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Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major General (Expanded, Annotated)

Author : Major-General John Sedgwick
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major General (Expanded, Annotated) written by Major-General John Sedgwick and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last words of Major General John Sedgwick as he strode in front of his men in the open at Spotsylvania were, "What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? Why are you dodging like this? They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." In an instant, he was struck down by a Confederate sharpshooter from 1,000 yards. Much loved by his men and his comrades in arms, even Robert E. Lee expressed sorrow at the death of an old friend. General George Meade wept and Grant said losing Sedgwick was worse than losing a division. He was wounded several times in battle and was considered a very solid commander. When moved to a new command, his old division presented him with a sword made in Europe costing $1,000. From the Mexican War through his death in 1864, here are the letters of this little-written-about general. Both volumes are presented here with letters to his family and comrades. For the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

Searching for George Gordon Meade

Author : Tom Huntington
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811708136
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Searching for George Gordon Meade written by Tom Huntington and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historian's investigation of the life and times of Gen. George Gordon Meade to discover why the hero of Gettysburg has failed to achieve the status accorded to other generals of the conflict.

Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General written by John Sedgwick and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In My Blood

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061745065
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book In My Blood written by John Sedgwick and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While working on his second novel, John Sedgwick spiraled into a depression so profound that it very nearly resulted in suicide. An author acclaimed for his intimate literary excursions into the rarified, moneyed enclave of Brahmin Boston, he decided to search for the roots of his malaise in the history of his own storied family—one of America's oldest and most notable. Following a bloodline that travels from Theodore Sedgwick, compatriot of George Washington and John Adams, to Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's tragic muse, John Sedgwick's very personal journey of self-discovery became something far greater: a spellbinding study of the evolution of an extraordinary American family.

From the River to the Sea

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982104309
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book From the River to the Sea written by John Sedgwick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Riveting...A great read, full of colorful characters and outrageous confrontations back when the west was still wild.” —George R.R. Martin A propulsive and panoramic history of one of the most dramatic stories never told—the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West. It is difficult to imagine now, but for all its gorgeous scenery, the American West might have been barren tundra as far as most Americans knew well into the 19th century. While the West was advertised as a paradise on earth to citizens in the East and Midwest, many believed the journey too hazardous to be worthwhile—until 1869, when the first transcontinental railroad changed the face of transportation. Railroad companies soon became the rulers of western expansion, choosing routes, creating brand-new railroad towns, and building up remote settlements like Santa Fe, Albuquerque, San Diego, and El Paso into proper cities. But thinning federal grants left the routes incomplete, an opportunity that two brash new railroad men, armed with private investments and determination to build an empire across the Southwest clear to the Pacific, soon seized, leading to the greatest railroad war in American history. In From the River to the Sea, bestselling author John Sedgwick recounts, in vivid and thrilling detail, the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the “little family” of his Rio Grande, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in Colorado soon evolves into an all-out battle as each man tries to outdo the other—claiming exclusive routes through mountains, narrow passes, and the richest silver mines in the world; enlisting private armies to protect their land and lawyers to find loopholes; dispatching spies to gain information; and even using the power of the press and incurring the wrath of the God-like Robber Baron Jay Gould—to emerge victorious. By the end of the century, one man will fade into anonymity and disgrace. The other will achieve unparalleled success—and in the process, transform a sleepy backwater of thirty thousand called “Los Angeles” into a booming metropolis that will forever change the United States. Filled with colorful characters and high drama, told at the speed of a locomotive, From the River to the Sea is an unforgettable piece of American history “that seems to demand a big-screen treatment” (The New Yorker).

Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General written by John Sedgwick and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Blood Moon

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501128698
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Blood Moon written by John Sedgwick and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century—a “riveting…engrossing…‘American Epic’” (The Wall Street Journal) and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee. “A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Moon is the story of the feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. One of the men, known as The Ridge—short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops—is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. In Blood Moon, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country’s mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts—and Sedgwick’s own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma—it is “a wild ride of a book—fascinating, chilling, and enlightening—that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country” (Ian Frazier). Populated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people.

Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major General (Expanded, Annotated)

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781519053640
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major General (Expanded, Annotated) written by John Sedgwick and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last words of Major General John Sedgwick as he strode in front of his men in the open at Spotsylvania were, "What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? Why are you dodging like this? They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."In an instant, he was struck down by a Confederate sharpshooter from 1,000 yards.Much loved by his men and his comrades in arms, even Robert E. Lee expressed sorrow at the death of an old friend. General George Meade wept and Grant said losing Sedgwick was worse than losing a division. He was wounded several times in battle and was considered a very solid commander.When moved to a new command, his old division presented him with a sword made in Europe costing $1,000.From the Mexican War through his death in 1864, here are the letters of this little-written-about general. Both volumes are presented here with letters to his family and comrades.

The Union Sixth Army Corps in the Chancellorsville Campaign

Author : Philip W. Parsons
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476610223
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Union Sixth Army Corps in the Chancellorsville Campaign written by Philip W. Parsons and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winter of 1862-1863 found the Union Army of the Potomac in sad shape, after bloody battles, multiple defeats, lack of adequate provisions and high desertion rates. When Major General Joseph Hooker took command, he set about revamping conditions. Instructed by President Lincoln to make the destruction of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia the Union's top priority, Hooker mounted the Chancellorsville Campaign. Lee's aggressive battlefield manner coupled with Hooker's failure to initiate an assault led to a sound defeat by Confederate forces and left Hooker--who ultimately had only himself and his lack of initiative to blame--looking for a scapegoat. Among those Hooker attempted to hold responsible was the courageous Sixth Army Corps, Major General John Sedgwick commanding, the unit responsible for the sole Union victory of the entire campaign. This history of the battlefield engagements of the Sixth Army Corps on May 3 and 4, 1863, is compiled from contemporary accounts and a variety of postwar histories.

Correspondence of John Sedgwick Major-General, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267903221
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick Major-General, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by John Sedgwick and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Correspondence of John Sedgwick Major-General, Vol. 1 Though the story of these wars has been so often told and retold since these letters were written, they still have the interest that attaches to all the words and acts of a noble actor in both military dramas. In the second series they have the weight which belongs to mature experience and high command. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Gettysburg--The First Day

Author : Harry W. Pfanz
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807898406
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Gettysburg--The First Day written by Harry W. Pfanz and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the critical first day's fighting finally receives its due. After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Harry Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of events of the first day. He describes the engagements in McPherson Woods, at the Railroad Cuts, on Oak Ridge, on Seminary Ridge, and at Blocher's Knoll, as well as the retreat of Union forces through Gettysburg and the Federal rally on Cemetery Hill. Throughout, he draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge many long-held assumptions about the battle.

The Gettysburg Campaign

Author : Edwin B. Coddington
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684845695
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Gettysburg Campaign written by Edwin B. Coddington and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Gettysburg remains one of the most controversial military actions in America's history, and one of the most studied. Professor Coddington's is an analysis not only of the battle proper, but of the actions of both Union and Confederate armies for the six months prior to the battle and the factors affecting General Meade’s decision not to pursue the retreating Confederate forces. This book contends that Gettysburg was a crucial Union victory, primarily because of the effective leadership of Union forces—not, as has often been said, only because the North was the beneficiary of Lee's mistakes. Scrupulously documented and rich in fascinating detail, The Gettysburg Campaign stands as one of the landmark works in the history of the Civil War.

Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332436460
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General (Classic Reprint) written by John Sedgwick and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General I received this morning your letter of the I 5th. I expected to have left this post yester day for Fort Leavenworth, but shall not leave till to-morrow. When I arrive I will give you a description. You were wrong in believing that the additional pay inﬂuenced me in accept ing the appointment; it was the additional rank, and the compliment of being placed over the heads of over one hundred Captains, without being an applicant. I think and hope I have done right, and if it comes to the worst, I would prefer doing the same thing over, and then re sign rather than decline; but for the next year my station will be as pleasant as any in the West, except I cannot reach home quite so soon. The mail is only three days from New York. Fort Leavenworth is three hundred miles farther. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Dedication of the Equestrian Statue of Major-General John Sedgwick

Author : Connecticut. Major General John Sedgwick equestrian statue commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Dedication of the Equestrian Statue of Major-General John Sedgwick written by Connecticut. Major General John Sedgwick equestrian statue commission and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Long Road to Gettysburg

Author : Jim Murphy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395559659
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Long Road to Gettysburg written by Jim Murphy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

A Biographical Sketch

Author : Emily Sedgwick Welch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
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Download or read book A Biographical Sketch written by Emily Sedgwick Welch and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General

Author : John Sedgwick
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN 13 : 9780344109430
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General written by John Sedgwick and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.