Sickles The Incredible
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Sickles The Incredible
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Author : W. A. Swanberg
language : en
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Release Date : 1956
Sickles The Incredible written by W. A. Swanberg and has been published by New York : Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with categories.
Sickles The Incredible
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Author : W. A. Swanber
language : en
Publisher: Butternut & Blue
Release Date : 1991-06-01
Sickles The Incredible written by W. A. Swanber and has been published by Butternut & Blue this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
-- A problem child for all his 94 years. -- A Tammany politician so involved with women that he worried even Tammany. -- A diplomat who insulted Queen Victoria. -- A presidential aspirant, then a killer tried for murder. -- The general who won (or almost lost) the battle of Gettysburg. -- The soldier who laid away his lost leg in a coffin. -- The butt of the most vicious abuse in American newspaper history. -- The Yankee ambassador who took over Spain, carried on an affair with the deposed Queen Isabella, finally lost his own political shirt. -- The genius who smashed Jay Gould's railroad conspiracy. -- The millionaire who went broke on women and Wall Street. -- The adventurer who was often wrong, often right, but never dull.
Sickles The Incredible
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Author : Waswanberg Waswanberg
language : en
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Release Date : 2015-08-24
Sickles The Incredible written by Waswanberg Waswanberg and has been published by Sagwan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-24 with History categories.
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Daniel Sickles A Life
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Author : Garry Boulard
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2019-11-19
Daniel Sickles A Life written by Garry Boulard and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The name Daniel Sickles and the word controversy are synonymous. Any student of 19th century American political history is familiar with Sickles’ 1859 murder of Philip Barton Key, the son of Francis Scott Key, who had seduced Sickles’ young wife. That murder, because Sickles was at the time a New York Congressman and Key a district attorney for Washington, captured the country’s imagination, a front-page event that inevitably ensnarled President James Buchanan, a close Sickles friend, inviting in the process explorations of what was seen as a sordid Washington society of the late 1850s. Civil War historians know Sickles as the General who led the men of the Union’s III Corps out onto the exposed expanse of the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg, a decision many scholars have regarded as disastrous, and one that nearly led to an overall Union defeat at the famous battlefield, while losing for Sickles his right leg from Confederate shelling. But these two singular, if spectacular events, in a very real sense represent only two days out of an extraordinary lifetime of 94 years. The rest of Sickles’ career was made up of his rise as a young stalwart of New York’s notorious Tammany Hall; his two terms in Congress leading up to the Civil War; his contentious service as a military governor of the Carolinas after the War; his newsworthy tenure as U.S. Minister to Spain in the late 1860s and early 70s; and even his stint, at the age of 70, as the sheriff of the county encompassing New York City. Beyond the headlines were Sickles’ relationships with presidents ranging from Franklin Pierce to Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, not to mention an improbable friendship with Theodore Roosevelt at the turn of the century. Daniel Sickles: A Life is the first full-length published treatment looking in depth at the entirely of one man’s almost unbelievably colorful and contentious career. Garry Boulard is the author of The Expatriation of Franklin Pierce—The Story of a President and the Civil War (iUniverse, 2006), and The Worst President—The Story of James Buchanan (iUniverse, 2015). Boulard’s essays and reviews have appeared in the Journal of Southern History, Journal of Ethnic Studies, Louisiana History, Journal of Mississippi History, and Florida Historical Quarterly, among many other publications.
Generals In Blue And Gray
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Author : Wilmer L. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2006-02-20
Generals In Blue And Gray written by Wilmer L. Jones and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-20 with History categories.
This volume uses biographical sketches of twenty-one Union generals to tell the story of the Civil War and examine the implementation of Northern strategy. Among these generals are prominent figures like Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan, and William T. Sherman, as well as Daniel Sickles, whose actions sparked intense controversy at Gettysburg, and the lesser known John McClernand, a congressman who lobbied for his own appointment. In Wilmer Jones's accounts, which focus on character, personality, leadership ability, military skill, and politics, each general comes starkly to life.
The Second Day At Gettysburg
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Author : Gary W. Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Release Date : 1993
The Second Day At Gettysburg written by Gary W. Gallagher and has been published by Kent State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
This series of essays aims to expand understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg. They offer controversial interpretations, to prompt re-evaluation of several officers - such as Robert E. Lee, Daniel E. Sickles and Henry W. Slocum - who played crucial roles during the second day of the battle.
Three Days At Gettysburg
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Author : Gary W. Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Release Date : 1999
Three Days At Gettysburg written by Gary W. Gallagher and has been published by Kent State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
A collection of essays from Civil War historians on leadership during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. Based on manuscript sources and consideration of existing literature, the contributors challenge prevailing interpretations of key officers' performances.
Gettysburg
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Author : Mark Grimsley
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Gettysburg written by Mark Grimsley and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with History categories.
Created by scholars who have walked the battlegrounds, consulted with local experts and park guides, and studied the testimony left behind by the participants, this guide is the ultimate guide to Gettysburg. 57 maps, figures & photos.
Lincoln S Political Generals
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Author : David Work
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2024-03-18
Lincoln S Political Generals written by David Work and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-18 with History categories.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sought to bind important political leaders to the Union by appointing them as generals. The task was formidable: he had to find enough qualified officers to command a military that would fight along a front that stretched halfway across the continent. West Point hadn't graduated enough officers, and many of its best chose to fight for the Confederacy. Lincoln needed loyal men accustomed to organization, administration, and command. He also needed soldiers, and political generals brought with them their constituents and patronage power. As the war proceeded, the value of the political generals became a matter of serious dispute. Could politicians make the shift from a political campaign to a military one? Could they be trusted to fight? Could they avoid destructive jealousies and the temptations of corruption? And with several of the generals being Irish or German immigrants, what effect would ethnic prejudices have on their success or failure? In this book, David Work examines Lincoln's policy of appointing political generals to build a national coalition to fight and win the Civil War. Work follows the careers of sixteen generals through the war to assess their contributions and to ascertain how Lincoln assessed them as commander-in-chief. Eight of the generals began the war as Republicans and eight as Democrats. Some commanded armies, some regiments. Among them were some of the most famous generals of the Union--such as Francis P. Blair Jr., John A. Dix, John A. Logan, James S. Wadsworth--and others whose importance has been obscured by more dramatic personalities. Work finds that Lincoln's policy was ultimately successful, as these generals provided effective political support and made important contributions in military administration and on the battlefield. Although several of them proved to be poor commanders, others were effective in exercising influence on military administration and recruitment, slavery policy, and national politics.
The 72nd New York Infantry In The Civil War
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Author : Rick Barram
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-04-03
The 72nd New York Infantry In The Civil War written by Rick Barram and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with History categories.
This is the story of the men who fought and died in the 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Part of Dan Sickles' famed Excelsior Brigade, the 72nd New York served in all the major actions associated with the III Corps, losing one-fourth or more of the regiment in three different engagements. The narrative of the war is told in the words of the men who were there. Drawing on soldier's letters, diaries, memoirs (many unpublished or obscure) and official reports, this work follows these men from the exciting beginnings of recruitment, the boredom and frustrations of life policing the secessionist countryside of Southern Maryland, through to the eventual disbanding of the regiment in July of 1864 after being bled white at Williamsburg, the Peninsula, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Overland Campaign. A final chapter offers a brief account of many of the men's lives following the war. Included in the work are photographs, period illustrations, maps and an organizational chart. A complete roster is arranged by company with chronologies of officers' service.