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Generals south, generals north : the commanders of the Civil War reconsidered / Alan Axelrod.

Axelrod, Alan, 1952- (Author).

Summary:

"A timely new look at the key military leaders of the Civil War--with rankings, photos, and more. By the time the Civil War was over, 583 generals had served in the Union army and 572 in the Confederate army. A few were brilliant. Many should never have held command. But others learned on the job and did their utmost--or even gave their utmost ... best-selling author and military historian Alan Axelrod chooses the two dozen generals who had the greatest impact on the course and outcome of the war ..."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780762761494
ISBN: 0762761490
ISBN: 9780762788491
ISBN: 0762788496
Physical Description: viii, 311 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Publisher: Guilford, CT : Lyons/Globe Pequot, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. 1. Generals south. P.G.T Beauregard -- Joseph E. Johnston -- Robert E. Lee -- Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson -- Albert Sidney Johnston -- Braxton Bragg -- John Hunt Morgan -- Nathan Bedford Forrest -- J.E.B. Stuart -- James Longstreet -- John Bell Hood -- Jubal Early -- pt. 2. Generals north. Winfield Scott -- George B. McClellan -- John Pope -- Ambrose E. Burnside -- Henry Wager Halleck -- Ulysses S. Grant -- William Tecumseh Sherman -- Joseph Hooker -- George H. Thomas -- Winfield Scott Hancock -- George Gordon Meade -- Philip H. Sheridan.