Chancellorsville

A variety of important but lesser known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign s broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E Lee s troops, a fact that had enormous psychological importance for both sides, which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months But the achievement, while stunning, came at an enormous cost than 13,000 Confederates became casualties, including Stonewall Jackson, who was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later The topics covered in this volume include the influence of politics on the Union army, the importance of courage among officers, the impact of the war on children, and the state of battlefield medical care Other essays illuminate the important but overlooked role of Confederate commander Jubal Early, reassess the professionalism of the Union cavalry, investigate the incident of friendly fire that took Stonewall Jackson s life, and analyze the military and political background of Confederate colonel Emory Best s court martial on charges of abandoning his men Contributors Keith S Bohannon, Pennsylvania State University and Greenville, South Carolina Gary W Gallagher, University of VirginiaA Wilson Greene, Petersburg, VirginiaJohn J Hennessy, Fredericksburg, VirginiaRobert K Krick, Fredericksburg, VirginiaJames Marten, Marquette UniversityCarol Reardon, Pennsylvania State University James I Robertson Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityChancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E Lee s troops, a fact that had significant psychological importance for both sides, which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months But the achievement, while stunning, came at the enormous cost of than 13,000 Confederate casualties, including Stonewall Jackson, who was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later A variety of important but lesser known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign are explored in this collection of eight original essays Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign s broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood Contributors include Keith S Bohannon, Gary W Gallagher, A Wilson Greene, John J Hennessy, Robert K Krick, James Marten, Carol Reardon, and James I Robertson Jr. Best Read [ Chancellorsville ] By [ Gary W. Gallagher ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Another entry in the Gallagher edited essay series This has 8 essays about the Chancellorsville campaign of April May 1863 It came out shortly before one of the last major works on this subject, Stephen Sears excellent Chancellorsville and a few years after Chancellorsville 1863 The Souls of the Brave.I think the best and most important essay was Robert Krick writing about the famous wounding of Stonewall Jackson Krick accepts the David Kyle account, which contrasts with Sears and many othe Another entry in the Gallagher edited essay series This has 8 essays about the Chancellorsville campaign of April May 1863 It came out shortly before one of the last ma...This book was a series of essays about the Civil War battle of Chancellorsville and its impact Several of them were top notch historical essays, well written and insightful On the other hand, I found several of them to be re...A good, typical Gary Gallagher collection of essays on the Chancellorsville campaign, of varying interest and value, but worthwhile if you have an interest in the battle I thought the most valuable ones were ...Weakest book in this series that I ve read.

• English
• 17 January 2017
Gary W. Gallagher
• Hardcover
• 263 pages
• 0807822752
• Gary W. Gallagher
• Chancellorsville