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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... Campaigns . 5. Command of troops - History — 19th century . 6. United States - History - Civil War , 1861-1865 — Social aspects . 7. Military art and science - United States— History — 19th century . I. Title . II . Series . E468 .H34 ...
... Campaigns . 5. Command of troops - History — 19th century . 6. United States - History - Civil War , 1861-1865 — Social aspects . 7. Military art and science - United States— History — 19th century . I. Title . II . Series . E468 .H34 ...
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... campaign), polit- ical misfortune or combat ineffectiveness might result in loss of command. Nevertheless, few generals were actually dismissed un- willingly from service; even John C. Pemberton continued on active duty after the ...
... campaign), polit- ical misfortune or combat ineffectiveness might result in loss of command. Nevertheless, few generals were actually dismissed un- willingly from service; even John C. Pemberton continued on active duty after the ...
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... campaigns caused their be- lief in the attainability of decisive battle, but their realization of the tactical power of the defense also convinced them that they probably could not gain such a result in a frontal fight. Civil War ...
... campaigns caused their be- lief in the attainability of decisive battle, but their realization of the tactical power of the defense also convinced them that they probably could not gain such a result in a frontal fight. Civil War ...
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... campaigns like this one where Brigadier General Stephen D. Lee, as they put it, “gave old Sherman a good drubbing ... campaign is indeed an interesting illustration of how a great general like Wil- liam Tecumseh Sherman, even with a ...
... campaigns like this one where Brigadier General Stephen D. Lee, as they put it, “gave old Sherman a good drubbing ... campaign is indeed an interesting illustration of how a great general like Wil- liam Tecumseh Sherman, even with a ...
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... campaign of September 1863, the bloc partly succeeded. The long-advocated offensive came only as a counter- offensive, as at Shiloh, to retrieve a loss. Once the Confederates had assembled their troops in the West, their high command ...
... campaign of September 1863, the bloc partly succeeded. The long-advocated offensive came only as a counter- offensive, as at Shiloh, to retrieve a loss. Once the Confederates had assembled their troops in the West, their high command ...
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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