William Barksdale, CSA: A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General

ISBN-13: 9781476683744 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 307 str.

John Douglas Ashton

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Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Prologue: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, 7:30 p.m., West of Plum Run Swale
One—Beginnings
Two—Mississippi: Land of Opportunity
Three—Military Service in Mexico: Disease, Deprivation and Death
Four—Barksdale Secures His Political Future
Five—Turbulent Times in Washington City
Six—Epithets, Fisticuffs and the Downward Spiral to Secession
Seven—From Quartermaster General to a Combat Command at First Manassas
Eight—Charges of Drunkenness, Redemption at Edwards Ferry and a Court of Inquiry
Nine—The Seven Days Battles: Barksdale Commands the Mississippi Brigade
Ten—Malvern Hill: Barksdale Exhibits the Highest Qualities of the Soldier
Eleven—Harpers Ferry and Sharpsburg: Brigadier General Barksdale Front and Center
Twelve—Fredericksburg: Dead Yankees on the Pontoon Bridges and in the Streets
Thirteen—Second Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville): "We must make the fight whether we hold it or are whipped"
Fourteen—Gettysburg: A Grim Determination to Do or Die
Fifteen—Barksdale's Death, Burials, State Funeral and Legacy
Appendix: Previously Unpublished/Published Material Concerning William Barksdale
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index