LEADER 04026nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910815929303321 005 20230516022040.0 010 $a1-282-48572-5 010 $a9786612485725 010 $a1-60473-162-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484983 035 $a(EBL)515587 035 $a(OCoLC)220862023 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000122806 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122806 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131720 035 $a(PQKB)10575694 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515587 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13583 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515587 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10218398 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248543 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484983 100 $a20061204d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCivil War leadership and Mexican War experience$b[electronic resource] /$fKevin Dougherty 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57806-968-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index. 327 $aPatterns of the military profession -- George McClellan and siege warfare -- Ulysses S. Grant and logistical risk -- Philip Kearny and reckless courage -- Samuel Du Pont and the naval blockade -- Winfield Scott and the changing nature of warfare -- John Pope and the influence of Zachary Taylor -- George Meade and missed opportunity -- Jefferson Davis and the bad example -- Joe Hooker and the administrative side -- William Sherman and room to grow -- Henry Halleck and the military executive -- Henry Hunt and the organization of artillery -- George Thomas and the rock -- Robert E. Lee and turning movement based on reconnaissance -- Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregarde and the exception that proves the rule -- Jefferson Davis and misplaced confidence -- Braxton Bragg and Jefferson Davis -- John Winder and wartime governance -- John Slidell and doomed diplomacy -- Gideon Pillow and political generals -- Stonewall Jackson and the role of artillery -- James Longstreet and the changed mind? -- George Pickett and the quest for glory -- John Pemberton and inflexibility -- A.P. Hill and the tendency to criticize -- Lewis Armistead and comrades becoming enemies -- Summary of lessons learned -- Appendix A. Federal Civil War generals who also served in the Mexican War -- Appendix A. Confederate Civil War generals who also served in the Mexican War. 330 $aA great many commanders in the American Civil War (1861-1865) served in the Mexican War (1846-1848). Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience explores the influence of the earlier war on those men who would become leaders of Federal and Confederate forces. Military historian Kevin Dougherty sets the context with a discussion of professional soldiering before both wars. He then depicts the unique experiences of twenty-six men in Mexico, thirteen who would later serve the Confederacy and thirteen who would remain with the Union. He traces how tactics they used and reactions they had to Ci 606 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aGenerals$zConfederate States of America$vBiography 606 $aCommand of troops$vCase studies 606 $aMexican War, 1846-1848$xInfluence 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 615 0$aGenerals 615 0$aGenerals 615 0$aCommand of troops 615 0$aMexican War, 1846-1848$xInfluence. 676 $a973.7/40922 700 $aDougherty$b Kevin$01620474 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815929303321 996 $aCivil War leadership and Mexican War experience$94083561 997 $aUNINA