LEADER 03699nam 22004573 450 001 9910795359803321 005 20210901203513.0 010 $a1-63101-431-5 035 $a(CKB)4940000000601644 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6564552 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6564552 035 $a(OCoLC)1249470636 035 $a(BIP)080001893 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000601644 100 $a20210901d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNo Place for Glory $eMajor General Robert E. Rodes and the Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAshland :$cThe Kent State University Press,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (318 pages) 225 1 $aCivil War Soldiers and Strategies 327 $aCover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: "His Promotion Should Date from May 2" -- Chapter 1: "Everything ahead Looks Like War" -- Chapter 2: "A Perfect Triumphal March" -- Chapter 3: "We Are Brought in Hearing of Artillery" -- Chapter 4: "The Yankes Crossed Fired on Us a Good While" -- Chapter 5: "I Never Saw Troops So Scattered" -- Chapter 6: "For a Few Minutes the Fighting Was Terrific" -- Chapter 7: "We Charged Right over Them" -- Chapter 8: "It Was Then Too Late" -- Chapter 9: "A Day None Will Forget" -- Chapter 10: "The Place Was Thronged with Rebels" -- Chapter 11: "The Night Was Hideous in the Extreme" -- Chapter 12: "So High That We Cannot Cross" -- Epilogue: "The Whole Army Mourned His Death" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aA scrupulous analysis of Rodes's conduct during the Battle of Gettysburg Over the years, many top historians have cited Major General Robert E. Rodes as the best division commander in Robert E. Lee's vaunted army. Despite those accolades, Rodes faltered badly at Gettysburg, which stands as the only major blemish on his otherwise sterling record. Although his subordinates were guilty of significant blunders, Rodes shared the blame for the disjointed attack that led to the destruction of Alfred Iverson's brigade on the first day of the battle. His lack of initiative on the following day was regarded by some in the army as much worse. Whether justified or not, they directly faulted him for not supporting Jubal Early's division in a night attack on Cemetery Hill that nearly succeeded in decisively turning the enemy's flank.The reasons behind Rodes's flawed performance at Gettysburg have long proven difficult to decipher with any certainty. Because his personal papers were destroyed, primary sources on his role in battle remain sparse. Other than the official reports on the battle, the record of what occurred there is mostly limited to the letters and diaries of his subordinates. In this new study, however, Robert J. Wynstra draws on sources heretofore unexamined, including rare soldiers' letters published in local newspapers and other firsthand accounts located in small historical societies, to shed light on the reasons behind Rodes's missteps.As a result of this new research and analysis, we are finally able to come to a more detailed understanding of Rodes's division's activities at Gettysburg, an enduring subject of study and interest. 410 0$aCivil War Soldiers and Strategies 517 $aNo Place for Glory 610 $aUnited States 610 $aHistory 676 $a355.0092 700 $aWynstra$b Robert J$0954361 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795359803321 996 $aNo Place for Glory$93807794 997 $aUNINA