Forgotten Cavalryman: Brigadier-General Andrew Jonathan Alexander
Forgotten Cavalryman: Brigadier-General Andrew Jonathan Alexander

Author: Major~General James Harrison Wilson

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13:

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More than two million men served in the Union forces during the American Civil War. Of them, most are forgotten but Andrew Alexander should not be. Alexander’s four years of unbroken service during the Rebellion, and twenty-two years of life on the frontier earned him a place that should be more notable. His friends remembered him as a man of great courage, integrity, and physical perfection. He fought at Gettysburg and other great battles of the war. One of those friends, General James H. Wilson, tried to make sure he was not forgotten by authoring this biography of Alexander in 1887. He recounts the early part of the Civil War when Alexander was called to Washington to serve on the staff of General George B. McClellan. But it wasn't long before he was in the thick of the fighting as a cavalry officer, eventually being breveted as a major-general. After the Civil War, he served out west in the frontier until ill health took him away. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

The Union Cavalry Comes of Age
The Union Cavalry Comes of Age

Author: Eric J Wittenberg

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018-05-14

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1439660077

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An award-winning cavalry historian shares a myth-busting look at how the Union cavalry surpassed its Confederate counterpart and helped win the Civil War. The Army of the Potomac’s mounted units suffered early in the Civil War at the hands of the horsemen of the South. However, by 1863, the Federal cavalry had evolved into a fearsome fighting machine. Despite the numerous challenges occupying officers and politicians, as well as the harrowing existence of troopers in the field, the Northern cavalry helped turn the tide of war much earlier than is generally acknowledged. In this expertly researched volume, historian Eric J. Wittenberg describes how the Union cavalry became the largest, best-mounted, and best-equipped force of horse soldiers the world had ever seen. The 1863 consolidation of numerous scattered Federal units created a force to be reckoned with—a single corps ten thousand strong. Wittenberg’s research thoroughly debunks the narrative that the Confederate “cavaliers” were the superior force.

Fighting for the Confederacy
Fighting for the Confederacy

Author: Gary W. Gallagher

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2000-11-09

Total Pages: 693

ISBN-13: 0807882348

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Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail-- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides.

Small But Important Riots
Small But Important Riots

Author: Robert F. O'Neill

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1640125477

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This tactical study of fighting in June of 1863 is placed within the strategic context of a campaign—the result of thirty years of research at repositories across the country and research in unpublished records at the National Archives.

Battlefield Atlas of Price's Missouri Expedition Of 1864
Battlefield Atlas of Price's Missouri Expedition Of 1864

Author: Charles Collins

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-13

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781719088947

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This 230 page atlas is divided into seven parts. Part I, Missouri's Divided Loyalties, and Part II, Missouri's Five Seasons, provide an overview of Missouri's history from the initial settlement of the Louisiana Purchase Territories through the opening years of the American Civil War. The remaining parts cover the Confederate plan, the Confederate movement into Missouri and the Union reaction, the Confederate retreat and Union pursuit into Kansas, and the final Confederate escape back into Arkansas. The atlas has a standard format with the map to left and the narrative to the right. Each narrative closes with two or more primary source vignettes. These vignettes provide an overview of the events shown on the map and discussed in the narrative from the perspective of persons who participated in the events. In most cases there are two vignettes with the first from a person loyal to the Union and the second from a person who supported the southern cause. A few narratives have two or more vignettes from only the Union side. This was done to emphasize disagreements and struggles among senior leaders to establish a common course of action. Map 25, Decision at the Little Blue River, is a good example and the three vignettes emphasize the disagreement between Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis and his subordinate, Maj. Gen. James Blunt on where to locate the Union defensive line.

LIFE & SERVICES OF BREVET BRIG
LIFE & SERVICES OF BREVET BRIG

Author: James Harrison 1837-1925 Wilson

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-28

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781372858260

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