John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence"McMurry presents a terse, sharply focused portrait of the controversial [Hood] that never wanders from his subject or smothers him with superfluous battlefront details".-Journal of Southern History |
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... 9 Confrontation at Atlanta 135 10 Hood's Supreme Test 152 11 A Complete and Disastrous Failure 169 12 Officer of the Late Confederate Army 192 Notes 205 Bibliographical Essay 228 Index 233 Maps Battle of Gaines ' Mill , June 27 ,
... 9 Confrontation at Atlanta 135 10 Hood's Supreme Test 152 11 A Complete and Disastrous Failure 169 12 Officer of the Late Confederate Army 192 Notes 205 Bibliographical Essay 228 Index 233 Maps Battle of Gaines ' Mill , June 27 ,
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Richard M. McMurry. Maps Battle of Gaines ' Mill , June 27 , 1862 43 The Western Front , Spring - Early Summer 1864 104 The Western Front , Late Summer 1864 125 The Western Front , Fall 1864 168 Preface JOHN BELL HOOD was the youngest of ...
Richard M. McMurry. Maps Battle of Gaines ' Mill , June 27 , 1862 43 The Western Front , Spring - Early Summer 1864 104 The Western Front , Late Summer 1864 125 The Western Front , Fall 1864 168 Preface JOHN BELL HOOD was the youngest of ...
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Contents
The Molding of a Soldier | 1 |
Lieutenant Hood U S Army | 13 |
Don the Rebel Gray | 25 |
Many Dead All Around | 36 |
Maps | 43 |
Hoods Career at Apogee | 60 |
The Glory and the Fame | 79 |
All Eyes Turned to the Front | 93 |
The Western Front Late Summer 1864 | 125 |
Confrontation at Atlanta | 135 |
Hoods Supreme Test | 152 |
The Western Front Fall 1864 | 168 |
A Complete and Disastrous Failure | 169 |
Officer of the Late Confederate Army | 192 |
Notes | 205 |
Bibliographical Essay | 228 |
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