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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign : his supposed charge from Fort Hell, his near-mortal wounding, and a Civil War myth reconsidered /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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California :
Savas Beatie,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Preface; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; Chapter 1: Smoke, Clouds, and Confusion: The Pitfalls of Embellishing Clouded Hindsight; Chapter 2: History Sometimes Repeats Itself: And Historians Often Repeat Each Other; Chapter 3: Chamberlain's "Charge at Fort Hell": Orders and Objectives; Chapter 4: Objective One: "Look Out for These Batteries Here"; Chapter 5: Objective Two: "Those Batteries Out There Must be Dislodged"; Chapter 6: Objective Three: "Attack and Carry the Works in Your Front"; Chapter 7: Where Were the Guns? Chamberlain's Artillery Support.
- Chapter 8: Facts Matter: Major Roebling's RuleChapter 9: A Twist of Irony: Sweitzer's Position Holds the Key; Chapter 10: The Confederate View: Bushrod Johnson Speaks; Chapter 11: Silent Confederate Witnesses: Joseph Kershaw and Charles Field; Chapter 12: Where Were They Deployed? The Location of Cutler and Ayres; Chapter 13: More Evidence: The Role of Burnside's IX Corps; Chapter 14: Memories Contradicted: Twitchell's 7th Maine Battery; Chapter 15: Understanding the Battlefield: The Terrain Never Lies; Chapter 16: Objections Considered: Was it Fort Mahone?
- Chapter 17: Summary: The June 18 Evidence Speaks for ItselfChapter 18: Even Heroes Make Mistakes: Smoke, Clouds, and Confusion; Chapter 19: For Posterity's Sake: Setting the Record Straight; Postscript: Walking Into History: My Journey to Petersburg; Afterword; Appendix 1: Orders of Battle, June 18, 1864; Appendix 2: Chamberlain's Wound; Appendix 3: Maps and Chamberlain's Story at Petersburg; Bibliography; Index.