Thomas K. Tate

General Edwin Vose Sumner, USA

A Civil War Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

This biography of General Edwin Vose Sumner emphasizes his role in developing the mounted arm of the U.S. Army. Born in Boston in 1797 he abandoned a merchant's career and entered the U.S. Infantry in 1819. Transferring to the Dragoons in the 1830s, Sumner established the Cavalry School of Practice at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Among his students was the future Confederate General Richard S. Ewell. Sumner served with distinction throughout the Mexican War and maintained a balance between the warring factions in Kansas in the mid-1850s (his efforts earning him the displeasure of the Pierce administration). He led an expedition against the Cheyennes with subordinates that included future Civil War generals John Sedgwick and Samuel Sturgis as well as the capable but headstrong Lieutenant Jeb Stuart. Replacing Albert Sidney Johnston in California in 1861, Sumner kept the state in the Union. Returning east, he commanded the Second Corps throughout 1862 and died of pneumonia in March 1863.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780786472581
• ISBN-10: 0786472588
• Artikelnr.: 37148849

Autorenporträt

Thomas K. Tate is the author of two Civil War biographies and numerous articles. He lives in Orefield, Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The Making of a Soldier 1.
The Road Not Taken 2.
The Black Hawk War and Captain of Dragoons 3.
Carlisle Barracks 4.
The Mexican War Part Two: The Commander 5.
The Southwest 6.
Kansas and Popular Sovereignty 7.
The Cavalry 8.
The Cheyenne Expedition 9.
The Campaign Begins 10.
Trouble Along the Way 11.
Sumner and Sedgwick Meet 12.
The Utah Expedition and Further Trouble with Native Americans Part Three: Civil 13.
Politics 14.
Sumner Comes East 15.
Fair Oaks and Seven Days 16.
Antietam 17.
Fredericksburg Epilogue Appendix Chapter Notes Bibliography Index