Major General Philip Kearny : a Soldier and His Time in the American Civil War.

""A talented field commander, Union General Philip Kearny began his career as a lieutenant with the 1st U.S. Dragoons. He studied cavalry tactics in France and fought with the Chasseurs d'Afrique in Algeria, where his fearlessness earned him the nickname "Kearny le Magnifique.&qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laven, Robert R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2020.
Subjects:
Kearny, Philip, > 1815-1862.
Kearny, Philip, > 1815-1862
United States. > Army. > Cavalry > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry
1861-1865
Generals > United States > Biography.
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Generals
Military campaigns
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Acknowledgments
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • I. Beginnings
  • II. Influences
  • III. A Soldierly Figure
  • IV. Valley of the Sun
  • V. Camp Seminary
  • VI. Williamsburg
  • VII. Seven Pines
  • VIII. Pivot at Gaines' Mill
  • IX. Glendale
  • X. Malvern Hill
  • XI. A Long Roll of Thunder
  • XII. Manassas, August 29: Pope Engages
  • XIII. Manassas, August 30: Longstreet Attacks
  • XIV. Requiem
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A:Lost Letter of Lt. Philip Kearny
  • Appendix B:Extracts from Official Reports-Mexican War
  • Appendix C:Documents, Reports, etc.-American Civil War
  • Appendix D:Kearny Testimonials
  • Appendix E:Kearny and First New Jersey Regiment
  • Appendix F:Kearny Assigned to III Corps, 3rd Division
  • Appendix G:Union and Confederate Order of Battle (Selected Units)
  • Chapter Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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