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Robert E.L. Krick is a Richmond based historian and author of Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia and Fortieth Virginia Infantry. --Book Jacket.
Author : William W. Chamberlaine
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0817356355
Robert E.L. Krick is a Richmond based historian and author of Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia and Fortieth Virginia Infantry. --Book Jacket.
Author : James Ford Rhodes
Publisher :
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 25,36 MB
Release : 1917
Category : United States
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Author : Louise A. Arnold-Friend
Publisher :
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 37,86 MB
Release : 1982
Category : United States
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Author : Allen Guelzo
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0307740692
Winner of the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History An Economist Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Battle of Gettysburg has been written about at length and thoroughly dissected in terms of strategic importance, but never before has a book taken readers so close to the experience of the individual soldier. Two-time Lincoln Prize winner Allen C. Guelzo shows us the face, the sights and the sounds of nineteenth-century combat: the stone walls and gunpowder clouds of Pickett’s Charge; the reason that the Army of Northern Virginia could be smelled before it could be seen; the march of thousands of men from the banks of the Rappahannock in Virginia to the Pennsylvania hills. What emerges is a previously untold story of army life in the Civil War: from the personal politics roiling the Union and Confederate officer ranks, to the peculiar character of artillery units. Through such scrutiny, one of history’s epic battles is given extraordinarily vivid new life.
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 33,59 MB
Release : 1905
Category : America
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Author : William W Chamberlaine
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,45 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781020019098
Chamberlaine's seminal work offers a firsthand account of the American Civil War, illuminating the social, political, and military complexities of this era-defining conflict. Packed with fascinating anecdotes and colorful characters, this is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this pivotal period in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Charles R. Knight
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 161121503X
“Brilliant . . . really gives one a sense of what it took to both lead and run an army in the Civil War. . . . Superb.” —Chris Kolakowski, author of The Virginia Campaigns: March–August 1862 In From Arlington to Appomattox, Charles Knight does for Robert E. Lee and students of the Civil War what E. B. Long’s Civil War Day by Day did for our understanding of the conflict as a whole. This is not another Lee biography, but it is every bit as valuable as one. We know Lee rode out to meet the survivors of Pickett’s Charge and accept blame for the defeat, that he tried to lead the Texas Brigade in a counterattack to save the day at the Wilderness, and took a tearful ride from Wilmer McLean’s house at Appomattox. But where was Lee and what was he doing when the spotlight of history failed to illuminate him? Focusing on what he was doing day by day offers an entirely different appreciation for Lee. Readers will come away with a fresh sense of his struggles, both personal and professional, and discover many things about Lee for the first time through his own correspondence and papers. From Arlington to Appomattox is a tremendous contribution to the literature of the Civil War. “Knight’s study will become the standard reference work on Lee’s daily wartime experiences.” —R. E. L. Krick, author of Staff Officers in Gray “A staggering work of scholarship.” —Jeffry D. Wert, author of A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862–1863 "A pleasure to read.” —Michael C. Hardy, author of General Lee’s Immortals “Keeps the reader engaged.” —Journal of America's Military Past
Author : Allen C. Guelzo
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
ISBN : 0307594084
From the acclaimed Civil War historian, and coinciding with 150th anniversary of the legendary battle: an intimate and richly readable account that draws the reader into the muck and grime of Gettysburg.
Author : John Horn
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1611214378
Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Unit History. “Splendid . . . will stand among the classics of the discipline.” —Ralph Peters, New York Times bestselling author The 12th Virginia has an amazing history. John Wilkes Booth stood in the ranks of one of its future companies at John Brown’s hanging. The regiment refused to have Stonewall Jackson appointed its first colonel. Its men first saw combat in naval battles, including Hampton Roads and First Drewry’s Bluff, before embarrassing themselves at Seven Pines—their first land battle—just outside Richmond. Thereafter, the 12th’s record is one of hard-fighting from the Seven Days’ Battles all the way to Appomattox. Its remarkable story is told here in full for the first time. Horn’s definitive history is grounded in decades of archival research that uncovered scores of previously unused accounts. The result is a lively, driving, up-tempo regimental history that not only describes the unit’s marches and battles, but includes personal glimpses into the lives of the Virginians who made up the 12th regiment. Tables compare the 12th’s fighting prowess with friend and foe, and an appendix resolves the lingering controversy over the fate of the regiment’s last battle flag. With thirty-two original maps, numerous photos, diagrams, tables, and appendices, a glossary, and many explanatory footnotes, The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War will long be hailed as one of the finest regimental histories ever penned. “In Horn’s history, men at war leap off the pages as full-blooded figures and not just background extras in some sweeping tactical history.” —Civil War Courier
Author : William B. Holberton
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 20,80 MB
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0811746895
What happened to the hundreds of thousands of men in the Union and Confederate armies after they lay down their arms? According to William Holberton, many of these men had miles to travel before they were discharged from service, and the passage of these miles included some rather unique situations and experiences. As always, there was bureaucratic red tape and mishandled orders, and in some cases, tragic accidents, such as the Sultana disaster. Beginning with the surrender at Appomattox Court House, the author takes the reader through all the aspects and phases of demobilization, including the Grand Review in Washington, the desertions of soldiers overly eager to return home, the differences between Union and Confederate demobilization, the repatriation of prisoners of war, and the deferred demobilization of many black troops. The late William Holberton was a retired priest living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He spent the years since his retirement researching and writing Homeward Bound, his first book. He had previously published related articles in magazines such as Civil War Times Illustrated.