Rebel Raider

Author : James A. Ramage
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813146348

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Rebel Raider by James A. Ramage Pdf

"The first full biography of the famous Confederate cavalry leader from Kentucky. It provides fresh, unpublished information on all aspects of Morgan's life and furnishes a new perspective on the Civil War. In a highly original interpretation, Ramage portrays Morgan as a revolutionary guerrilla chief. Using the tactics of guerrilla war and making his own rules, Morgan terrorized federal provost marshals in an independent campaign to protect Confederate sympathizers in Kentucky. He killed pickets and used the enemy uniform as a disguise, frequently masquerading as a Union officer. Employing civilians in the fighting, he set off a cycle of escalating violence which culminated in an unauthorized policy of retaliation by his command on the property of Union civilians. To many southerners, Morgan became the prime model of a popular movement for guerrilla warfare that led to the Partisan Ranger Act. For Confederates he was the ideal romantic cavalier, the "Francis Marion of the War," and they make him a folk hero who was especially adored by women. Discerning fact from folklore, Ramage describes Morgan's strengths and weaknesses and suggests that excessive dependence on his war bride contributed to his declining success. The author throws new light on the Indiana-Ohio Raid and the suspenseful escape from the Ohio Penitentiary and unravels the mysteries around Morgan's death in Greeneville, Tennessee. Rebel Raider also shows how in the popular mind John Hunt Morgan was deified as a symbol of the Lost Cause.

Author : Howard Swiggett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.)
ISBN : IND:32000009053168

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The Rebel Raider by Howard Swiggett Pdf

Author : H. Beam Piper
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1983500046

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Rebel Raider by H. Beam Piper Pdf

Rebel Raiderby Henry Beam Piper

Author : Henry Beam Piper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9635231822

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Rebel Raider by Henry Beam Piper Pdf

Author : Brian Dallas McKnight
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813171272

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Contested Borderland by Brian Dallas McKnight Pdf

From 1861 to 1865, the border separating eastern Kentucky and south-western Virginia represented a major ideological split. This book shows how military invasion of this region led to increasing guerrilla warfare, and how regular armies and state militias ripped communities along partisan lines, leaving wounds long after the end of the Civil War.

Author : George Walsh
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466845619

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"Those Damn Horse Soldiers" by George Walsh Pdf

Many accounts of the Civil War battles, armies, and key figures have been written over the years, but none have looked at the bloodiest war in our nation's history through the eyes of the cavalry. The horse soldiers in the Civil War are often referred to as the last of the cavaliers, men who valued their honor as much as their cause. In this sweeping saga George Walsh brings to life anew the gallant horse soldiers of the North and South, showing in dramatic detail how their raids and expeditions affected the outcome of the war and how their fortunes waxed and waned. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Marc Cranswick
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780786446728

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The Cars of American Motors by Marc Cranswick Pdf

Though American Motors never approached the size of Detroit's Big Three, it produced a long series of successful cars that were distinctive, often innovative and in many cases influential. This history examines AMC's cars from the company's formation in 1954 through its absorption by Chrysler in 1987. The Gremlin, Pacer and Eagle vehicles are examined in detail, as are the AMC custom cars of George Barris and Carl Green. The text details AMC's 1980s involvement with the French firm Renault and the design legacy of that joint venture, which includes the Hummer. The evolution of Jeep is covered from the 1960s through the 2000s. Features include some 225 photographs; a listing of AMC / Rambler clubs, organizations and business entities, with contact details; tables of detailed specifications and performance data; data on technical devices, trim packages and all model variations; a comprehensive account of AMC / Rambler appearances in film, television and cartoons.

Author : Daniel E. Sutherland
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807832776

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A Savage Conflict by Daniel E. Sutherland Pdf

Examines the impact that guerrilla warfare had on the Civil War, discussing how Confederate guerrillas' increasing use of plunder and violence led to a decline of support for them among Southerners and was a factor in the final defeat of the South.

Author : Wilmer L. Jones
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751052

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Generals in Blue and Gray by Wilmer L. Jones Pdf

The twenty-one profiles of Confederate generals in this volume chronicle the South's war effort. Familiar leaders such as Lee, Jackson, and Stuart are each covered, as are the notorious Nathan Bedford Forrest, Episcopalian bishop Leonidas Polk, and John C. Breckinridge, who ran against Lincoln in 1860 and briefly served in the U.S. Senate. With the same accessible style of the first volume, Jones shows how the outcome of battles, campaigns, and even entire theaters often depended on individual commanders.

