The Citizen-Soldier; Or, Memoirs of a Volunteer (Collector's Library of the Civil War)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809442582 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 401 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Memoir From a General With a Sense of Humor This is one of the more impressive (and unfortunately little known) records of the American Civil War. John Beatty was a lawyer from Ohio who joined the Union Army when the South seceded. He started his service in western Virginia under General George B. McClellan. Although McClellan would later become one of the most well-known generals of the war, it was here that he first achieved the prominence that would lead t. "Part diary and part defense of Rosecarns" according to Torrealta. This is an uneven diary of a Union officer who rose rapidly to Brigadier General during the Tennessee campaigns. It is ultimately an apologia for the performance of Major General William Rosecrans who was treated as disgraced after the battle of Chickamauga. Beatty's raw diary entries paint a different picture, of Rosecrans as a brilliant strategist who outmaneuvered Braxton Bragg, defeated him in every confrontatio. The true account of the civil war by a low ranked union General wayne wells This book is a day by day account of the life of a union General during t civil war. Beatty told his story in such a way that you feel you are right there with him.
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