Military Memoirs Of A Confederate A Critical Narrative

Author : General Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782895282

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Military Memoirs Of A Confederate: A Critical Narrative [Illustrated Edition] by General Edward Porter Alexander Pdf

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. “First published in 1907, Military Memoirs of a Confederate is regarded by many historians as one of the most important and dispassionate first-hand general accounts of the American Civil War. Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander had no use for bitter “Lost Cause” theories to explain the South’s defeat. Alexander was willing to objectively evaluate and criticize prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the long, bloody conflict that forged a nation. “The memoir opens with Alexander, recently graduated from West Point, heading to Utah to tamp down the hostile actions of Mormons who had refused to receive a territorial governor appointed by President Buchanan. A few years later, Alexander finds himself on the opposite side of a much larger rebellion-this time aligned with Confederates bent on secession from the Union. In the years that follow, he is involved in most of the major battles of the East, including Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Alexander describes each battle and battlefield in sharp detail. “Few wartime narratives offer the insight and objectivity of Alexander’s Military Memoirs of a Confederate . Civil war buffs and students of American history have much to learn from this superb personal narrative”-Paperback Edition

Author : Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781629141329

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate by Edward Porter Alexander Pdf

First published in 1907, Military Memoirs of a Confederate is regarded by many historians as one of the most important and dispassionate first-hand general accounts of the American Civil War. Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander had no use for bitter “Lost Cause” theories to explain the South’s defeat. Alexander was willing to objectively evaluate and criticize prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the long, bloody conflict that forged a nation. The memoir opens with Alexander, recently graduated from West Point, heading to Utah to tamp down the hostile actions of Mormons who had refused to receive a territorial governor appointed by President Buchanan. A few years later, Alexander finds himself on the opposite side of a much larger rebellion—this time aligned with Confederates bent on secession from the Union. In the years that follow, he is involved in most of the major battles of the East, including Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Alexander describes each battle and battlefield in sharp detail. Few wartime narratives offer the insight and objectivity of Alexander’s Military Memoirs of a Confederate . Civil war buffs and students of American history have much to learn from this superb personal narrative. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : E. P. Alexander
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498126200

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate by E. P. Alexander Pdf

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.

Author : Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : LCCN:a62008722

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate by Edward Porter Alexander Pdf

First published in 1907, Military Memoirs of a Confederate is regarded by many historians as one of the most important and dispassionate first-hand general accounts of the American Civil War. Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander had no use for bitter “Lost Cause” theories to explain the South’s defeat. Alexander was willing to objectively evaluate and criticize prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the long, bloody conflict that forged a nation. The memoir opens with Alexander, recently graduated from West Point, heading to Utah to tamp down the hostile actions of Mormons who had refused to receive a territorial governor appointed by President Buchanan. A few years later, Alexander finds himself on the opposite side of a much larger rebellion—this time aligned with Confederates bent on secession from the Union. In the years that follow, he is involved in most of the major battles of the East, including Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Alexander describes each battle and battlefield in sharp detail. Few wartime narratives offer the insight and objectivity of Alexander’s Military Memoirs of a Confederate . Civil war buffs and students of American history have much to learn from this superb personal narrative.

Author : E. P. Alex
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0332575853

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate by E. P. Alex Pdf

Excerpt from Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative The Situation. Lee decides to Attack. The Attack to be on our Right. Longstreet's Flank March. Sickles's Advance. Meade foresees Sickles's Defeat. Progressive Type of Battle. Hood pro poses Flank Movement. Formation and Opening. Hood's Front Line. Fight on Little Round Top. Hood's Second Line. Mclaws badly Needed. Kershaw and Semmes. Artillery Fighting. Barksdale and Wofford. Anderson's Division. Wilcox's Brigade. Wilcox asks Help. Why NO Help was Given. Lang's Brigade. Wright's Brigade. Wright carries the Stone Wall. Wright's Retreat. Reenforcements for Sickles. Ayres's Division. Con federate Situation. The Artillery Engaged. Ten More Brigades in Sight. Crawford's Advance. Ewell's Cooperation. The Afternoon Cannonade. Johnson's Assault. Early's Attack. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Edward Porter 1835-1910 Alexander
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1372998519

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MILITARY MEMOIRS OF A CONFEDER by Edward Porter 1835-1910 Alexander Pdf

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Author : E. P. Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
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Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297347528

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate a Critical Narrative - Scholar's Choice Edition by E. P. Alexander Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : OCLC:27045356

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate [prospectus] by Edward Porter Alexander Pdf

Author : Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293977144

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate; A Critical Narrative - Scholar's Choice Edition by Edward Porter Alexander Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Edward Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
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Release : 2018-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1987425979

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate: a Critical Narrative by Edward Alexander Pdf

Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative is a famous Confederate autobiography.

Author : Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1082598488

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Military Memoirs of A Confederate (Illustrated) by Edward Porter Alexander Pdf

"Civil wars leave nothing but tombs. " ― Alphonse De Lamartine - A Firsthand Account of the Civil War - Includes the Original Illustrations

Author : Gary W. Gallagher
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807882344

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Fighting for the Confederacy by Gary W. Gallagher Pdf

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail-- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides.

Author : E. P. Alex
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1976379709

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Military Memoirs of a Confederate by E. P. Alex Pdf

The Situation. Lee decides to Attack. The Attack to be on our Right. Longstreet's Flank March. Sickles's Advance. Meade foresees Sickles's Defeat. Progressive Type of Battle. Hood pro poses Flank Movement. Formation and Opening. Hood's Front Line. Fight on Little Round Top. Hood's Second Line. Mclaws badly Needed. Kershaw and Semmes. Artillery Fighting. Barksdale and Wofford. Anderson's Division. Wilcox's Brigade. Wilcox asks Help. Why NO Help was Given. Lang's Brigade. Wright's Brigade. Wright carries the Stone Wall. Wright's Retreat. Reenforcements for Sickles. Ayres's Division. Con federate Situation. The Artillery Engaged. Ten More Brigades in Sight. Crawford's Advance. Ewell's Cooperation. The Afternoon Cannonade. Johnson's Assault. Early's Attack.

Author : Archibald Gracie
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1015842224

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The Truth About Chickamauga by Archibald Gracie Pdf

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Author : Jon Tracey,Chris Mackowski
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611216349

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Civil War Monuments and Memory by Jon Tracey,Chris Mackowski Pdf

The American Civil War left indelible marks on the country. In the century and a half since the war, Americans have remembered the war in different ways. Veterans placed monuments to commemorate their deeds on the battlefield. In doing so, they often set in stone and bronze specific images in specific places that may have conflicted with the factual historical record. Erecting monuments and memorials became a way to commemorate the past, but they also became important tools for remembering that past in particular ways. Monuments honor, but they also embody the very real tension between history and the way we remember that history—what we now today call “memory.” Civil War Monuments and Memory: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War explores some of the ways people monumented and memorialized the war—and how those markers have impacted our understanding of it. This collection of essays brings together the best scholarship from Emerging Civil War’s blog, symposia, and podcast—all of it revised and updated—coupled with original pieces, designed to shed new light and insight on the monuments and memorials that give us some of our most iconic and powerful connections to the battlefields and the men who fought there.