Alexander "Fighting Elleck" Hays: The Life of a Civil War General, From West Point to the Wilderness - Softcover

Mahood, Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786461055 ISBN 13: 9780786461059

Verlag: McFarland, 2011

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Book by Wayne Mahood

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"well-written study"--Civil War News; "useful"--The NYMAS Review; "Alexander 'Fighting Elleck' Hays may never be fully understood, but this book helps bring him into focus and illustrates an important figure in the history of northwestern Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, and the Civil War"--Western Pennsylvania History.

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Although he never achieved the renown of Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee, General Alexander Hays was one of the great military men of the Civil War. Born July 8, 1819, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, Hays graduated from West Point and served with distinction during the Mexican War. When the Civil War began a few years later, it was no surprise that Hays immediately volunteered and was given the initial rank of colonel with a later meritorious promotion to general. Hays was also known for his concern for his men, a fact that no doubt contributed to the acclaim which he received after his death on May 5, 1864, at the age of 44. From West Point to the Civil War, this biography takes a look at Hays's life, concentrating--with good cause--on his military career. Personal correspondence and contemporary sources are used to complete the picture of a complex man, devoted husband and father, and gifted and dedicated soldier.

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• Verlag: McFarland
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0786461055
• ISBN 13: 9780786461059
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 234