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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... staff , though retaining command of the battalion . In this new capacity Lee served as liaison officer between Whiting and his division's two brigades . Lee's artillery battalion did not become engaged in the Battle of Fair Oaks ( also ...
... staff , though retaining command of the battalion . In this new capacity Lee served as liaison officer between Whiting and his division's two brigades . Lee's artillery battalion did not become engaged in the Battle of Fair Oaks ( also ...
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... staff in late August 1847 that he planned to attack the Mexican capital be- fore Santa Anna could raze his exterior line. When the old general asked for suggestions, Captain Lee voiced his support for a plan, to which Beauregard ...
... staff in late August 1847 that he planned to attack the Mexican capital be- fore Santa Anna could raze his exterior line. When the old general asked for suggestions, Captain Lee voiced his support for a plan, to which Beauregard ...
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... staff carefully , among them a captain seven years out of West Point , Stephen D. Lee , the future defender of Vicksburg . Lee's duties were to act as both acting assistant commissary general and acting assistant quartermaster general ...
... staff carefully , among them a captain seven years out of West Point , Stephen D. Lee , the future defender of Vicksburg . Lee's duties were to act as both acting assistant commissary general and acting assistant quartermaster general ...
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Contents
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18 | |
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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