Dreams of Victory (Paperback)

Sean Michael Chick

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Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, 2022

1611215218 / 9781611215212

Serie: Buch 45 von 68 - Emerging Civil War

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Paperback. Few Civil War generals attracted as much debate and controversy as Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard. He combined brilliance and charisma with arrogance and histrionics. He was a Catholic Creole in a society dominated by white Protestants, which made him appear exotic next to the likes of Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee. He was reviled by Jefferson Davis and often mocked by Mary Chesnut in her diary. Yet, he was popular with his soldiers and subordinates. Outside of Lee, he was the South's most consistently successful commander, winning at Bull Run, defending Charleston in 1864, and defeating Benjamin Butler at Bermuda Hundred and Ulysses Grant and George Meade at Petersburg. Yet, he lived his life in the shadow of his one major defeat: Shiloh. Beauregard's career before and after the war was no less tumultuous than his Civil War record. He was born among the Creole elite of Louisiana, but rejected the life of a planter in favor of the military, inspired by tales of Napoleon. He was considered a shining light of the antebellum army and performed superbly in the Mexican-American War. Yet, he complained about a lack of promotion and made a frustrating stab at being mayor of New Orleans in 1858. After the war, he was a successful railroad executive and took a stand against racism, violence, and corruption during Reconstruction. Yet, he was ousted from both railroads he oversaw and his foray into Reconstruction politics came to naught. Although he provided for his family and left them a hefty sum after his death, the money was mostly gained by working for the corrupt Louisiana Lottery. In Dreams of Victory: General P. G. T. Beauregard in the Civil War, Sean Michael Chick explores a life of contradictions and dreams unrealised - the first real hero of the Confederacy who sometimes proved to be his own worst enemy. 10 maps, 150 images Few Civil War generals attracted as much debate and controversy as Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard. Sean Michael Chick explores a life of contradictions and dreams unrealized - the first real hero of the Confederacy who sometimes proved to be his own worst enemy. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Titel
Dreams of Victory (Paperback)
Autor
Sean Michael Chick
Verlag
Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
1611215218
ISBN-13
9781611215212
Serie
Buch 45 von 68: Emerging Civil War

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