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The Boy General
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Author : Elizabeth Bacon Custer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907
The Boy General written by Elizabeth Bacon Custer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.
The Boy General
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Author : Richard F. Welch
language : en
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Release Date : 2005
The Boy General written by Richard F. Welch 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 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Drawing on primary-source material, this is an account of Francis Channing Barlow, one of the most successful combat officers in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Although his youthful appearance earned him the nickname Boy General, his fighting capabilities resulted in frequent promotions and greater responsibilities.
The Boy Generals
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Author : Adolfo Ovies
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2021-06-11
The Boy Generals written by Adolfo Ovies and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-11 with History categories.
First in a trilogy—a study of the strategy, tactics, and rivalry between two leaders of the Army of the Potomac’s cavalry during the American Civil War. George Armstrong Custer’s career has attracted its fair share of coverage, but most Custer-related studies focus on his decision-making and actions to the exclusion of other important factors, including his relationships with his fellow officers. Custer developed his tactical philosophy within the politically ridden atmosphere of the Army of the Potomac’s Cavalry Corps. His relationship with his immediate superior, Wesley Merritt, was so acrimonious that even Custer’s wife Libbie described him as her husband’s “enemy.” The Boy Generals examines in detail the steadily deteriorating relationship of two cavalrymen with opposing tactical philosophies, and how this relationship affected events in the field. Custer was a hussar—a firm believer in the shock power of the mounted saber charge—while Merritt was a dragoon, his tactics rooted in the belief that the purpose of the horse was to transport the trooper to the battlefield, where he could fight dismounted with his carbine. With these diametrically opposed belief systems, it was inevitable that these officers would clash. What has often been described as a spirited rivalry was in fact something much darker, an association that moved from initial distaste to acrimony, and finally, outright insubordination on Custer’s part. Author Adolfo Ovies mined deeply official reports, regimental histories, and contemporary newspaper accounts, together with unpublished and little used primary sources of men who fought in their commands. This rich and satisfying study exposes the depths of one of the most dysfunctional and influential relationships in the Army of the Potomac and how it affected cavalry operations in the Eastern Theater. The Boy Generals will change the way Civil War readers think of the premier Union army’s mounted arm, as well as George Custer’s legacy. Praise for The Boy Generals “A grand effort . . . a “Must Read.” It will be a standard bearer; a marvelous book that should remain among the very best. . . . It will certainly grace my library.” —Frederic C. Wagner III, author of The Strategy of Defeat at the Little Big Horn “Well-written, thoroughly researched, and entertaining. This is one you cannot miss.” —Eric J. Wittenberg, award–winning author of “The Devil’s to Pay”: John Buford at Gettysburg: A History and Walking Tour
Boy General
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Author : Elizabeth Bacon 1842-1933 Custer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Boy General written by Elizabeth Bacon 1842-1933 Custer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
The Boy Generals George Custer Wesley Merritt And The Cavalry Of The Army Of The Potomac
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Author : Adolfo Ovies
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2023-12-07
The Boy Generals George Custer Wesley Merritt And The Cavalry Of The Army Of The Potomac written by Adolfo Ovies and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The second installment of Al Ovies’ The Boy Generals trilogy, George Custer, Wesley Merritt and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac, from the Gettysburg Retreat through the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, encompasses a period jammed with tumultuous events for the cavalry on and off the battlefield and a significant change of command at the top. Once below the Potomac River, the Union troopers raced down the east side of the Blue Ridge Mountains but were unable to prevent General Lee’s wounded Army of Northern Virginia from reaching Culpeper. The balance of the 1863 was a series of maneuvers, raids, and fighting that witnessed the near-destruction of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade at Buckland Mills and the indecisive and frustrating efforts of the Bristoe Station and Mine Run campaigns. Alfred Pleasonton’s controversial command of the mounted arm ended abruptly, only to be replaced by the more controversial Philip H. Sheridan, whose combustible personality intensified the animosity burning between George Custer and Wesley Merritt. Victory and glory followed the Cavalry Corps during the early days of Overland campaign, particularly at Yellow Tavern, where Rebel cavalier Jeb Stuart was mortally wounded. The “spirited rivalry” between Custer and Merritt, in turn, took a turn for the worse. At Trevilian Station, the bitterness and rancor permeating their relationship broke into the open to include harsh official reports critical of the other’s actions. Merritt’s elevation to temporary command of the 1st Cavalry Division cemented their rancor. Just as their relationship worsened, so too did the tenor of the war darken as the sieges of Richmond and Petersburg ground on, and Confederate partisan Col. John S. Mosby intensified guerrilla operations that disrupted Union logistics in the Shenandoah Valley. When Gen. Ulysses Grant demanded that Sheridan escalate retribution, the cavalry commander delivered his infamous edict to “eat out Virginia clear and clean as far as they go, so that crows flying over it for the balance of the season will have to carry their provender with them.” Much of the gritty task fell on the shoulders of the boy generals. Adolfo Ovies’ well-researched and meticulously detailed account of the increasingly dysfunctional relationship between Custer and Merritt follows the same entertaining style in the first installment. The Boy Generals changes the way Civil War enthusiasts will understand and judge the actions of the Union’s bold riders.
The Boy General
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Author : Elizabeth Bacon Custer
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Release Date : 2018-10-13
The Boy General written by Elizabeth Bacon Custer and has been published by Franklin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-13 with categories.
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Boy General Of The 11th Alabama
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Author : Donald W. Abel, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-11-03
Boy General Of The 11th Alabama written by Donald W. Abel, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-03 with History categories.
In the spring of 1861, John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders, a 21-year-old cadet at the University of Alabama, helped organize a company of the 11th Alabama Volunteer Infantry. Hailing primarily from Greene County, the 109 men of Company C, "The Confederate Guards," signed on for the duration of the war and made Sanders their first captain. They would fight in every major battle in the Eastern Theater, under Robert E. Lee. Leading from the front, Sanders was wounded four times during the war yet rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming one of the South's "boy generals" at 24. By Appomattox, Sanders was dead and the remaining 20 men of Company C surrendered with what was left of the once formidable Army of Northern Virginia. This is their story.
The Boy General
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Author : Elizabeth B. Custer
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2021-01-11
The Boy General written by Elizabeth B. Custer and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-11 with History categories.
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Goyo
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Author : TBA Studios
language : en
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2018-08-17
Goyo written by TBA Studios and has been published by Anvil Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-17 with History categories.
Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral is a coming-of-age story about how a young, overconfident boy learns to accept his own mortality and, more importantly, his duties as a true soldier of the Republic.” – Jerrold Tarog, director of Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral History lessons have ingrained in Filipinos the heroism of the boy general Gregorio del Pilar, famed for the Battle in Tirad Pass. But the ideals that spur a revolution are as complex as the motivations of this young man to pursue greatness. This compendium brings together the process of making the movie from its director, producers and screenwriter, and an interview with Bulacan historian Isagani Giron that looks into the writings of Teodoro Kalaw and Nick Joaquin. It invites thoughtful scrutiny of a flawed young man and a deeper reflection of Philippine history in hopes of a more meaningful understanding of ourselves as a people and as a nation.
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Author : Elizabeth Bacon Custer
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-02
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