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Henry wadsworth longfellow 18071882 was the bestknown and most popular american poet of his time. Richard in the course of his writing career penned 17 books dealing with military history from the revolution, civil war to world war 2. He also served as a confederate general during the american civil war, fighting in the eastern theater of the conflict and most notably during the 1864 battle of spotsylvania court house. Witness to gettysburg by richard wheeler, paperback barnes. Drawing on primary sources, wheeler creates a firstperson account of shermans march, providing a new perspective supporting his contention that shermans strategy shortened the war by destroying property rather than soldiers. Bragg sent wheeler s men into central tennessee to destroy railroads and federal supply lines in a major raid. Richard stoddert ewell february 8, 1817 january 25, 1872 was a career united states army officer and a confederate general during the american civil war. With the passage of so much time, it is simply impossible to understand the impact of that war on the lives of those who experienced that conflagration. List of soldiers by name updated february 22, 2005 war of 1812 discharge certificates appendix i. This is the civil war the way it really was for a generation of americans, who went into it with unbelievable innocence and emerged knowing its horrifying magnitude.
Serving in almost of its major campaigns, he became its senior cavalry officer. Electing to side with the south during the civil war, wheeler gained notoriety as a cavalry commander with the army of tennessee. The reason that we did this was because we are launching a military series of book discussions similar to how we conduct the presidential series at the hbc. Betsey johnson census of 1850 asylum, bradford, pa isaac wheeler 43 ny dancy wheeler 42 pa richard wheeler 22 pa charles wheeler 18 pa moses wheeler 16 pa david wheeler 10 pa jane wheeler 7 pa isibell wheeler 4 pa uriah wheeler 3 pa chancy wheeler 0 pa richard. The first major point in which the book states if the first and foremost battle at fort stumner. Witness to appomattox by richard wheeler overdrive rakuten. Next week celebrates the 150th anniversary of the start of the american civil war. Major general joseph wheeler was noted cavalry commander who served in the confederate army during the civil war 18611865 and the us army during the spanishamerican war 1898. But his reliance on eye witness accounts, quite an excellent tool for enabling the reader to delve into the time and place is, well, a little too much. Witness to gettysburg by richard wheeler overdrive.
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Lee and fought effectively through much of the war, but his legacy has been clouded by controversies over his actions at the battle of gettysburg and at the. Witness to gettysburg by richard wheeler goodreads. One of the founding members and the second president of the civil war round table of new york, fletcher pratt was a prolific writer. Richard wheeler this illustrated volume brings together eyewitness accounts by the men and women who observed the struggle firsthand, from the opening shots at fort sumter to lees surrender at appomattox. Witness to gettysburg by richard wheeler 1987 civil. Author division richard wheeler is composed of at least 3 distinct authors, divided by their works. Witness to appomattox audiobook, written by richard.
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War of 1812 discharge certificates national archives. Richard wheeler, an exmarine, is the author of numerous books of military history, eleven of which deal with different civil war campaigns and battles, including voices of the civil war, winner of the civil war round table of new yorks fletcher pratt award. The bloody battle of suribachi book by richard wheeler, robert. Lee became renowned as one of the most brilliant commanders ever produced by america. Author richard wheelers pleasant writing style is enhanced by 12 good maps and more than 100 poignant and wellplaced illustrations chosen from battles and leaders of the civil war, frank leslies illustrated history of the civil war, harpers pictorial history of the great rebellion, and several other early postwar publications. Voices of the civil war by richard wheeler 1990, paperback. Richard walker, samuel walker, samuel walker, thomas. Wheeler has captured the voices from the letters and journals of generals, common soldiers and ordinary civilians, all consumed by the monstrous events. The war has just started and neither of the two armies really know what to do.
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