Major General James Scott Negley And His Division At Chickamauga A Historical Analysis

Author : Major Keith A. Barclay
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786253743

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Major General James Scott Negley And His Division At Chickamauga: A Historical Analysis by Major Keith A. Barclay Pdf

This thesis is a historical analysis of Major General James Negley and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. An examination of Negley, his actions, his major subordinate commanders, and the regiments of the division was conducted to provide a base with which to evaluate the principals during the Chickamauga Campaign of 1863. On 19 September, the division fought well as, and served to arrest a Confederate penetration of the Federal lines. The division was piecemealed into the fight on 20 September by brigade, and regiments. Negley ended up commanding fifty Federal artillery pieces on Snodgrass Hill and withdrew them to support the Union collapse upon Chattanooga. Negley was relieved after the battle, and charged with removing the artillery prematurely. He was acquitted of all charges during a subsequent court of inquiry; however, he never received another command. The relief of Negley tarnished an otherwise solid performance by the division during the two day battle. This study analyzes Negley and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga and draws conclusions using the battle command competencies as a framework: seeing the enemy, seeing the terrain, knowing yourself, visualizing the battle, and seeing into the future.

Author : Bruce V. Jones
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781524604172

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The Story of the Forty-Second Indiana Infantry, 1861-65. by Bruce V. Jones Pdf

This book is to honor the sacrifices and courage shown by the Forty-Second Indiana Infantry in their military campaigns during the Civil War from their organization in 1861 until final victory in April 1865.

Author : William Glenn Robertson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469643137

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River of Death--The Chickamauga Campaign by William Glenn Robertson Pdf

The Battle of Chickamauga was the third bloodiest of the American Civil War and the only major Confederate victory in the conflict's western theater. It pitted Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee against William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland and resulted in more than 34,500 casualties. In this first volume of an authoritative two-volume history of the Chickamauga Campaign, William Glenn Robertson provides a richly detailed narrative of military operations in southeastern and eastern Tennessee as two armies prepared to meet along the "River of Death." Robertson tracks the two opposing armies from July 1863 through Bragg's strategic decision to abandon Chattanooga on September 9. Drawing on all relevant primary and secondary sources, Robertson devotes special attention to the personalities and thinking of the opposing generals and their staffs. He also sheds new light on the role of railroads on operations in these landlocked battlegrounds, as well as the intelligence gathered and used by both sides. Delving deep into the strategic machinations, maneuvers, and smaller clashes that led to the bloody events of September 19@–20, 1863, Robertson reveals that the road to Chickamauga was as consequential as the unfolding of the battle itself.

Author : Alexander Mendoza
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216059547

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Chickamauga 1863 by Alexander Mendoza Pdf

Released to mark the 150th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, this book provides general readers with a succinct examination of the Confederacy's last major triumph. There is renewed interest among Civil War historians and history buffs alike about events west of the Appalachian Mountains and their impact on the outcome of the conflict. In examining the Chickamauga campaign, this book provides a fresh analysis of the foremost Confederate victory in the Western theater. The study opens with a discussion of two commanders, William S. Rosecrans and Braxton Bragg, and the forces swirling around them when they clashed in September 1863. Drawing on both primary sources and recent Civil War scholarship, it then follows the specific aspects of the battle, day by day. In addition to interweaving analysis of the Union and Confederate commanders and the tactical situation during the campaign, the book also reveals how the rank and file dealt with the changing fortunes of war. Readers will see how the campaign altered the high commands of both armies, how it impacted the common soldier, and how it affected the strategic situation, North and South.

Author : Cdr David M. Kapaun Jr. USN
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786253781

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Major General Joseph J. Reynolds And His Division At Chickamauga: A Historical Analysis by Cdr David M. Kapaun Jr. USN Pdf

This thesis is a historical analysis of Major General Joseph J. Reynolds and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. Chickamauga was the division’s first major engagement. Arriving on the battlefield the first day, amidst a fierce Confederate offensive, the division was separated into brigades and regiments. The various units were piecemealed into battle, operating independently of their division commander’s control. Division experiences included a desperate charge and the crushing route of an entire brigade. On the second day, the division withstood an initial Confederate onslaught in which the Union line was cut in half. After an attack south of the division position, the division was forced back, and eventually withdrew. The day ended with another charge, attacking a threat to the retreating Union army. The division’s performance varied during the two-day battle, its reputation neither enhanced or scorned. General Reynolds did not distinguish himself at Chickamauga. Although not a subject of official inquiry, he was never again to command troops in the field during the Civil War. This study analyzes Reynolds and his division at the Battle of Chickamauga and draws conclusions as to the proximate causes of the performance. These causes include division disposition, division control, and a focus on Reynolds’ leadership and decisions.

