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Resolute rebel : General Roswell S. Ripley, Charleston's gallant defender / Chet Bennett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bennett, Chet, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887.
- Ripley, R. S.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Biography.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- The first biography of Gen. Ripley's complex, often contradictory military service in the U.S. and Confederate armies and his postwar British exploits.
- Contents:
- Family and early years
- West Point
- Prelude to war
- Mexico, 1846
- Mexico, 1847
- Postwar, 1848-1849
- Florida, 1849-1850
- Twilight of a career
- A new life in South Carolina
- Secession
- The bombardment
- Robert E. Lee in command
- General John C. Pemberton
- Peninsula campaign
- Maryland campaign
- Return to Charleston
- The impending storm
- Attack of the ironclads
- The defense of Morris Island
- Attacks on Battery Wagner
- Siege and bombardment
- The H. L. Hunley arrives
- Ripley rebuked
- The H. L. Hunley lost at sea
- Ripley returns and reacts
- Ripley in crisis
- Death of the Confederacy
- Chaos and flight to England
- England, 1866-1869
- Financial struggles, 1869-1873
- Literary career, 1874-1875
- An eventful 1875
- Ripley's 'The situation in America'
- Inventor
- Return to America
- Death in New York and honors in Charleston.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- OCLC:
- 969439539
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