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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... rank. Burl Noggle, one of my LSU professors, agreed with me during my comprehensive oral exami- nations that any human being is worthy of a biography if sufficient and worthwhile sources exist. It is amazing how many people there were ...
... rank. Burl Noggle, one of my LSU professors, agreed with me during my comprehensive oral exami- nations that any human being is worthy of a biography if sufficient and worthwhile sources exist. It is amazing how many people there were ...
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... ranked equally with adequate manpower as a factor in determining the Civil War's outcome . This was especially true at ... rank , but both opposing presidents occasionally granted promotions for broader considerations , usually political ...
... ranked equally with adequate manpower as a factor in determining the Civil War's outcome . This was especially true at ... rank , but both opposing presidents occasionally granted promotions for broader considerations , usually political ...
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... ranking, active-duty Civil War general trended downward as the war progressed. This resulted because of retirement by ... rank above brigadier. The average age for South- ern generals was 44.8 years; Northerners were slightly younger. At ...
... ranking, active-duty Civil War general trended downward as the war progressed. This resulted because of retirement by ... rank above brigadier. The average age for South- ern generals was 44.8 years; Northerners were slightly younger. At ...
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... rank. Mexican War service and a West Point education were most effective aids to promotion, but only in combination. Individuals who lacked either variable did discern- ibly less well in attaining high Civil War rank. Seventeen of the ...
... rank. Mexican War service and a West Point education were most effective aids to promotion, but only in combination. Individuals who lacked either variable did discern- ibly less well in attaining high Civil War rank. Seventeen of the ...
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... rank of major general, but several of the major generals never had held the rank of brigadier. The year 1862 saw the most rapid ex- pansion of the list of senior generals (for both sides): during that time new appointments to major ...
... rank of major general, but several of the major generals never had held the rank of brigadier. The year 1862 saw the most rapid ex- pansion of the list of senior generals (for both sides): during that time new appointments to major ...
Contents
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P G T Beauregard | 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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