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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... In 1860 only one-half of the men who later became Civil War generals were in ac- tive military service. The others, the civilians who became general officers, can be divided into three categories: those with no Civil War Leadership 5.
... In 1860 only one-half of the men who later became Civil War generals were in ac- tive military service. The others, the civilians who became general officers, can be divided into three categories: those with no Civil War Leadership 5.
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... later asserted that rank to be a temporary one—not in the Confederacy's regular army.) Fewer, though some crucial, adjust- ments came in 1863 and in 1864; for the most part, later elevations were necessitated by attrition. Civil War ...
... later asserted that rank to be a temporary one—not in the Confederacy's regular army.) Fewer, though some crucial, adjust- ments came in 1863 and in 1864; for the most part, later elevations were necessitated by attrition. Civil War ...
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... later tongue-in-cheek ob- servation could well apply to Grant's Fort Donelson and Vicksburg successes: in order to attain a Cannae, “a Hannibal is needed on the one side and a Terentius Varro on the other, both cooperating.” But the ...
... later tongue-in-cheek ob- servation could well apply to Grant's Fort Donelson and Vicksburg successes: in order to attain a Cannae, “a Hannibal is needed on the one side and a Terentius Varro on the other, both cooperating.” But the ...
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... later lent some credence to the myth—popular in some quarters, particularly many parts of the postwar South— that Southern generals in the main were superior to Northern gen- erals, and that the latter triumphed only because of ...
... later lent some credence to the myth—popular in some quarters, particularly many parts of the postwar South— that Southern generals in the main were superior to Northern gen- erals, and that the latter triumphed only because of ...
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... replace him. Had Davis secured a competent officer for this position, he might have avoided some of his later failures. Second, Davis allowed himself to be blinded by personal feelings. 14 Reflections of a Civil War Historian.
... replace him. Had Davis secured a competent officer for this position, he might have avoided some of his later failures. Second, Davis allowed himself to be blinded by personal feelings. 14 Reflections of a Civil War Historian.
Contents
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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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