Alexandria goes to war : beyond Robert E. Lee / George G. Kundahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kundahl, George G., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Secession.

Alexandria (Va.)--Biography.

Alexandria (Va.).

Alexandria (Va.)--History--19th century.

Alexandria (Va.)--History, Military--19th century.

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Virginia.

History.

Secession--Virginia.

Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1865.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2004]

Contents:

Key Events in the Formative Years of Alexandria xiii

Chapter 1 General in Chief: Robert E. Lee 19

Chapter 2 Senior General: Samuel Cooper 31

Chapter 3 Field Commander: Montgomery Corse 51

Chapter 4 Presidential Aide: G. W. Custis Lee 77

Chapter 5 General Staff Officer: George Brent 101

Chapter 6 Politician: David Funsten 127

Chapter 7 Naval Officers: French and Douglas Forrest 143

Chapter 8 Spy: Orton Williams 167

Chapter 9 Scout: Frank Stringfellow 181

Chapter 10 Engineer: Wilson Presstman 197

Chapter 11 Flower of the South: Randolph Fairfax 207

Chapter 12 Immigrant: Patrick O'Gorman 227

Chapter 13 Southern Sympathizer: Anne Frobel 241

Chapter 14 Chronicler: Alexander Hunter 259

Chapter 15 Veteran: Edgar Warfield 279

Appendix Other Notable Characters 303.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-376) and index.

ISBN:

1572333200

OCLC:

54356611