"Happiness is not my companion" : The life of General G.K. Warren / David M. Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, David M., 1935- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

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

United States.

United States. Army--Biography.

Warren, G. K., 1830-1882.

Warren, G. K.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Happiness Is Not My Companion""The Life of General G. K. WarrenDavid M. JordanThe valorous but troubled career of the Civil War general, best known for his quick action to defend Little Round Top and avert a Union defeat at Gettysburg.Gouverneur K. Warren, a brilliant student at West Point and a topographical engineer, earned early acclaim for his explorations of the Nebraska Territory and the Black Hills in the 1850s. With the start of the Civil War, Warren moved from teacher at

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. Cold Spring and West Point; 2. Topographical Engineer; 3. Into the West with Harney; 4. The Black Hills; 5. The Explorer Becomes a Soldier; 6. On the Virginia Peninsula; 7. From Second Manassas to Fredericksburg; 8. With Hooker; 9. To Little Round Top; 10. The Aftermath of Gettysburg; 11. Second Corps Interlude; 12. Fallout, 1863...1864; 13. Into the Deep, Dark Woods; 14. Bloody Spotsylvania; 15. Around Lee's Right; 16. Standoff at Petersburg; 17. The Mine and the Railroad; 18. West to Peebles' Farm; 19. To the End of 1864; 20. Beginning of the End

21. To the White Oak Road22. All Fools' Day; 23. A Soldier's Good Name; 24. An Engineer, Again; 25. Newport; 26. The Court Begins; 27. The Court Resumes; 28. The Lawyers Have Their Say; 29. The Frustration of Waiting; 30. Where Malevolence Cannot Reach; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612062827

9781282062825

1282062824

9780253108944

0253108942

OCLC:

56610377