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The bravest of the brave : the correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur / / edited by George G. Kundahl ; foreword by Gary W. Gallagher



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Autore: Ramseur Stephen Dodson <1837-1864.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The bravest of the brave : the correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur / / edited by George G. Kundahl ; foreword by Gary W. Gallagher Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
Disciplina: 973.7/82
Soggetto topico: Generals - Confederate States of America
Generals - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
Altri autori: KundahlGeorge G. <1940->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The formative years, 1837-1855 -- Wearing the military uniform of the United States : the West Point years and service as an army officer, 1855-1861 -- Confederate artillery officer, 1861-1862 -- Regimental commander, April-October 1862 -- Brigade commander (I), November 1862-October 1863 -- Brigade commander (II), November 1863-May 1864 -- Division commander, May-October 1864 -- Death and aftermath.
Sommario/riassunto: Born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in 1837, Stephen Dodson Ramseur rose meteorically through the military ranks. Graduating from West Point in 1860, he joined the Confederate army as a captain. By the time of his death near the end of the war at the Battle of Cedar Creek, he had attained the rank of major general in the Army of Northern Virginia. He excelled in every assignment and was involved as a senior officer in many of the war's most important conflicts east of the Appalachians. Ramseur's letters--over 180 of which are collected and transcribed here by George Kundahl--provide hi
Titolo autorizzato: The bravest of the brave  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4696-0402-7
0-8078-9570-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821393203321
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