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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803236840
ISBN-139780803236844
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Book TitleHarvest of Barren Regrets : the Army Career of Frederick William Benteen, 1834-1898
Number of Pages440 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorCharles K. Mills
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width7 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-015951
Reviews"Charles K. Mills is a diligent researcher and a thoughtful historian. He knows the Civil War and frontier armies intimately, and he expertly places his subject in accurate context. He has sized up Benteen as well as anyone can and laid out his appraisal clearly, objectively, and unequivocally. . . . This is a major contribution to the literature of the Little Bighorn." Robert M. Utley, Montana: The Magazine of Western History, "This is the one book to get for the fullest picture of a complex officer who rose to brevet colonel during the Civil War before joining the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1867. . . . Author Charles Mills largely sees Benteen as a flawed common man who became the hero of an American tragedy."- Wild West, "Charles K. Mills is a diligent researcher and a thoughtful historian. He knows the Civil War and frontier armies intimately, and he expertly places his subject in accurate context. He has sized up Benteen as well as anyone can and laid out his appraisal clearly, objectively, and unequivocally. . . . This is a major contribution to the literature of the Little Bighorn."--Robert M. Utley, Montana: The Magazine of Western History "This is the one book to get for the fullest picture of a complex officer who rose to brevet colonel during the Civil War before joining the 7th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1867. . . . Author Charles Mills largely sees Benteen as a flawed common man who became the hero of an American tragedy."-- Wild West ""In Harvest of Barren Regrets, Charles K. Mills, a historian who lives in Tucson, Arizona, has written an excellent account of Benteen's twenty-seven-year career.""--Roger D. Cunningham, Journal of America's Military Past, "In Harvest of Barren Regrets, Charles K. Mills, a historian who lives in Tucson, Arizona, has written an excellent account of Benteen's twenty-seven-year career."-Roger D. Cunningham, Journal of America's Military Past, "Charles K. Mills is a diligent researcher and a thoughtful historian. He knows the Civil War and frontier armies intimately, and he expertly places his subject in accurate context. He has sized up Benteen as well as anyone can and laid out his appraisal clearly, objectively, and unequivocally. . . . This is a major contribution to the literature of the Little Bighorn."-Robert M. Utley, Montana: The Magazine of Western History
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.7092 B
Table Of Content1. Virginia to Missouri 2. Wilson's Creek 3. Bowen's Battalion 4. The Fair Play Incident 5. The 9th Missouri Cavalry 6. The 10th Missouri Cavalry 7. Winslow's Brigade 8. Wilson's Raid 9. The Atlanta Year 10. The 7th Cavalry in Kansas 11. The Scrap at Elk Horn 12. The Battle of the Washita 13. Occupation Duty 14. Dakota Territory 15. The 1876 Campaign 16. Thursday, 22 June 1876 17. Friday, 23 June 1876 18. Saturday, 24 June 1876 19. Sunday, 25 June 1876 20. Monday 26 June 1876 21. After the Battle 22. The 1877 Campaign 23. Fallout from the Little Big Horn 24. The 9th (Colored) Cavalry Regiment 25. Fort "DuShame" 26. The Final Atlanta Years Appendices Bibliography Notes Index
SynopsisFrederick William Benteen (1834-98) was a military officer during the Civil War and the Black Hills War against the Lakotas and the Northern Cheyennes. He was in command of a battalion at the Battle of Little Bighorn, and some say that his controversial actions during the battle may have contributed to Custer's disastrous defeat. In Harvest of Barren Regrets , Charles K. Mills explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army man during one of the most violent and compelling periods in U.S. military history. He views Benteen as misjudged by history, a man forced to shoulder much of the blame for events far beyond his influence or control. As Mills says at the end of this wonderful biography, "There are no monuments to Frederick William Benteen today. He remains as he lived: a rather obscure supporting actor who appeared briefly on center stage in a well-known American history drama and then quietly faded away. It was his misfortune to live largely unknown and to die largely misunderstood.", Frederick William Benteen (1834-98) was a military officer during the Civil War and the Black Hills War against the Lakotas and the Northern Cheyennes. He was in command of a battalion at the Battle of Little Bighorn, and some say that his controversial actions during the battle may have contributed to Custer's