Author : U S Army Command and General Staff Coll
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522785884

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Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell's Division at Chickamauga by U S Army Command and General Staff Coll Pdf

This book is a historical analysis or Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. Liddell's Division was an ad hoc unit, formed just prior to the battle. During the battle, the unit was involved in five different engagements over a period of three days. These engagements resulted in varying degrees of success and failure. In today's context the performance of the division can be seen as mostly a failure, but from the American Civil War perspective the division's performance in many ways was a success. The division's experiences over the three-day period included: fighting against the overwhelming firepower of a new weapon and suffering numerous casualties; surprising and routing three enemy brigades before being surprised, flanked, and forced to retreat; lacking the will to attack across an open field littered with dead and wounded comrades; attacking and flanking the enemy then being threatened with cut off from the main army; and finally being attacked unexpectedly from the flank and routed. The book begins with a general summation of the battle and an introductory discussion of the structure, leadership, tactics, weapons, and training of the Confederate -v armies during the American Civil War. The book then continues with an examination of General Liddell's life and background before and during the early part of the war. Next, the thesis discusses, as a prelude to Chickamauga, Liddell and his brigades' experiences at the Battle of Stones River and during the Tullahoma Campaign. The thesis continues with a description of the background and combat experiences of the brigade commanders and the units that comprised Liddell's Division. Thereafter, the book analyzes the performance of General Liddell and his division at the Battle of Chickamauga and draws conclusions as to the proximate causes of the performance: causes that are related to the terrain, the organization of the division, the lack of enemy information, and the tactical focus of Liddell and his commanders.

Author : Whitelaw Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Ohio
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011860095

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History of the state during the war, and the lives of her generals by Whitelaw Reid Pdf

Author : Major Craig J. Manville
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786255914

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The Limits Of Obedience: Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood’s Performance During The Battle Of Chickamauga by Major Craig J. Manville Pdf

This thesis is a historical analysis of the order that Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood received from Major General William Rosecrans during the Battle of Chickamauga. There are many questions concerning Wood’s actions on 20 September 1863. Wood’s obedience to this written order created the gap into which Lieutenant General James Longstreet drove his right wing. This thesis will discuss the circumstances surrounding this order and the effect it had on the battle. It will investigate the limits of obedience and disobedience and will seek to determine if Wood should have disobeyed, or at least questioned, this critical order issued by General Rosecrans.

Author : Stewart Cruickshank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Generals
ISBN : 0983870640

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Major General James Scott Negley and Mutiny at Camp Negley by Stewart Cruickshank Pdf

Author : U S Army Command and General Staff Coll,U. S. Army U.S. Army Command and Staff College
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511861940

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Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell's Division at Chickamauga by U S Army Command and General Staff Coll,U. S. Army U.S. Army Command and Staff College Pdf

This book is a historical analysis or Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. Liddell's Division was an ad hoc unit, formed just prior to the battle. During the battle, the unit was involved in five different engagements over a period of three days. These engagements resulted in varying degrees of success and failure. In today's context the performance of the division can be seen as mostly a failure, but from the American Civil War perspective the division's performance in many ways was a success. The division's experiences over the three-day period included: fighting against the overwhelming firepower of a new weapon and suffering numerous casualties; surprising and routing three enemy brigades before being surprised, flanked, and forced to retreat; lacking the will to attack across an open field littered with dead and wounded comrades; attacking and flanking the enemy then being threatened with cut off from the main army; and finally being attacked unexpectedly from the flank and routed. This book begins with a general summation of the battle and an introductory discussion of the structure, leadership, tactics, weapons, and training of the Confederate armies during the American Civil War. The work then continues with an examination of General Liddell's life and background before and during the early part of the war. Next, the book discusses, as a prelude to Chickamauga, Liddell and his brigades' experiences at the Battle of Stones River and during the Tullahoma Campaign. The book continues with a description of the background and combat experiences of the brigade commanders and the units that comprised Liddell's Division. Thereafter, the book analyzes the performance of General Liddell and his division at the Battle of Chickamauga and draws conclusions as to the proximate causes of the performance: causes that are related to the terrain, the organization of the division, the lack of enemy information, and the tactical focus of Liddell and his commanders.

Author : U.s. Army Command and General Staff College
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1500630225

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The Limits of Obedience by U.s. Army Command and General Staff College Pdf

"This thesis is a historical analysis of the order that Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood received from Major General William Rosecrans during the Battle of Chickamauga. It is significant in that it explores issues that are timeless to military leaders. The result of poorly articulated orders is potentially the death of soldiers or a lost engagement with potential strategic implications. There are many questions concerning Wood's actions on 20 September 1863. Wood's obedience to this written order created the gap into which Lieutenant General James Longstreet drove his right wing. This thesis will discuss the circumstances surrounding this order and the effect it had on the battle. It will investigate the limits of obedience and disobedience and will seek to determine if Wood should have disobeyed, or at least questioned, this critical order issued by General Rosecrans"--Introd.

Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : NWU:35556034741447

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History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871 by Alfred Theodore Andreas Pdf

Author : Alfred Hudson Guernsey,Henry Mills Alden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000150577

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Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion by Alfred Hudson Guernsey,Henry Mills Alden Pdf

Author : Alfred Hudson Guernsey,Henry Mills Alden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : United States
ISBN : MINN:31951D00457295P

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Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War by Alfred Hudson Guernsey,Henry Mills Alden Pdf

Author : Alfred Theodore Andreas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : UVA:X002315286

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History of Chicago by Alfred Theodore Andreas Pdf