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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... secretary into the conduct of operations. That the Confederacy could supply Richmond all during the siege of Petersburg, from June 1864 through March 1865, shows, however, that the Southern system could be made to work. But the ...
... secretary into the conduct of operations. That the Confederacy could supply Richmond all during the siege of Petersburg, from June 1864 through March 1865, shows, however, that the Southern system could be made to work. But the ...
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... secretary of war to issue instructions to a full commanding general. Though Davis respected Beauregard as a commander, he wanted him away from the center of power in Richmond. Beauregard was assigned to be Albert Sidney Johnston's ...
... secretary of war to issue instructions to a full commanding general. Though Davis respected Beauregard as a commander, he wanted him away from the center of power in Richmond. Beauregard was assigned to be Albert Sidney Johnston's ...
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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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