Corps Commanders in Blue : Union Major Generals in the Civil War /

The outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rafuse, Ethan Sepp, 1968- (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Army.
États-Unis. > Army > Biographies.
United States. > Army > Biography.
Military campaigns.
Generals.
Command of troops.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Generaux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Commandement des troupes > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Command of troops > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forced to exercise considerable discretion in the execution of orders from their generals, and bitter public arguments over commanders'' performances in battle followed hard on the heels of many major engagements. Controversies that arose during the war around the decisions of corps and army commanders-
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9780807157039

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