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9780700609437

Civil War Generals in Defeat

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  • ISBN13:

    9780700609437

  • ISBN10:

    0700609431

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-04-01
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

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Summary

Analyzing men who might be considered "capable failures". the authors examine the various reasons men of the "loosing' side suffered defeat, whether flaws of character, errors of judgment, or lack of preparation. 7 illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(8)
1. When Merit Was Not Enough: Albert Sidney Johnston and Confederate Defeat in the West, 1862
9(20)
Steven E. Woodworth
2. "The Responsibility Is Great": Joseph E. Johnston and the War in Virginia
29(42)
Alan Downs
3. Fighting for Defeat? George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign and the Change of Base to the James River
71(24)
Ethan S. Rafuse
4. Generalship on Trial: Don Carlos Buell's Campaign to Chattanooga
95(24)
Stephen D. Engle
5. In Defense of Fighting Joe Hooker
119(22)
Stephen W. Sears
6. Misused Merit: The Tragedy of John C. Pemberton
141(20)
Michael B. Ballard
7. "If Properly Led": Command Relationships at Gettysburg
161(30)
Brooks D. Simpson
Conclusion 191(8)
Contributors 199(2)
Notes 201(30)
Index 231

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