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A Hero to His Fighting Men : Nelson A. Miles, 1839-1925.
Nelson A Miles began his military service as a volunteer officer in the Civil War. He later earned the appellation the idol of the Indian fighters and capped his controversial career by serving as Commanding General of the Army from 1895 to 1903. Without the benefit of a college education, Miles att...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Ashland :
The Kent State University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Boy Grows Up to Become a Soldier; 2. Gallantry Recognized from Chancellorsville to Appomattox; 3. After the Civil War: From Fort Monroe, Virginia, to Fort Hays, Kansas; 4. Campaign against the Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Comanche; 5. Campaign against the Sioux; 6. Miles and the Nez Perce; 7. Strained Relations between Sherman and Miles, 1878-1885; 8. The Geronimo Campaign, 1886; 9. Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles and the Aftermath of the Geronimo Campaign; 10. The "Messiah" Outbreak of 1890.
- 11. From Command in Chicago to Commanding General of the Army12. The Spanish-American War: Girding for Battle; 13. The Surrender at Santiago and the Puerto Rico Campaign; 14. Following the Spanish-American War: Scandals and Military Pettiness; 15. Miles Inspires White House Discipline; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.