James W. Raab

Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman

A Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

Lloyd Tilghman was a man of distinguished family. His forefathers, men of rank during colonial times, included Matthew Tilghman, who helped frame Maryland's constitution, Chief Justice William Tilghman of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Colonel Tench C. Tilghman, George Washington's military secretary. Trained at West Point, Lloyd Tilghman originally resigned his commission in 1836. However, with the onset of the Mexican conflict--a veritable training ground for the War Between the States--in 1846, Tilghman rejoined the army as an aide-de-camp to General David E. Twiggs. When the ultimate question was posed almost two decades later, Tilghman, a Southern sympathizer with decidedly Northern ties, followed his moral dictates and joined the Confederate cause. Relying heavily on contemporary sources such as newspapers and periodicals, this biography chronicles the life of Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman, a gallant Confederate commander and staunch defender of states' rights. While covering Tilghman's entire career, including his service during the Mexican War and his contributions to the construction of the Panama railroad, the work concentrates primarily on his Civil War years and 1863 death. The book details the military movements in which he was involved with the stated goal of informing the reader about the battles that took place between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River and the extraordinary generals who fought them. Extensive maps, illustrations and contemporary photographs are included. The work is also indexed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780786424603
• ISBN-10: 0786424605
• Artikelnr.: 21478343

Autorenporträt

Writer and World War II veteran James W. Raab has written biographies on Confederate Generals J. Patton Anderson and Lloyd Tilghman as well as the American Revolution. He lives in St. Augustine, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Maps     
Preface     
Prologue     
Profile: Tilghman's Lineage     
1. West Point and the Mexican War     
2. Panama, Railroading, and the Compromise of 1850     
3. A Godsend, and Kentucky Service     
4. Confederate Western War Department     
5. A Trinity of Forts     
6. Eve of Disaster     
7. The Surrender of Fort Henry     
8. Armageddon on the Cumberland, and the Surrender of Fort Donelson     
9. A Prisoner of War at Fort Warren, Massachusetts     
10. The Exchange Cartel, and the Attacks on Iuka and Corinth     
11. The Skirmish at Coffeeville, Mississippi     
12. Grenada: Winter Quarters, 1863     
13. The Yazoo Pass Expedition     
14. The Siege of Fort Pemberton     
15. Grierson's Raid, Port Gibson, and the Grand Gulf Collapse     
16. Champion Hill     
17. In the Midst of Life There Is Death     
Appendix: Staff of Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index