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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... regular- army officers. (This was owing to a particular bias of President Jefferson Davis.) At least half of the civilians who became generals had taken an active part in politics before the Civil War, and men with political experience ...
... regular- army officers. (This was owing to a particular bias of President Jefferson Davis.) At least half of the civilians who became generals had taken an active part in politics before the Civil War, and men with political experience ...
Page 7
... regular officers, actually both the North and the South managed very well. Warfare often seems a con- test to see who can outblunder whom; but, in spite of such tragedies as Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's egregious attack at Fred ...
... regular officers, actually both the North and the South managed very well. Warfare often seems a con- test to see who can outblunder whom; but, in spite of such tragedies as Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's egregious attack at Fred ...
Page 9
... regular cavalry could destroy the fragile railroads upon which the supply of invading armies de- pended. Though obsolete on the battlefield, cavalry, as brilliantly led by Forrest and John Hunt Morgan, well displayed its potential for ...
... regular cavalry could destroy the fragile railroads upon which the supply of invading armies de- pended. Though obsolete on the battlefield, cavalry, as brilliantly led by Forrest and John Hunt Morgan, well displayed its potential for ...
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... regular troops were deployed else- where. Though they might do no more than man fortifications, they possessed psychological importance in that they maintained local morale and demonstrated to the enemy the presence of organized ...
... regular troops were deployed else- where. Though they might do no more than man fortifications, they possessed psychological importance in that they maintained local morale and demonstrated to the enemy the presence of organized ...
Page 40
... regular army, to date from July 21, 1861.11 This made Beauregard fifth in order of seniority, a fact that much rankled the Creole. He would never forgive Davis for this perceived slight, and as events unfolded—as Grady McWhiney ...
... regular army, to date from July 21, 1861.11 This made Beauregard fifth in order of seniority, a fact that much rankled the Creole. He would never forgive Davis for this perceived slight, and as events unfolded—as Grady McWhiney ...
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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