serve the purposes of both academic researchers and Civil War buffs.