disastrous defeat. In Harvest of Barren Regrets , Charles K. Mills explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army man during one of the most violent and compelling periods in U.S. military history. He views Benteen as misjudged by history, a man forced to shoulder much of the blame for events far beyond his influence or control. As Mills says at the end of this wonderful biography, "There are no monuments to Frederick William Benteen today. He remains as he lived: a rather obscure supporting actor who appeared briefly on center stage in a well-known American history drama and then quietly faded away. It was his misfortune to live largely unknown and to die largely misunderstood." Charles K. Mills is a historian and the author of the novel A Mighty Afternoon . He lives in Tucson, Arizona. James Donovan is the author of A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn--the Last Great Battle of the American West and Custer and the Little Bighorn , both main selections of the Military Book Club., Frederick William Benteen (1834-98) was a military officer during the Civil War and the Black Hills War against the Lakotas and the Northern Cheyennes. In Harvest of Barren Regrets, Charles K. Mills explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army man during one of the most violent and compelling periods in US military history.
LC Classification NumberE83.866.B46M55 2011
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- 02. Dez. 2015
An Important Story
Captain Frederick Benteen's life story bears heavily on the Little Bighorn narrative. With his combat roots in the Civil War, Benteen built a military career on sound judgement and considered leadership. He was fearless when he had to be and practical the rest of the time. Benteen's difficulty in suffering fools naturally made his relationship with Custer problematic. The author sees events through Benteen's eyes almost exclusively. In places, I would have liked to hear more from other sources, commenting on Benteen and his actions. Some have said that Benteen hated Custer. I think a more accurate description would have been that Benteen felt contempt for a man who was motivated by a different code of morals and conduct. It is my sense that the Custer we see through Benteen's eyes is closer to the real Custer than some might want to accept. In their parallel life stories, one has the feeling that it was Benteen, rather than Custer, who was a man of the new, modern world. He could be caustic toward those who did not meet his standards, and yet his opinions about his Native American opponents reveal a man who could see both sides of a conflict. He was both sympathetic and realistic about his foes. One of the ironies in this story is that George and Elizabeth Custer have been held up as a great love story - when it was the unromantic Benteen, and his less splendid wife, whose marriage was stronger and probably more passionate. One is left wishing there was more material here from Benteen's letters to his wife. (And we all want to see that sketch he left on at least one of them.) There is a lot of narrative here, and details about other officers in the 7th Cavalry. Benteen's resentment toward Custer must be judged in light of his telling commentaries on his officer peers. When evaluating Benteen's judgement of Custer it is also important to consider the his peers' generally favorable opinions of him. One of the details revealed here is the relatively close relationship between Captain Benteen and Major General Philip Sheridan. Custer was supposedly Sheridan's protege, but one is left with the impression that, in the end, Sheridan was much more impressed with Benteen. Consider, also, that Benteen was the one man who could have sacrificed Reno's reputation to enhance his own - and yet he chose not to do this. Charles K. Mills has done a good job with Benteen's military career. All in all, a good addition to the body of work surrounding the Little Bighorn and an interesting portrait of a man who was both ahead and behind his time. The book is required reading for students of Custerania, the Indian wars and everything about the 7th Cavalry.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 07. Jun. 2018
Obviously Anti-Custer
The author doesn't hide the fact that he dislikes Custer and likes Benteen. There is a need for a good, accurate, novel about Benteen this is not it. Despite the fact that he admitted that Benteen knew that Custer was fighting he purposely took his time, left the packs behind to hurry up and join with Custer and when he stopped and joined Reno after seeing hundreds of Indians killing Reno's men, instead of hurrying to join with Custer he waited for the packs. It was obvious that he knew that he made a mistake and now was afraid to advance. Read this with an open mind and ignore the obvious Custer hatred and you will have a clear picture of the real BenteenBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