Author : Beam H. Piper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1437887139

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Rebel Raider by Beam H. Piper Pdf

Author : Brad Asher
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813181394

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The Most Hated Man in Kentucky by Brad Asher Pdf

A revealing biography of Stephen Gano Burbridge, the controversial Union Army general known as the “Butcher of Kentucky.” For the last third of the nineteenth century, Union General Stephen Gano Burbridge enjoyed the unenviable distinction of being the most hated man in Kentucky. From mid-1864, just months into his reign as the military commander of the state, until his death in December 1894, the mere mention of his name triggered a firestorm of curses from editorialists and politicians. By the end of Burbridge’s tenure, Governor Thomas E. Bramlette concluded that he was an “imbecile commander” whose actions represented nothing but the “blundering of a weak intellect and an overwhelming vanity.” In this revealing biography, Brad Asher explores how Burbridge earned his infamous reputation and adds an important new layer to the ongoing reexamination of Kentucky during and after the Civil War. Asher illuminates how Burbridge?as both a Kentuckian and the local architect of the destruction of slavery?became the scapegoat for white Kentuckians, including many in the Unionist political elite, who were unshakably opposed to emancipation. Beyond successfully recalibrating history’s understanding of Burbridge, Asher’s biography adds administrative and military context to the state’s reaction to emancipation and sheds new light on its postwar pro-Confederacy shift. “A solid reassessment of Kentucky’s most controversial and reviled Union general, and one that will help readers understand the state’s complex place (and Burbridge’s complex place) in Civil War history.” —Stuart W. Sanders, author of Murder on the Ohio Belle “A superb biography of one of the most pivotal figures in Kentucky’s Civil War history. . . . There has been a lot of revisionist literature in the last fifteen years on Kentucky’s belated Confederate identity but no work up to now has addressed Burbridge himself. Brad Asher has filled a very important gap in the literature on wartime and postwar memory of Kentucky.” —Aaron Astor, author of Rebels on the Border: Civil War, Emancipation and the Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri, 1860–1872 “Asher does a terrific job of weaving together the military, political, social, and economic threads that made Kentucky such a complex story in and of itself during the Civil War.” —Emerging Civil War Book Reviews

Author : James Ramage,Andrea S. Watkins
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813134406

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Kentucky Rising by James Ramage,Andrea S. Watkins Pdf

Drawing on primary and secondary sources, this book offers a new synthesis of the sixty years before the Civil War. James A. Ramage and Andrea S. Watkins explore this crucial but often overlooked period, finding that the early years of statehood were an era of great optimism and progress. Ramage and Watkins demonstrate that the eyes of the nation often focused on Kentucky, which was perceived as a leader among the states before the Civil War.--From publisher's description.

Author : Kent Masterton Brown
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306816994

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The Civil War In Kentucky by Kent Masterton Brown Pdf

Top scholars contribute to this book of essays on the complex series of battles and political maneuvers for control of Kentucky during the Civil War.

Author : Gary Robert Matthews
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813138251

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Basil Wilson Duke, CSA by Gary Robert Matthews Pdf

The first biography of “one of Kentucky’s best Confederates . . . [who] became a good citizen working for reconciliation between North and South.”—The Post and Courier After practicing law for several years in St. Louis, Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916) enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861 and was elected first lieutenant of John Hunt Morgan’s legendary cavalry unit. As second in command, he was, Morgan recorded, “wise in counsel, gallant in the field,” and always “the right man in the right place.” Duke was twice wounded in battle and was captured during Morgan’s Great Raid and held prisoner for over a year. When Morgan, who was also Duke’s brother-in-law, was killed in 1864, Duke was promoted to brigadier general and appointed commander of Morgan’s men. Moving to join forces with those of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army in North Carolina, he was assigned to the force escorting Jefferson Davis in his retreat from Richmond at the close of the war. Basil Wilson Duke, CSA, the definitive biography of this important but often overlooked figure in Civil War history, establishes that Duke was in fact the brilliant tactician behind much of the success of Morgan’s cavalry. Author Gary Robert Matthews not only offers an in-depth study of Duke’s celebrated Civil War exploits but also traces his varied postwar literary, legal, and political careers. “Fascinating . . . a vividly written story about a modest Southern gentleman in which the reader may come to his own conclusion that Basil W. Duke was the power behind Morgan’s so-called military genius.”—Edison H. Thomas, author of John Hunt Morgan and His Raiders

Author : Samuel Alanson Lane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Akron (Ohio)
ISBN : YALE:39002009475741

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Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County [O.] by Samuel Alanson Lane Pdf