Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of WarUniversity of Missouri Press, 2004 - 254 pages |
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... River in late 1862 made Grant's line of operations so obvious that the Confederates could force him to approach them head on. A Union frontal attack failed at Chickasaw Bayou.2 That battle later lent some credence to the myth—popular in ...
... River in late 1862 made Grant's line of operations so obvious that the Confederates could force him to approach them head on. A Union frontal attack failed at Chickasaw Bayou.2 That battle later lent some credence to the myth—popular in ...
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... River at Raccoon Ford ; Jackson's , on the left , was to cross at Sommerville Ford . Anderson's division , to which was attached S. D. Lee's battalion , constituted the army reserve . The short - lived Federal Army of Virginia , 47,000 ...
... River at Raccoon Ford ; Jackson's , on the left , was to cross at Sommerville Ford . Anderson's division , to which was attached S. D. Lee's battalion , constituted the army reserve . The short - lived Federal Army of Virginia , 47,000 ...
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Contents
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35 | |
The War Strikes Home | 52 |
A Virginian | 66 |
Lincolns Presidential Example in Dealing with the Military | 78 |
The War inside the Church | 99 |
The Crux of Frank L | 111 |
We Shall Cease to Be Friends | 133 |
Civil War to World War I | 147 |
The War Board the Basis of the United States | 158 |
Creation Mobilization | 169 |
The Evolution of Tactics in the Civil War | 200 |
On Remembering and Reliving History | 221 |
Index | 237 |
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