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Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience / / Kevin Dougherty



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Autore: Dougherty Kevin Visualizza persona
Titolo: Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience / / Kevin Dougherty Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
Disciplina: 973.7/40922
Soggetto topico: Generals - United States
Generals - Confederate States of America
Command of troops
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Influence
Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Patterns 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.
Sommario/riassunto: A 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
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ISBN: 1-282-48572-5
9786612485725
1-60473-162-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815929303321
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