George Stoneman: A Biography of the Union GeneralDuring an 1865 raid through North Carolina, Major General George Stoneman missed capturing the fleeing Jefferson Davis only by a matter of hours, timing somewhat typical of Stoneman's life and career. This biography provides an in-depth look at the life and military career of Major General George Stoneman, beginning with his participation in the 2,000-mile march of the Mormon Battalion and other western expeditions. The main body of the work focuses on his Civil War service, during which he directed the progress of the Union cavalry and led several pivotal raids on Confederate forces. In spite of Stoneman's postwar career as military governor of Virginia and governor of California, his life was marked by his inability to reach ultimate success in war or politics, necessitating a discussion of his weaknesses as well as his achievements as a commander and a politician. Period photographs are included. |
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... History— Civil War, 1861–1865—Cavalry operations. 6. United States. Army. Mormon Battalion—Biography. 7. Governors—California—Biography. I. Title. E467.¡.S88F67 2008 973.7'33092—dc22 2007043251 [B] British Library cataloguing data are ...
... history of the Stoneman family. Ms. Dorothy Rapp, Archives Technician, U.S. Military Academy Archives, was of great ... Historical Society, provided very useful biographical material on General Stoneman, as well as Ms. Carol Downey ...
... History Department of James Madison University helped me immeasurably with my historical interests. All of these people gave invaluable help but any errors or omissions are entirely mine. Ben Fuller Fordney Harrisonburg, Virginia Table ...
... historical accounts of the most familiar Civil War heroes have reached the saturation point. Lee, Grant, and Jackson, for example, have been examined so thoroughly that one wonders if any more can be written to enlarge the places in history ...
... history. He participated in one of the early expeditions to explore the West, the 2,000-mile march of the Mormon Battalion from Council Blu›s, Iowa, to San Diego, California, during the Mexican War. Stoneman was the Assistant ...
Contents
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THREE With the Mormon Battalion | 17 |
FOUR From California to the Rio Grande | 31 |
SEVEN Fredericksburg | 54 |
EIGHT The Bursting Shell | 62 |
NINE We were whipped | 81 |
ELEVEN Riots and Reconstruction | 122 |
THIRTEEN Governor Stoneman | 156 |
Epilogue | 171 |
Bibliography | 189 |