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Dieter C. Ullrich, Berry Craig
When General E. A. Paine assumed command of the U.S. Army's District of Western Kentucky at Paducah in the summer of 1864, he faced a defiant populace, a thriving black market and undisciplined troops plagued by low morale. Guerrillas pillaged towns
Autor:
Benton Rain Patterson
Lincoln's most controversial generals--his so-called'political generals'--were appointed, promoted or kept in service for political purposes without regard for their competence.'It seems but little better than murder,'the Army's general in chief, Hen
Autor:
David G. Moore
This is the first biography of Union General William S. Rosecrans in more than fifty years. It tells the story of his military successes and the important results that led to the Union victory in the Civil War: winning the first major campaign of the
Autor:
Wayne Mahood
Although he never achieved the renown of Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee, General Alexander Hays was one of the great military men of the Civil War. Born July 8, 1819, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, Hays graduated from West Point and served with distin
Autor:
Frances H. Casstevens
Edward Wild, the controversial Union general who headed the all-black African Brigade in the Civil War, was one of the most loved and most hated figures of the 19th century. The man was neither understood nor appreciated by military or civilian, blac