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Author: Morris Schaff
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 364
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The author provides an autobiographical account of his time at the United States Military Academy at West Point at the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Author: Morris Schaff
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781230246147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... THE PEACEMAKERS The week during which so many of the Southern men left was full of intense interest. Perhaps in all of West Point's life there has never been its equal, or one even like it. For the hearts of the people from one end of the country to the other were heaving from their depths, depths of feeling which are reached only when mankind is on the verge of some great trial and about to fight its way to some azure crest in the range of ideals; one of those times when the shrines of our better natures are all flashing, and mysterious hands are sweeping those harps which are hung in the sky of our being; oh, yes, when Poetry and Art, and their heavenly sister, Religion, are all active in behalf of our sentiment and imagination, that their great creative instincts may make new advances toward the light of God. I wish I could translate that week's record of our country's deep feeling into terms that would satisfy the ultimate sources of reason, history, and divine interpretation; for I have a consciousness that in it lie those movements which at last are transmuted into epics and lyrics, and those exalted terms which we find on the lips of the great seers and prophets. Whatever the week's record may embrace of the inspiration I have intimated, it marked the display of what is known as West Point friendship. And in due time for that friendship I shall claim our present peace and national welfare and, what is more, the salvation of our land from horrible pages of history; but for the present let the following letter, written by my classmate McCrea on Saturday, the 27th of April, 1861, throw its light on what had happened at West Point in the week then closing: -- "On Sunday night, or rather Monday morning, for it was after 12 o'clock, some...
Author: MORRIS. SCHAFF
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033296776
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ted Russ
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2016-11
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1627799664
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Author: Brian R. McEnany
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2015-04-07
Total Pages: 509
ISBN-13: 0813160634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the tense months leading up to the American Civil War, the cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point continued their education even as the nation threatened to dissolve around them. Students from both the North and South struggled to understand events such as John Brown's Raid, the secession of eleven states from the Union, and the attack on Fort Sumter. By graduation day, half the class of 1862 had resigned; only twenty-eight remained, and their class motto—"Joined in common cause"—had been severely tested. In For Brotherhood and Duty: The Civil War History of the West Point Class of 1862, Brian R. McEnany follows the cadets from their initiation, through coursework, and on to the battlefield, focusing on twelve Union and four Confederate soldiers. Drawing heavily on primary sources, McEnany presents a fascinating chronicle of the young classmates, who became allies and enemies during the largest conflict ever undertaken on American soil. Their vivid accounts provide new perspectives not only on legendary battles such as Antietam, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, and the Overland and Atlanta campaigns, but also on lesser-known battles such as Port Hudson, Olustee, High Bridge, and Pleasant Hills. There are countless studies of West Point and its more famous graduates, but McEnany's groundbreaking book brings to life the struggles and contributions of its graduates as junior officers and in small units. Generously illustrated with more than one hundred photographs and maps, this enthralling collective biography illuminates the war's impact on a unique group of soldiers and the institution that shaped them.
Author: Jay Monaghan
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1971-01-01
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780803257320
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The Custer literature is voluminous and most of it is highly controversial. Through the tangle of charges and countercharges Jay Monaghan cuts a clear path in his fresh account of Custer's whole career. Where possible, Monaghan relies on original sources, and he appraises them with the sound judgment of the practiced historian he is. He is sympathetic with Custer but does not hesitate to show the man's foibles and failures. He presents no attorney's brief and yet he disproves a number of ill-founded accusations. . . ."
