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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... sides were less than exemplary . Sound and discernible military reasons typically prompted a general's ele- vation in rank , but both opposing presidents occasionally granted promotions for broader considerations , usually political in ...
... sides were less than exemplary . Sound and discernible military reasons typically prompted a general's ele- vation in rank , but both opposing presidents occasionally granted promotions for broader considerations , usually political in ...
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... modern war, but educational attainment— or pure intellectual power, however attained—increases in signifi- cance. Regardless of social class, which varied considerably on both sides, 4 Reflections of a Civil War Historian.
... modern war, but educational attainment— or pure intellectual power, however attained—increases in signifi- cance. Regardless of social class, which varied considerably on both sides, 4 Reflections of a Civil War Historian.
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... sides, few Civil War generals who lacked formal education gained promo- tion. Eighty percent of the total had graduated from college. More than one-half of those above brigadier had graduated from West Point. Of the twenty-five highest ...
... sides, few Civil War generals who lacked formal education gained promo- tion. Eighty percent of the total had graduated from college. More than one-half of those above brigadier had graduated from West Point. Of the twenty-five highest ...
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... sides): during that time new appointments to major generalcies and above numbered thirty-eight for the Confederacy. That same year the Confederacy promoted its first lieutenant generals and named Braxton Bragg a full general, the last ...
... sides): during that time new appointments to major generalcies and above numbered thirty-eight for the Confederacy. That same year the Confederacy promoted its first lieutenant generals and named Braxton Bragg a full general, the last ...
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... sides conducted the war rather competently and realistically. If we are going to absolve Ulysses S. Grant for Cold Harbor, as well I think we must, it seems correct to forgive R. E. Lee his decisions on the third day at Gettysburg. As ...
... sides conducted the war rather competently and realistically. If we are going to absolve Ulysses S. Grant for Cold Harbor, as well I think we must, it seems correct to forgive R. E. Lee his decisions on the third day at Gettysburg. As ...
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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