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Author : Chester G. Hearn
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807140918
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The Capture of New Orleans 1862 written by Chester G. Hearn and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 24, 1862, Federal gunboats made their way past two Confederate forts to ascend the Mississippi, and the Union navy captured the city of New Orleans. How did the South lose its most important city? In this exhaustively researched, authoritative, well-argued study, Chester Hearn examines the decisions, actions, individuals, and events that brought about the capture of New Orleans - and forever weakened the Confederate war machine. Hearn directs his inquiry to the heart of government, both Union and Confederate, and takes a hard look at the selection of military and naval leaders, the use of natural and financial resources, and the performances of all personnel involved. The decisions of Jefferson Davis, Stephen R. Mallory, and three Confederate secretaries of war, he holds, were as much to blame for the fall of New Orleans as David Farragut's warships. Hearn also scrutinizes the role of Major General Mansfield Lovell and evaluates the investigation that ended his career. Hearn's explorations bring us into a flourishing New Orleans and introduce Louisiana leaders Thomas O. Moore and the debilitated old men sent to prepare the state for war: Major General David E. Twiggs and Commodore Lawrence Rousseau. We follow their trifling efforts to defend the lower Mississippi and General Lovell's frustrations in attempting to arm forts and obtain cooperation from the navy, and we come to understand the dismay of such leaders as P.G.T. Beauregard and Braxton Bragg as they witnessed this bungling. Hearn traces the building of the ironclads Manassas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and investigates the reason for their failure to defend New Orleans.
Author : John Bigelow
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Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Retrospections of an Active Life: 1817-1863 written by John Bigelow and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lawrence M. Woods
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1452040125
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Edward Shelley's Journal, 1856-61 written by Lawrence M. Woods and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh from a stint recruiting Albanians to fight the Cossacks in the Crimean War, Edward Shelley embarked for South America, to avoid tiresome (and embarrassing) Parliamentary hearings back home. Thus began a trip around the world over the next 52 months, as he searched for adventure and new scenes to explore, stopping at intervals to collect traveling money from home. Shelley found adventure in full measure, crossing the Andes, passing through revolution-ravaged Mexico, sleeping alongside an erupting Hawaiian volcano and following invading British and French armies into China; and even close brushes with death receive only laconic mention in his journal. Annotations of the journal typescript explain journal some obscure entries and provide the historical and geographical context for his travels.
Author : Samuel Willard Crompton
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
ISBN 13 : 1578595185
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (785 download)
Download or read book The Handy Civil War Answer Book written by Samuel Willard Crompton and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the biggest events and battles to the lesser-known warriors and women, a captivating, concise, and convenient guide to America’s defining conflict, its origins, key battles, people, events, and aftermath. The nation’s highest-casualty, bloodiest-war is still discussed, studied, acted out, and politically relevant. From the complex, turbulent and difficult events leading to the war, through the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the military strategies, battles, and people, and from Lee’s surrender at Appomattox to the Southern reconstruction and modern aftermath, The Handy Civil War Answer Book answers more than 900 questions, from the most widely asked to the more obscure, such as ... How did the Mexican War influence Americans of the 1850s? What was Robert E. Lee’s connection to George Washington? What did people mean when they said Lincoln had the style of a buffoon and the “brain of a giant”? What is nullification? What is secession? How closely are they linked? What was so important about the Homestead Act? How did what happened at Harpers Ferry contribute to what would become the Civil War? What all-black regiment famously led the charge at Battery Wagner? Was there any precedent for the Siege of Vicksburg? Would North and South have been reconciled if Lincoln had not been assassinated? What became of Generals Grant and Lee after the war? How do Americans continue to commemorate the Civil War? Blending historical review with a little surprising trivia into an engaging question-and-answer format, The Handy Civil War Answer Book is perfect for browsing and is ideal for the serious military or history buff, students, teachers, and anyone interested in a better understanding of our nation's past—and present. Photos, battlefield maps, and a chronology of major events contribute to the understanding of the War between the States in this tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.
Author : Lyman Summerfield Widney
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1425178871
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Campaigning with Uncle Billy written by Lyman Summerfield Widney and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Campaigning with Uncle Billy is the memoir of the service of Sgt. Lyman S. Widney of Illinois who served throughout the Civil War with the 34th Illinois Infantry. Widney's account of his wartime service is based on the diary he kept during the conflict. As a regimental clerk, he was in a position to meet many prominent people and to know the plans and thinking of the command staff. Widney's narrative is personal, highly detailed, vividly descriptive and accurate. He writes with emotion and humor. He details the life of the volunteer soldiers as they enlist, adapt to military life and learn the trade of soldiering. His descriptions of the horrors of the battlefield, its grisly aftermath and the toll that sickness exacted on the rank and file is highly personal. Through Widney's eyes we explore the countryside, tour Mammoth Cave, learn firsthand about combat and sickness and endure life in the trenches in the relentless fighting of the Atlanta Campaign and the grueling March to the Sea and through the Carolinas. Widney's memoir is a worthy addition to the literature of the Civil War from the point of view of the common soldier.
Author : George Ripley
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Total Pages : 848 pages
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Download or read book The Condensed American Cyclopaedia written by George Ripley and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey Martin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474226655
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Geographers written by Geoffrey Martin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geographers is an annual collection of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known, including explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a select bibliography and a brief chronology. The work includes a general index, and a cumulative index of geographers listed in volumes published to date. Published under the auspices of the International Geographical Union.
