Reflections of a Civil War historian : essays on leadership, society, and the art of war / Herman Hattaway ; foreword by Frank F. Vandiver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hattaway, Herman.

Series:

Shades of blue and gray series.

Shades of blue and gray series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Command of troops--History--19th century.

Command of troops.

Military art and science--United States--History--19th century.

Military art and science.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Miscellanea.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2004.

Summary:

Born in New Orleans, Herman Hattaway grew up in the Deep South. While it might not seem such a stretch for him to have become one of the foremost authorities on the Civil War and Southern history, Hattaway was actually at a loss for a career choice when he stumbled into the class of Professor T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University. Williams's lectures and writings were so inspiring to Hattaway that he became a regular in his classes, receiving his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. all under the professor's tutelage. This collection of essays is a compendium of Hattaway's writings from throughout his more-than-forty-year career. He is the author or coauthor of five books that were selections of the History Book Club-Jefferson Davis: Confederate President; Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War; Why the South Lost the Civil War; How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War; and General Stephen D. Lee.He is also the author of the text for Gettysburg to Vicksburg: The Five Original Civil War Battlefield Parks. Hattaway is a captivating historian who always seeks to engage others in the study of history. He has made many important scholarly contributions to our understanding of the Civil War, including new information on the military use of balloons, the relevance of religion in warfare, and the nature of good (and bad) military leadership. This book will appeal to the many historians and others who have been influenced by Hattaway over the years. It demonstrates how he has evolved as a historian and brings to light many essays that were never before published or published only in specialized journals.

Contents:

Civil War leadership

Stephen d. Lee and the guns at Second Manassas

P.G.T. Beauregard

Morgan's Raid : the war strikes home

Soldier of conscience, George H. Thomas : a Virginian fights for the Union

Lincoln's presidential example in dealing with the military

The war inside the church

State rights and local defense : the crux of Frank L. Owsley's state-rights thesis reexamined

"We shall cease to be friends"

Balloons and the American military : Civil War to World War I

The War Board, the basis of the United States' first general staff

The Civil War armies : creation, mobilization, and development

The evolution of tactics in the Civil War

Epilogue : on remembering and reliving history.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6442-5

OCLC:

61426013