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- catalog abstract ""Besides his illustrious name, Jefferson Columbus Davis, who fought for the Union, is best known for two appalling actions: the September 1862 murder of General William "Bull" Nelson - his former commanding officer - and the abandonment of hundreds of African American refugees to the mercy of Confederate cavalry at Ebenezer Creek during Sherman's march through Georgia in 1864. Historians have generally dismissed Davis (1828-1879) as a reckless assassin, a racist, a journeyman soldier at best, and an embarrassment to the Lincoln war effort. But as Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., and Gordon D. Whitney demonstrate in the first biography of the unredeemed general, such smoke of notoriety obscures the real story of a complex military leader." "Hughes and Whitney bring order to the muddle of contradictions that was Davis's life and offer an impartial profile of the soldier and the man. They describe his distinctive service in the Mexican War at the age of eighteen, his role in the regular army's First Artillery attack on Fort Sumter, and his subsequent rapid advancement to general officer. Although Davis's sensational killing of Nelson - for which he was never tried - undoubtedly damaged his career, he continued to command divisions in all the major engagements of the Army of Cumberland from Murfreesboro to Atlanta and quite capably led George Thomas's Fourteenth Corps during Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas campaign. As the authors show, he was venerated by professional military men even as he was vilified by civilians."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12549203.
- catalog contributor b12549204.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog coverage "United States History, Military 19th century.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Besides his illustrious name, Jefferson Columbus Davis, who fought for the Union, is best known for two appalling actions: the September 1862 murder of General William "Bull" Nelson - his former commanding officer - and the abandonment of hundreds of African American refugees to the mercy of Confederate cavalry at Ebenezer Creek during Sherman's march through Georgia in 1864. Historians have generally dismissed Davis (1828-1879) as a reckless assassin, a racist, a journeyman soldier at best, and an embarrassment to the Lincoln war effort. But as Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., and Gordon D. Whitney demonstrate in the first biography of the unredeemed general, such smoke of notoriety obscures the real story of a complex military leader."".
- catalog description ""Hughes and Whitney bring order to the muddle of contradictions that was Davis's life and offer an impartial profile of the soldier and the man. They describe his distinctive service in the Mexican War at the age of eighteen, his role in the regular army's First Artillery attack on Fort Sumter, and his subsequent rapid advancement to general officer. Although Davis's sensational killing of Nelson - for which he was never tried - undoubtedly damaged his career, he continued to command divisions in all the major engagements of the Army of Cumberland from Murfreesboro to Atlanta and quite capably led George Thomas's Fourteenth Corps during Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas campaign.".
- catalog description "As the authors show, he was venerated by professional military men even as he was vilified by civilians."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-455) and index.".
- catalog description "The little sergeant -- Being fond of the military life -- Fort Sumter -- War in Missouri -- Pea Ridge -- We rest tomorrow -- The murder of Nelson -- Stones River -- Tullahoma -- Chickamauga -- A new command -- An expedition to Knoxville -- Buzzard roost -- Rome -- Kennesaw Mountain -- Atlanta -- Jonesboro -- Marching through Georgia -- Carrying war to the Carolinas -- Bentonville -- Parading before the President -- Alaska -- The Modoc War -- They gathered around.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 475 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0807127779 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States History, Military 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.7/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879.".
- catalog subject "E467.1.D265 H84 2002".
- catalog subject "Generals United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The little sergeant -- Being fond of the military life -- Fort Sumter -- War in Missouri -- Pea Ridge -- We rest tomorrow -- The murder of Nelson -- Stones River -- Tullahoma -- Chickamauga -- A new command -- An expedition to Knoxville -- Buzzard roost -- Rome -- Kennesaw Mountain -- Atlanta -- Jonesboro -- Marching through Georgia -- Carrying war to the Carolinas -- Bentonville -- Parading before the President -- Alaska -- The Modoc War -- They gathered around.".
- catalog title "Jefferson Davis in blue : the life of Sherman's relentless warrior / Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., Gordon D. Whitney.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Military history. fast".
- catalog type "text".