General Edwin Vose Sumner Usa
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General Edwin Vose Sumner Usa
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Author : Thomas K. Tate
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-10-01
General Edwin Vose Sumner Usa written by Thomas K. Tate and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with History categories.
This biography of General Edwin Vose Sumner emphasizes his role in developing the mounted arm of the U.S. Army. Born in Boston in 1797 he abandoned a merchant's career and entered the U.S. Infantry in 1819. Transferring to the Dragoons in the 1830s, Sumner established the Cavalry School of Practice at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Among his students was the future Confederate General Richard S. Ewell. Sumner served with distinction throughout the Mexican War and maintained a balance between the warring factions in Kansas in the mid-1850s (his efforts earning him the displeasure of the Pierce administration). He led an expedition against the Cheyennes with subordinates that included future Civil War generals John Sedgwick and Samuel Sturgis as well as the capable but headstrong Lieutenant Jeb Stuart. Replacing Albert Sidney Johnston in California in 1861, Sumner kept the state in the Union. Returning east, he commanded the Second Corps throughout 1862 and died of pneumonia in March 1863.
Annual Report Of The Association Of The Graduates Of The United States Military Academy At West Point New York
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Author : United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
Annual Report Of The Association Of The Graduates Of The United States Military Academy At West Point New York written by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with categories.
Provides information on the organization and activities of the Association plus lists and status of members.
New England Families Genealogical And Memorial
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Author : William Richard Cutter
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Release Date : 2003
New England Families Genealogical And Memorial written by William Richard Cutter and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with New England categories.
America S Middlemen
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Author : Eric Grynaviski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03-15
America S Middlemen written by Eric Grynaviski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with History categories.
Explores how people at the margins of American politics (America's middlemen) have historically shaped war, peace, expansion, and empire.
A Yankee At Arms
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Author : Augustus D. Ayling
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1999
A Yankee At Arms written by Augustus D. Ayling and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When New Englander Augustus Ayling responded to President Lincoln's first call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War, he began a diary that he would keep until the end of the conflict. That recently discovered manuscript now provides us with an unusual panorama of the Civil War as seen by one man who fought in three different theaters. A company-grade officer in the Union Army for most of the war, Ayling was a highly literate, keen-eyed observer who described major events of the war in elaborate detail. Early in his service, he witnessed firsthand the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac, the peninsular campaign of McClellan, the battle of Fredericksburg, and the retreat of Burnside. Following the transfer of his regiment to Kentucky, he participated in the Vicksburg campaign, which culminated in one of the Union's most important victories. Upon returning to Kentucky, he enjoyed a brief wartime romance before a bout of malaria sent him home on sick leave. Eventually, he rejoined his regiment outside of Knoxville, where it helped to repel Longstreet's troops. After the war, Ayling was recalled to a regiment occupying Richmond and was made a judge advocate. From this vantage point he witnessed the beginnings of Reconstruction and of reconciliation between members of Northern and Southern white elites. Throughout his diary, Ayling eloquently described the difficult conditions under which soldiers served, revealing both the pleasures and problems of an officer's life. As lively and dramatic in its reportage of key events as it is meticulous in detail, Ayling's diary provides valuable perspectives on both the battlefield and the homefront. The Editor: Charles F. Herberger is professor emeritus at Nasson College, Springvale, Maine. His books include The Riddle of the Sphinx and The Thread of Ariadne.
The Era Of The Civil War 1820 1876
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Author : Louise A. Arnold-Friend
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Era Of The Civil War 1820 1876 written by Louise A. Arnold-Friend and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with United States categories.
Hang Them All
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Author : Donald L. Cutler
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-07-15
Hang Them All written by Donald L. Cutler and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-15 with History categories.
Col. George Wright’s campaign against the Yakima, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Palouse, and other Indian peoples of eastern Washington Territory was intended to punish them for a recent attack on another U.S. Army force. Wright had once appeared to respect the Indians of the Upper Columbia Plateau, but in 1858 he led a brief war noted for its violence, bloodshed, and summary trials and executions. Today, many critics view his actions as war crimes, but among white settlers and politicians of the time, Wright was a patriotic hero who helped open the Inland Northwest to settlement. “Hang Them All” offers a comprehensive account of Wright’s campaigns and explores the controversy surrounding his legacy. Over thirty days, Wright’s forces defeated a confederation of Plateau warriors in two battles, destroyed their food supplies, slaughtered animals, burned villages, took hostages, and ordered the hanging of sixteen prisoners. Seeking the reasons for Wright’s turn toward mercilessness, Cutler asks hard questions: If Wright believed he was limiting further bloodshed, why were his executions so gruesomely theatrical and cruel? How did he justify destroying food supplies and villages and killing hundreds of horses? Was Wright more violent than his contemporaries, or did his actions reflect a broader policy of taking Indian lands and destroying Native cultures? Stripped of most of their territory, the Plateau tribes nonetheless survived and preserved their cultures. With Wright’s reputation called into doubt, some northwesterners question whether an army fort and other places in the region should be named for him. Do historically based names honor an undeserving murderer, or prompt a valuable history lesson? In examining contemporary and present-day treatments of Wright and the incident, “Hang Them All” adds an important, informed voice to this continuing debate.
Courage Above All Things
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Author : Harwood P. Hinton
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2020-10-29
Courage Above All Things written by Harwood P. Hinton and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
For a half century, John Ellis Wool (1784–1869) was one of America’s most illustrious figures—most notably as an officer in the United States Army during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. At the onset of the Civil War, when he assumed command of the Department of the East, Wool had been a brigadier general for twenty years and, at age seventy-seven, was the oldest general on either side of the conflict. Courage Above All Things marks the first full biography of Wool, who aside from his unparalleled military service, figured prominently in many critical moments in nineteenth-century U.S. history. At the time of his death in 2016, Harwood Hinton, a scholar with an encyclopedic knowledge of western history, had devoted fifty years to this monumental work, which has been completed and edited by the distinguished historian Jerry Thompson. This deeply researched and deftly written volume incorporates the latest scholarship to offer a clear and detailed account of John Ellis Wool’s extraordinary life—his character, his life experiences, and his career, in wartime and during uneasy periods of relative peace. Hinton and Thompson provide a thorough account of all chapters in Wool’s life, including three major wars, the Cherokee Removal, and battles with Native Americans on the West Coast. From his distinguished participation in the War of 1812 to his controversial service on the Pacific coast during the 1850s, and from his mixed success during the Peninsula Campaign to his overseeing of efforts to quell the New York City draft riots of 1863, John Ellis Wool emerges here as a crucial character in the story of nineteenth-century America—complex, contradictory, larger than life—finally fully realized for the first time.
The Gleam Of Bayonets
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Author : James V. Murfin
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2004-09-01
The Gleam Of Bayonets written by James V. Murfin and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-01 with History categories.
One of the bloodiest days in American military history, the Battle of Antietam turned the tide of the Civil War in favor of the North and delivered the first major defeat to Robert E. Lee’s army. In The Gleam of Bayonets, James V. Murfin gives a compelling account of the events and personalities involved in this momentous battle. The gentleness and patience of Lincoln, the vacillations of McClellan, and the grandeur of Lee—all unfold before the reader. The battle itself is presented with precision and scope as Murfin blends together atmosphere and fact, emotions and tactics, into a dramatic and coherent whole. Originally published in 1965, The Gleam of Bayonets is now recognized as a classic and the standard against which all books on Antietam are measured.
Armor
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1905
Armor written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1905 with Armored vehicles, Military categories.