Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of WarUniversity of Missouri Press, 2003 - 254 pages Born in New Orleans, Herman Hattaway grew up in the Deep South. While it might not seem such a stretch for him to have become one of the foremost authorities on the Civil War and Southern history, Hattaway was actually at a loss for a career choice when he stumbled into the class of Professor T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University. Williams's lectures and writings were so inspiring to Hattaway that he became a regular in his classes, receiving his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. all under the professor's tutelage.This collection of essays is a compendium of Hattaway's writings from throughout his more-than-forty-year career. He is the author or coauthor of five books that were selections of the History Book Club--Jefferson Davis: Confederate President; Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War; Why the South Lost the Civil War; How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War; and General Stephen D. Lee. He is also the author of the text for Gettysburg to Vicksburg: The Five Original Civil War Battlefield Parks.Hattaway is a captivating historian who always seeks to engage others in the study of history. He has made many important scholarly contributions to our understanding of the Civil War, including new information on the military use of balloons, the relevance of religion in warfare, and the nature of good (and bad) military leadership. This book will appeal to the many historians and others who have been influenced by Hattaway over the years. It demonstrates how he has evolved as a historian and brings to light many essays that were never before published or published only in specialized journals. |
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Page 31
... effective fire . Suffering tremendously from the continuing artillery bursts , three Federal regiments slashed desperately forward , in a futile at- tempt to assault Lee's guns . The howitzers belched canister , pin- points of flame ...
... effective fire . Suffering tremendously from the continuing artillery bursts , three Federal regiments slashed desperately forward , in a futile at- tempt to assault Lee's guns . The howitzers belched canister , pin- points of flame ...
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... effectively performed most of the duties of a modern general staff with Halleck as its de facto chief . It differed ... effective Union command organiza- tion when he began exploiting the informal unity of the staff that Stanton had ...
... effectively performed most of the duties of a modern general staff with Halleck as its de facto chief . It differed ... effective Union command organiza- tion when he began exploiting the informal unity of the staff that Stanton had ...
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... effective artillery . Again , however , the situation is beclouded : all too often , artillery ammunition was defective , and precious few Civil War ar- tillerymen were sufficiently skilled in using their pieces for indirect and longer ...
... effective artillery . Again , however , the situation is beclouded : all too often , artillery ammunition was defective , and precious few Civil War ar- tillerymen were sufficiently skilled in using their pieces for indirect and longer ...
Contents
Civil War Leadership | 3 |
Lee and the Guns at Second Manassas | 18 |
P G T Beauregard | 35 |
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