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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... documentation from the book; hence I have footnoted only the passages that are not specifically documented in the book. 3. Edward Porter Alexander , “ Confederate Artillery Service , 18 Lee and the Guns at Second Manassas.
... documentation from the book; hence I have footnoted only the passages that are not specifically documented in the book. 3. Edward Porter Alexander , “ Confederate Artillery Service , 18 Lee and the Guns at Second Manassas.
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... artillery in the United States Army . He would have been 28 years and 11 months old at Second Manassas — where , he later recalled , he had the first serious religious thought in his life . Before he met and married his wife , late in ...
... artillery in the United States Army . He would have been 28 years and 11 months old at Second Manassas — where , he later recalled , he had the first serious religious thought in his life . Before he met and married his wife , late in ...
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... artillery for the right wing . As wing chief of artillery , Lee exercised a degree of supervision and advisory responsibility over the various batteries that were as- signed to brigades , 44 guns served by 815 men , and he personally ...
... artillery for the right wing . As wing chief of artillery , Lee exercised a degree of supervision and advisory responsibility over the various batteries that were as- signed to brigades , 44 guns served by 815 men , and he personally ...
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... artillery distribution . Thenceforth Confederate artillery was to be doled out much less than before to units of bri- gade or smaller size ; now it was more typically to be concen- trated in battalion - sized units — at division or ...
... artillery distribution . Thenceforth Confederate artillery was to be doled out much less than before to units of bri- gade or smaller size ; now it was more typically to be concen- trated in battalion - sized units — at division or ...
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... artillery ” and the objective was , obviously , for the army reserve artillery to be highly mobile . Until Lee took over the unit , it briefly had been commanded by its execu- tive officer , Maj . Delaware ( “ Del ” ) Kemper , and ...
... artillery ” and the objective was , obviously , for the army reserve artillery to be highly mobile . Until Lee took over the unit , it briefly had been commanded by its execu- tive officer , Maj . Delaware ( “ Del ” ) Kemper , and ...
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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