Abner Doubleday His Life And Times
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Abner Doubleday His Life And Times
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Author : JoAnn Smith Bartlett
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2009-05-18
Abner Doubleday His Life And Times written by JoAnn Smith Bartlett and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Abner Doubleday: His Life and Times is a full-length biography of a man who lingered on the fringes of history for nearly 150 years. His story is one of a man who was remembered for a myth, not his actual deeds. This story sheds light on the man who was as complex as any modern person; a man who was far ahead of his time. When General John F. Reynolds fell at the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg, it was Doubleday who took on the command of the troops during the first day. As the Union retreated at the end of the day and the two armies flowed through the streets, Abner was seen in the midst of the wounded and stragglers as he tried to learn more details of the action. He rode rapidly back to the front. His horse was covered with foam and the flushed face of the General bespoke the tremendous strain under which he was laboring. A subordinate officer described Abner, He handles his troops under fire with the same composure he would exhibit at a review or parade. (He is) a man of unquestioned bravery, cool and clear sighted on the battlefield.
Abner Doubleday
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Author : Thomas Barthel
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Abner Doubleday written by Thomas Barthel and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with History categories.
While Abner Doubleday is remembered primarily, and mistakenly, for having "invented" baseball (he did not), it was his selfless exercise of duty to his nation that should be honored. Following his youth in Auburn, New York, and his days as a cadet at West Point to the Union general's involvement in the American Civil War and his public service afterwards, he is revealed in this biography as a man who took unpopular stands but was guided by a firm vision of justice. One chapter fully explores the baseball myth.
American Legends
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-03-02
American Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-02 with categories.
*Examines the legend that Abner Doubleday invented baseball, including the origins of the legend and its veracity. *Includes Doubleday's accounts of Fort Sumter, Antietam, and Gettysburg. *Discusses the controversies surrounding Doubleday's life and legacy. *Includes pictures of Doubleday and important people and places. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Gen. Doubleday was not a man of 'personal magnetism' nor what is called a dashing officer.' He was an earnest and conscientious man and a safe and steady soldier-precise, methodical, and to be depended on in any emergency." - General Don Carlos Buell A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) had one of the lengthiest Civil War resumes and an influence that made him worthy of national recognition. Doubleday is credited with firing the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening fight of the war, and he played a pivotal role on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, taking command of the I Corps early on the morning of July 1, 1863 after General John Reynolds was killed. Doubleday also led a division at South Mountain and then at Antietam, where he was injured during deadly fighting in the Cornfield and the West Woods. One colonel described him as a "gallant officer ... remarkably cool and at the very front of battle," and his personal character was so admired among the rank-and-file that one of his men humorously asserted, "He is deficient considerably in the requisites of a commander. He does not drink whiskey...stays with his command and seems anxious to do his duty and fight Rebels....He also allows his wife to stay with him when he ought to keep a mistress." Despite his Civil War service, few people remember Abner Doubleday for his military career today, and it has basically been relegated to the status of historical footnote. Instead, Doubleday has become the inadvertent beneficiary of the myth that he invented baseball, and he is almost universally remembered for that claim. In conjunction, the widespread belief that Doubleday invented baseball resulted in his hometown of Cooperstown, New York becoming home of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame. This is all in spite of the fact that Doubleday never claimed to have invented the game much less said anything of note about it, which should come as no surprise since baseball was so commonplace by then that it was a popular game played in army camps among Civil War soldiers on both sides. American Legends: The Life of Abner Doubleday profiles the life of the Civil War general, examines his military career, and explains the origins of the myth that he invented baseball. Along with pictures, you will learn about Doubleday like you never have before, in no time at all.
My Life In The Old Army
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Author : Abner Doubleday
language : en
Publisher: TCU Press
Release Date : 1998
My Life In The Old Army written by Abner Doubleday and has been published by TCU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Often thought of as the inventor of baseball - the great American pastime - Abner Doubleday was first and foremost a soldier. My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War. He was on hand for the first shots of the conflict, for the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, and later served in Saltillo after the campaign moved farther south toward Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, he traveled far and wide in Mexico and describes his experiences in this volume.
The Old Sumpter Hero
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Author : David Morgan Ramsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Old Sumpter Hero written by David Morgan Ramsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with categories.
Abner Doubleday
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Author : Montrew Dunham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Abner Doubleday written by Montrew Dunham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Baseball players categories.
A biography of Abner Doubleday, which focuses on his love for baseball when he was young and who became a general in the Civil War later in life.
Abner Doubleday And Baseball S Beginning
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Author : Nel Yomtov
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Press
Release Date : 2021
Abner Doubleday And Baseball S Beginning written by Nel Yomtov and has been published by Capstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
1861
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Author : Adam Goodheart
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-04-05
1861 written by Adam Goodheart and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-05 with History categories.
A gripping and original account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. An epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields, 1861 introduces us to a heretofore little-known cast of Civil War heroes—among them an acrobatic militia colonel, an explorer’s wife, an idealistic band of German immigrants, a regiment of New York City firemen, a community of Virginia slaves, and a young college professor who would one day become president. Their stories take us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the waters of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at its moment of ultimate crisis and decision. Hailed as “exhilarating….Inspiring…Irresistible…” by The New York Times Book Review, Adam Goodheart’s bestseller 1861 is an important addition to the Civil War canon. Includes black-and-white photos and illustrations.
The Old Sumpter Hero
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Author : David M. Ramsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Old Sumpter Hero written by David M. Ramsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Generals categories.
Madness Rules The Hour
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Author : Paul Starobin
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2017-04-11
Madness Rules The Hour written by Paul Starobin and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-11 with History categories.
From Lincoln's election to secession from the Union, this compelling history explains how South Carolina was swept into a cultural crisis at the heart of the Civil War. "The tea has been thrown overboard -- the revolution of 1860 has been initiated." -- Charleston Mercury, November 8, 1860 In 1860, Charleston, South Carolina, embodied the combustible spirit of the South. No city was more fervently attached to slavery, and no city was seen by the North as a greater threat to the bonds barely holding together the Union. And so, with Abraham Lincoln's election looming, Charleston's leaders faced a climactic decision: they could submit to abolition -- or they could drive South Carolina out of the Union and hope that the rest of the South would follow. In Madness Rules the Hour, Paul Starobin tells the story of how Charleston succumbed to a fever for war and charts the contagion's relentless progress and bizarre turns. In doing so, he examines the wily propagandists, the ambitious politicians, the gentlemen merchants and their wives and daughters, the compliant pastors, and the white workingmen who waged a violent and exuberant revolution in the name of slavery and Southern independence. They devoured the Mercury, the incendiary newspaper run by a fanatical father and son; made holy the deceased John C. Calhoun; and adopted "Le Marseillaise" as a rebellious anthem. Madness Rules the Hour is a portrait of a culture in crisis and an insightful investigation into the folly that fractured the Union and started the Civil War.