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Reflections of a Civil War historian : essays on leadership, society, and the art of war / Herman Hattaway ; foreword by Frank F. Vandiver.
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- Author/Creator:
- Hattaway, Herman.
- Series:
- Shades of blue and gray series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Miscellanea.
- United States.
- History.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Command of troops--History--19th century.
- Command of troops.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- Social aspects.
- Military art and science--United States--History--19th century.
- Military art and science.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 254 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- ContentsPrefacePart I. Leadership and CommandCivil War LeadershipS. D. Lee and the Guns at Second ManassasP. G. T. BeauregardMorgan's RaidGeorge H. ThomasSherman's MarchLincoln's Presidential Example in Dealing with the MilitaryLincoln as Military StrategistPart II. Society in WartimeThe War inside the ChurchState Rights and Local Defense"We Shall Cease to Be Friends"Part III. The Art of WarBalloonsThe War BoardThe Civil War ArmiesThe Evolution of Tactics in the Civil WarEpilogueOn Remembering and Reliving History
- Contents:
- Part 1 Leadership and Command
- Civil War Leadership 3
- Stephen D. Lee and the Guns at Second Manassas 18
- P. G. T. Beauregard 35
- Morgan's Raid: The War Strikes Home 52
- Soldier of Conscience, George H. Thomas: A Virginian Fights for the Union 66
- Lincoln's Presidential Example in Dealing with the Military 78
- Part 2 Society in Wartime
- The War inside the Church 99
- State Rights and Local Defense: The Crux of Frank L. Owsley's State-Rights Thesis Reexamined 111
- "We Shall Cease to Be Friends" 133
- Part 3 The Art of War
- Balloons and the American Military: Civil War to World War I 147
- The War Board, the Basis of the United States' First General Staff 158
- The Civil War Armies: Creation, Mobilization, and Development 169
- The Evolution of Tactics in the Civil War 200
- Epilogue: On Remembering and Reliving History 221.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826214878
- OCLC:
- 52766173
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