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Confederate struggle for command : General James Longstreet and the First Corps in the West

Title
Confederate struggle for command : General James Longstreet and the First Corps in the West / Alexander Mendoza.
Author
Mendoza, Alexander, 1970-
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Description
xxi, 278 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Summary
"Though he has traditionally been saddled with much of the blame for the Confederate loss at Gettysburg, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet was a capable, resourceful, and brave commander. Lee referred to Longstreet as his "Old Warhorse," and Longstreet's men gave him the sobriquet "Bull of the Woods" for his aggressive tactics at Chickamauga." "Now, historian Alexander Mendoza offers a comprehensive analysis of Longstreet's leadership during his seven-month assignment in the Tennessee theater of operations. He concludes that the obstacles to effective command faced by Longstreet during his sojourn in the west had at least as much to do with longstanding grievances and politically motivated prejudices as they did with any personal or military shortcomings of Longstreet himself."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Texas A & M University military history series ; 120
Uniform Title
Texas A & M University military history series ; 120.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Our Best Opportunity for Great Results Is in Tennessee: Longstreet and the First Corps's Road to the West -- 2. One of the Most Gallant Struggles: Operation Westward Ho and the Chickamauga Campaign -- 3. The Shafts of Malice That Have Been Hurled against Him: Longstreet and the Command Crisis in the Army of Tennessee -- 4. "It Is Hard to Keep up One's Spirits with an Empty Stomach and Wet Clothing: The First Corps at Chattanooga -- 5. No Men Who Are Determined to Succeed Can Fail: Knoxville, November 1863 -- 6. I Long for Some Relief from This Constant Toil and Anxiety: Leadership and Conflict in the First Corps, 1863-64 -- 7. Bitter Cold, Everything Frozen: The First Corps in East Tennessee, 1863-64.
ISBN
  • 9781603440523 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1603440526 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2007052616
  • 40015952255
OCLC
  • ocn190596179
  • 190596179
  • SCSB-5435671
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries