Happiness Is Not My Companion"The Life of General G. K. WarrenDavid M. JordanThe valorous but troubled career of the Civil War general; best known for his quick action to defend Little Round Top and avert a Union defeat at Gettysburg.Gouverneur K. Warren; a brilliant student at West Point and a topographical engineer; earned early acclaim for his explorations of the Nebraska Territory and the Black Hills in the 1850s. With the start of the Civil War; Warren moved from teacher at West Point to lieutenant colonel of a New York regiment and was soon a rising star in the Army of the Potomac. His fast action at Little Round Top; bringing Federal troops to an undefended position before the Confederates could seize it; helped to save the Battle of Gettysburg. For his service at Bristoe Station and Mine Run; he was awarded command of the Fifth Corps for the 1864 Virginia campaign. Warren’s peculiarities of temperament and personality put a cloud over his service at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania and cost him the confidence of his superiors; Grant and Meade. He was summarily relieved of his command by Philip Sheridan after winning the Battle of Five Forks; just eight days before Appomattox. Warren continued as an engineer of distinction in the Army after the war; but he was determined to clear his name before a board of inquiry; which conducted an exhaustive investigation into the battle; Warren’s conduct; and Sheridan’s arbitrary action. However; the findings of the court vindicating Warren were not made public until shortly after his death.For this major biography of Gouverneur Warren; David M. Jordan utilizes Warren’s own voluminous collection of letters; papers; orders; and other items saved by his family; as well as the letters and writings of such contemporaries as his aide and brother-in-law Washington Roebling; Andrew Humphreys; Winfield Hancock; George Gordon Meade; and Ulysses S. Grant. Jordan presents a vivid account of t
#94905 in Books Gary W Gallagher 2010-10-18 2010-10-18Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .59 x 6.12l; .82 #File Name: 0253222664240 pagesThe Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
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