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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies Book reviews History Comptes rendus de livres Recensions de livres |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Nolan, Alan T. "Rally, once again!". Madison, Wis. : Madison House Publishers, ©2000 (OCoLC)606305408 Online version: Nolan, Alan T. "Rally, once again!". Madison, Wis. : Madison House Publishers, ©2000 (OCoLC)607778194 |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Alan T Nolan; Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) |
ISBN: | 0945612710 9780945612711 |
OCLC Number: | 43109975 |
Description: | x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | I. Leaders. Lawyer Lincoln -- Myth and Fact. General Lee -- A Different View. The Price of Honor: R.E. Lee and the Question of Confederate Surrender. Confederate Leadership at Fredericksburg. Iron Brigade General: John Gibbon. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Considering Lee Considered: Robert E. Lee and the Lost Cause. Historians' Perspectives on Lee. Ex Parte Milligan: A Curb of Executive and Military Power -- II. Gettysburg. Three Flags at Gettysburg. Reynolds of Gettysburg. R.E. Lee and July 1 at Gettysburg. In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg -- III. The Iron Brigade. Virginia's Unwelcome Visitors. Rufus Dawes' Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. History of the Sauk County Riflemen. The Twenty-Fourth Michigan of the Iron Brigade. Giants in Tall Black Hats. Brave Men's Tears: The Iron Brigade at Brawner Farm. John Brawner's Damage Claim -- IV. Selected Reviews. Generals McClellan and Hancock. Generals Lee and Jackson. Atlanta, Pea Ridge, and Chickamauga. |
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Abstract:
Central to all of the essays is Nolan's admiration for the valor of the common soldier and his conviction that the War was neither romantic nor glorious, though its results - emancipation and the maintenance of the Union - were surely positives."--Jacket.
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Alan T. Nolan's Civil War scholarship is always thoughtful and insightful and often times brilliant. -- Lance Herdegen, Carroll College Alan T. Nolan has been a major presence in the field of Civil War history since the publication of his classic treatment of the Iron Brigade in 1961. He has produced a body of writings notable for their range, clarity of argument, and determination to challenge romantic conceptions of the conflict. This collection shows Nolan at his best in questioning the iconic status of Robert E. Lee, assessing other military leaders, extending his pioneering study of the Iron Brigade, and evaluating the work of fellow historians. It represents a most welcome addition to the roster of Civil War books. -- Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia Read more...


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