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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... Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 3 & 4, ¡863; foreground Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, o‡cer of the Federal Army (Library of Congress) Manufactured in the United States of America McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 6¡¡, Je›erson ...
... Battle of Brandy Station, contributed to the account of that engagement. I am especially indebted to Dr. George Beattie Stoneman, great-grandson of General George Stoneman, for his insight and willingness to share the diaries of Mary ...
... Battle of Chancellorsville. In the three months following his appointment as commander, however, his reorganization of the Army of the Potomac demonstrated great administrative ability. Rations and medical care were improved, additional ...
... Battle of the Nile.16 When young George came of age in 1810, he moved to Chautauqua County in New York. He lived in Ellery and Jamestown and eventually moved to the town of Busti, later incorporated as the village of Lakewood, near the ...
... Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Stoneman would lead a major cavalry raid, and Jackson, following a brilliant campaign that was a major factor in one of the greatest Confederate victories of the conflict, would su›er wounds resulting ...
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 |