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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... 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 of these great commanders. Historians are now moving down ...
... reached equality on the fields of Brandy Station and Gettysburg. A stoical and brooding figure who resembled the haunted features of John Brown, or even those of a worn and troubled Abraham Lincoln, Stoneman has been largely ignored by ...
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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 |