Generals in Blue and Gray: Lincoln's GeneralsStackpole Books, 2006 M02 20 - 384 páginas 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. |
Contenido
1 The Making of a President | 1 |
2 Abraham Lincoln CommanderinChief | 11 |
3 Winfield Scott Old Fuss and Feathers | 35 |
4 Irvin McDowell Hard Luck General | 47 |
5 Benjamin F Butler The Beast | 57 |
6 George B McClellan The General with the Slows | 71 |
7 Don Carlos Buell The McClellan of the West | 89 |
8 William S Rosecrans Old Rosy | 103 |
15 William Tecumseh Sherman Advocate of Total War | 199 |
16 John Sedgwick Uncle John | 215 |
17 Joseph Hooker Fighting Joe | 229 |
18 George H Thomas The Rock of Chickamauga | 243 |
19 Philip Sheridan Worth His Weight in Gold | 257 |
20 John F Reynolds Man of Honor | 271 |
21 George Gordon Meade The Cautious General | 285 |
22 Hugh Judson Kilpatrick KillCavalry | 299 |
9 John Pope The Miscreant | 117 |
10 John A McClernand The Congressman General | 127 |
11 Henry Wagner Halleck Old Brains | 137 |
12 Ambrose E Burnside Reluctant Commander | 151 |
13 Ulysses S Grant Unconditional Surrender Grant | 167 |
14 Daniel E Sickles A Man of Controversy | 183 |
23 Winfield Scott Hancock Hancock the Superb | 309 |
24 Epilogue The Death of a President | 323 |
Notes | 327 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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