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PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811727807
ISBN-139780811727808
eBay Product ID (ePID)1921106
Product Key Features
Book TitleGrant's Cavalryman : the Life and Wars of General James H. Wilson
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorEdward G. Longacre
Book SeriesStackpole Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight18.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"...a scholarly, objective, and interesting account of a man whose achievements merit recognition... Civil War buffs should welcome this concise book..." -James L.--James L. McDonough "Civil War Times " "Edward Longacre marshals his facts, both for and against General Wilson, in a well-researched and well-written book." - Jay Monaghan--Jay Monaghan "Writing in a readable and lucid style, the author recites the story of this fascinating man in an engaging way." -E. B. Long, Civil War History--E. B. Long, "...a scholarly, objective, and interesting account of a man whose achievements merit recognition... Civil War buffs should welcome this concise book..." -James L. McDonough, Civil War Times Illustrated
Dewey Decimal973.7/41/092
SynopsisAt the start of the Civil War, the cavalry of the Union army seemed to lag behind its Confederate opponents. Once Union authorities applied some system to their service, telling results rewarded their efforts. The man responsible for that success was General James H Wilson. This is the biography of the man who revolutionised the Union cavalry., The first and best biography of James H. Wilson, who won the admiration of Grant by reinvigorating the Union cavalry, and who led a legendary campaign into Alabama that crushed Confederate forces and signaled the end of the Civil War., Born in Shawneetown, Illinois in time to be newly graduated from West Point when the Civil War started, James H. Wilson became a brigadier general by the age of twenty-six. Fueled by boundless ambition and the desire to serve his country, he reorganized the Union cavalry in time to gain the upper hand over the Confederate army. But the story of this brash, young man did not end with the capture of Jefferson Davis, for which Wilson was ultimately responsible. His life after the Civil War was also representative of American tenacity in the midst of explosive growth and change during the late-nineteenth century. He became a military governor in Georgia during Reconstruction, a railroad baron from the start of the Industrial Revolution, and a military advisor during World War I. The story of Wilson's life remains a compelling example for us in these rapidly changing times, and resonates as an excellent account of one man's lasting impression on his century.
