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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... at the war's end; I am not a subscriber to the so-called “bled-white” thesis. But could the struggle have been meaningfully continued, as Davis truly believed was possible? I think not. 16 Reflections of a Civil War Historian.
... at the war's end; I am not a subscriber to the so-called “bled-white” thesis. But could the struggle have been meaningfully continued, as Davis truly believed was possible? I think not. 16 Reflections of a Civil War Historian.
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... believed was possible? I think not. The soldiers were beaten. The guerrilla option, so enticing to many stu- dents, was not a viable one in this case. The South did not have the necessary advantageous strongholds. But even more ...
... believed was possible? I think not. The soldiers were beaten. The guerrilla option, so enticing to many stu- dents, was not a viable one in this case. The South did not have the necessary advantageous strongholds. But even more ...
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... believed would spell Jackson's doom. On August 29, Longstreet's troops gradually approached Jackson's position, the first of them contacting Jackson's right flank by 11 A.M. and the bulk of them uniting by midafternoon. S. D. Lee and ...
... believed would spell Jackson's doom. On August 29, Longstreet's troops gradually approached Jackson's position, the first of them contacting Jackson's right flank by 11 A.M. and the bulk of them uniting by midafternoon. S. D. Lee and ...
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... believed when I first published General Stephen D. Lee. I said then that in capitalizing on Lee's suc- cessful fire, Longstreet ordered up to the position the other batteries that had been attached to his corps, making thirty guns in ...
... believed when I first published General Stephen D. Lee. I said then that in capitalizing on Lee's suc- cessful fire, Longstreet ordered up to the position the other batteries that had been attached to his corps, making thirty guns in ...
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Contents
3 | |
18 | |
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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