From The Cannon S Mouth The Civil War Letters Of General Alpheus S Williams
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From The Cannon S Mouth The Civil War Letters Of General Alpheus S Williams
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Author : General Alpheus S. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
From The Cannon S Mouth The Civil War Letters Of General Alpheus S Williams written by General Alpheus S. Williams and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
A candidate for the title of “unsung hero” among the Union generals of the Civil War, Alpheus Williams, “Old Pap” to his men, wrote as frequently as he could to his family in Detroit of his successes, achievements and battles during that terrible period of strife. In this engaging collection of his correspondence he recounts the part he played in the battles both East and West at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Atlanta and the Savannah campaign. A kind hearted man, he was deeply affected by the hardships suffered by the common soldiers under his command who he treated with great care and often sorrow at the awful casualties they suffered. Warmly recommended. “Superb war letters. . . . Old ‘Pap’ Williams possessed an unconscious literary flair that gives simple style and force to his letters. . . . Milo Quaife has added annotation that will enlighten the casual reader and satisfy the scholar.”—New York Times Book Review “Civil War scholars are always grateful for a volume of letters written by a high-ranking officer who held important commands in pivotal engagements. . . . A superior collection. . . . Especially useful to students of the war are his keen, detailed accounts of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.”—American Historical Review
From The Cannon S Mouth
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Author : Alpheus S. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2011-10-01
From The Cannon S Mouth written by Alpheus S. Williams and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-01 with categories.
Engaging Correspondence Of This Michigan General In The Union Army During The American Civil War, Recounting The Battles Of Second Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, And Gettysburg, As Well As The Atlanta And Savannah Campaigns.
From The Cannon S Mouth
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Author : Alpheus S. Williams
language : en
Publisher:
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From The Cannon S Mouth written by Alpheus S. Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Fifty-one years old when the Civil War broke out, Alpheus S. Williams was commissioned brigadier general of volunteers in the Army of the Potomac. These letters to his daughters, written in the most rigorous wartime circumstances, reveal the high-ranking officer's views on events from Bull Run to Georgia and the Carolinas to Gettysburg. He characterizes McClellan, Sherman, Hooker, and Meade; scorns a system of promotion that rewards grandstanders and press-kissers; and explodes in fury at the contractors whose graft cheats the soldiers of blankets and shoes in midwinter. He pities the people and animals thrust in the path of the cannon and is acutely attuned to the weather and landscape. Every line by Williams is stamped with intelligence and sensibility, and his combatant's view of the battle at Antietam is the most stirring in Civil War literature.
The Antietam Campaign
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Author : Gary W. Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2012-01-01
The Antietam Campaign written by Gary W. Gallagher and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with History categories.
The Maryland campaign of September 1862 ranks among the most important military operations of the American Civil War. Crucial political, diplomatic, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan maneuvered and fought in the western part of the state. The climactic clash came on September 17 at the battle of Antietam, where more than 23,000 men fell in the single bloodiest day of the war. Approaching topics related to Lee's and McClellan's operations from a variety of perspectives, contributors to this volume explore questions regarding military leadership, strategy, and tactics, the impact of the fighting on officers and soldiers in both armies, and the ways in which participants and people behind the lines interpreted and remembered the campaign. They also discuss the performance of untried military units and offer a look at how the United States Army used the Antietam battlefield as an outdoor classroom for its officers in the early twentieth century. The contributors are William A. Blair, Keith S. Bohannon, Peter S. Carmichael, Gary W. Gallagher, Lesley J. Gordon, D. Scott Hartwig, Robert E. L. Krick, Robert K. Krick, Carol Reardon, and Brooks D. Simpson.
Michigan S Civil War Citizen General
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Author : Jack Dempsey
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-29
Michigan S Civil War Citizen General written by Jack Dempsey and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-29 with History categories.
With vivid battlefield accounts based on extensive primary research, award-winning author Jack Dempsey's masterful biography tells the amazing story of an unsung hero. Detroit's Alpheus Starkey Williams never tired in service to his city or his country. A veteran of the Mexican-American War, he was a preeminent military figure in Michigan before the Civil War. He was key to the Lost Order, the Battle of Gettysburg, the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign. His generalship at Antietam made possible the Emancipation Proclamation, and Meade and Sherman relied on his unshakable leadership. A steady hand in wartime and in peacetime, Williams was a Yale graduate, lawyer, judge, editor, municipal official, militia officer, diplomat and congressman who stood on principle over party.
Mcclellan S War
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Author : Ethan S. Rafuse
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-23
Mcclellan S War written by Ethan S. Rafuse and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-23 with History categories.
“An important book that rescues George B. McClellan’s military reputation.” —Chronicles Bold, brash, and full of ambition, George Brinton McClellan seemed destined for greatness when he assumed command of all the Union armies before he was 35. It was not to be. Ultimately deemed a failure on the battlefield by Abraham Lincoln, he was finally dismissed from command following the bloody battle of Antietam. To better understand this fascinating, however flawed, character, Ethan S. Rafuse considers the broad and complicated political climate of the earlier 19th Century. Rather than blaming McClellan for the Union’s military losses, Rafuse attempts to understand his political thinking as it affected his wartime strategy. As a result, Rafuse sheds light not only on McClellan’s conduct on the battlefields of 1861-62 but also on United States politics and culture in the years leading up to the Civil War. “Any historian seriously interested in the period will come away from the book with useful material and a better understanding of George B. McClellan.” —Journal of Southern History “Exhaustively researched and lucidly written, Rafuse has done an excellent job in giving us a different perspective on ‘Little Mac.’” —Civil War History “Rafuse’s thoughtful study of Little Mac shows just how enthralling this complex and flawed individual continues to be.” —Blue & Gray magazine
On To Richmond
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Author : James R. Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 2002-01-01
On To Richmond written by James R. Arnold and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Examines the early battles of the Civil War, including the First Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Antietam, and discusses the affects of the war on both Confederate and Union soldiers.
The Battles Of New Hope Church
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Author : Russell Blount, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2010-03-31
The Battles Of New Hope Church written by Russell Blount, Jr. and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-31 with History categories.
This is an account of the actions in Paulding County, Georgia, during the last week of May 1864, including a significant phase in the Atlanta Campaign. During this interval, the Confederate army stops Sherman's advance for the first time. The battles of Pickett's Mill and Dallas are also covered.
Unfurl Those Colors
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Author : Marion V. Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2008-03-26
Unfurl Those Colors written by Marion V. Armstrong and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The first in his authoritative two-volume study of the Battle of Antietam, Unfurl Those Colors! traces the engrossing story of the Union Army's strategies, stratagems, and movements on the bloodiest day in American military history.
Articles Of War
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Author : Albert Castel
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2001
Articles Of War written by Albert Castel and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A delightful collection of essays on 14 of the most intriguing figures of the Civil War.