Author : Charles L. Dufour
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803265998
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (659 download)
Download or read book The Night the War Was Lost written by Charles L. Dufour and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Long before the Confederacy was crushed militarily, it was defeated economically," writes Charles L. Dufour. He contends that with the fall of the critical city of New Orleans in spring 1862 the South lost the Civil War, although fighting would continueøfor three more years. On the Mississippi River, below New Orleans, in the predawn of April 24, 1862, David Farragut with fourteen gunboats ran past two forts to capture the South's principal seaport. Vividly descriptive, The Night the War Was Lost is also very human in its portrayal of terrified citizens and leaders occasionally rising to heroism. In a swift-moving narrative, Dufour explains the reasons for the seizure of New Orleans and describes its results.
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Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book American Civil War [6 volumes] written by Spencer C. Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 5224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expansive, multivolume reference work provides a broad, multidisciplinary examination of the Civil War period ranging from pre-Civil War developments and catalysts such as the Mexican-American War to the rebuilding of the war-torn nation during Reconstruction. The Civil War was undoubtedly the most important and seminal event in 19th-century American history. Students who understand the Civil War have a better grasp of the central dilemmas in the American historical narrative: states rights versus federalism, freedom versus slavery, the role of the military establishment, the extent of presidential powers, and individual rights versus collective rights. Many of these dilemmas continue to shape modern society and politics. This comprehensive work facilitates both detailed reading and quick referencing for readers from the high school level to senior scholars in the field. The exhaustive coverage of this encyclopedia includes all significant battles and skirmishes; important figures, both civilian and military; weapons; government relations with Native Americans; and a plethora of social, political, cultural, military, and economic developments. The entries also address the many events that led to the conflict, the international diplomacy of the war, the rise of the Republican Party and the growing crisis and stalemate in American politics, slavery and its impact on the nation as a whole, the secession crisis, the emergence of the "total war" concept, and the complex challenges of the aftermath of the conflict.
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Author : James R. Arnold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610699343
Total Pages : 1820 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Understanding U.S. Military Conflicts through Primary Sources [4 volumes] written by James R. Arnold and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 1820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easily accessible resource that showcases the links between using documented primary sources and gaining a more nuanced understanding of military history. Primary source analysis is a valuable tool that teaches students how historians utilize documents and interpret evidence from the past. This four-volume reference traces key decisions in U.S. military history—from the Revolutionary War through the 21st-century conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq—by examining documents relating to military strategy and national policy judgments by U.S. military and political leaders. A comprehensive introductory essay provides readers with the context necessary to understand the relationship between diplomatic documents, military correspondence, and other documentation related to events that shaped warfare, diplomacy, and military strategy. Once the stage is set, the work covers 14 conflicts that are significant to U.S. history. Treatment of each of the conflicts begins with a historical overview followed by a chronology and approximately 30 primary source documents presented in chronological order. Each document is accompanied by a description and annotations and by an analysis that highlights its importance to the event or topic under discussion. Designed for secondary school and college students, the work will be exceptionally valuable to teachers who will appreciate the ready-made lessons that fit directly into core curriculum standards.
Author : Benjamin P. Thomas
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809386925
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln written by Benjamin P. Thomas and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2008-09-26 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long considered a classic, Benjamin P. Thomas's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography takes an incisive look at one of American history's greatest figures. Originally published in 1952 to wide acclaim, this eloquent account rises above previously romanticized depictions of the sixteenth president to reveal the real Lincoln: a complex, shrewd, and dynamic individual whose exceptional life has long intrigued the public. Thomas traces the president from his hardscrabble beginnings and early political career, through his years as an Illinois lawyer and his presidency during the Civil War. Although Lincoln is appropriately placed against the backdrop of the dramatic times in which he lived, the author's true focus is on Lincoln the man and his intricate personality. While Thomas pays tribute to Lincoln's many virtues and accomplishments, he is careful not to dramatize a persona already larger than life in the American imagination. Instead he presents a candid and balanced representation that provides compelling insight into Lincoln's true character and the elements that forged him into an extraordinary leader. Thomas portrays Lincoln as a man whose conviction, resourcefulness, and inner strength enabled him to lead the nation through the most violent crossroads in its history. Thomas's direct, readable narrative is concise while losing none of the crucial details of Lincoln's remarkable life. The volume's clarity of style makes it accessible to beginners, but it is complex and nuanced enough to interest longtime Lincoln scholars. After more than half a century, Abraham Lincoln: A Biography is still an essential source for anyone interested in learning more about the many facets of the sixteenth president, and it remains the definitive single-volume work on the life of an American legend.
Author : Robert B. Zoellick
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 1538712369
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)
Download or read book America in the World written by Robert B. Zoellick and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America has a long history of diplomacy–ranging from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson to Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and James Baker–now is your chance to see the impact these Americans have had on the world. Recounting the actors and events of U.S. foreign policy, Zoellick identifies five traditions that have emerged from America's encounters with the world: the importance of North America; the special roles trading, transnational, and technological relations play in defining ties with others; changing attitudes toward alliances and ways of ordering connections among states; the need for public support, especially through Congress; and the belief that American policy should serve a larger purpose. These traditions frame a closing review of post-Cold War presidencies, which Zoellick foresees serving as guideposts for the future. Both a sweeping work of history and an insightful guide to U.S. diplomacy past and present, America in the World serves as an informative companion and practical adviser to readers seeking to understand the strategic and immediate challenges of U.S. foreign policy during an era of transformation.
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Total Pages : 122 pages
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Download or read book Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Navy Department. Naval Operations Office
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Total Pages : 516 pages
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Download or read book Civil War Chronology, 1861-1865 written by United States. Navy Department. Naval Operations Office and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Naval History Division
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Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865 written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part IV of the Civil War Naval Chronology - a summary of significant events from 1861-1865.
Author : Bill Lindsay
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398115266
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (981 download)
Download or read book William Schaw Lindsay written by Bill Lindsay and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From orphaned cabin boy to ship's captain, shipping magnate and MP; the biography of a Victorian titan.
