An aggressive and colorful personality, William Barksdale was no stranger to controversy. Orphaned at 13, he succeeded as lawyer, newspaper editor, Mexican War veteran, politician and Confederate commander. During eight years in the U.S. Congress, he was among the South's most ardent defenders of slavery and advocates for states' rights. His emotional speeches and altercations--including a brawl on the House floor--made headlines in the years preceding secession. His fiery temper prompted three near-duels, gaining him a reputation as a brawler and knife-fighter. Arrested for intoxication,…mehr
An aggressive and colorful personality, William Barksdale was no stranger to controversy. Orphaned at 13, he succeeded as lawyer, newspaper editor, Mexican War veteran, politician and Confederate commander. During eight years in the U.S. Congress, he was among the South's most ardent defenders of slavery and advocates for states' rights. His emotional speeches and altercations--including a brawl on the House floor--made headlines in the years preceding secession. His fiery temper prompted three near-duels, gaining him a reputation as a brawler and knife-fighter. Arrested for intoxication, Colonel Barksdale survived a military Court of Inquiry to become one of the most beloved commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia. His reputation soared with his defense against the Union river crossing and street-fighting at Fredericksburg, and his legendary charge at Gettysburg. This first full-length biography places his life and career in historical context.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Douglas Ashton is a retired materials testing executive and distinguished metallurgist. A founding member and later Chairman of the Southern Ontario Civil War Roundtable, he has traveled to all of the major battlefields where Barksdale's Mississippians fought to gain further insights.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Prologue: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, 7:30 p.m., West of Plum Run Swale One-Beginnings Two-Mississippi: Land of Opportunity Three-Military Service in Mexico: Disease, Deprivation and Death Four-Barksdale Secures His Political Future Five-Turbulent Times in Washington City Six-Epithets, Fisticuffs and the Downward Spiral to Secession Seven-From Quartermaster General to a Combat Command at First Manassas Eight-Charges of Drunkenness, Redemption at Edwards Ferry and a Court of Inquiry Nine-The Seven Days Battles: Barksdale Commands the Mississippi Brigade Ten-Malvern Hill: Barksdale Exhibits the Highest Qualities of the Soldier Eleven-Harpers Ferry and Sharpsburg: Brigadier General Barksdale Front and Center Twelve-Fredericksburg: Dead Yankees on the Pontoon Bridges and in the Streets Thirteen-Second Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville): "We must make the fight whether we hold it or are whipped" Fourteen-Gettysburg: A Grim Determination to Do or Die Fifteen-Barksdale's Death, Burials, State Funeral and Legacy Appendix: Previously Unpublished/Published Material Concerning William Barksdale Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Prologue: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, 7:30 p.m., West of Plum Run Swale One-Beginnings Two-Mississippi: Land of Opportunity Three-Military Service in Mexico: Disease, Deprivation and Death Four-Barksdale Secures His Political Future Five-Turbulent Times in Washington City Six-Epithets, Fisticuffs and the Downward Spiral to Secession Seven-From Quartermaster General to a Combat Command at First Manassas Eight-Charges of Drunkenness, Redemption at Edwards Ferry and a Court of Inquiry Nine-The Seven Days Battles: Barksdale Commands the Mississippi Brigade Ten-Malvern Hill: Barksdale Exhibits the Highest Qualities of the Soldier Eleven-Harpers Ferry and Sharpsburg: Brigadier General Barksdale Front and Center Twelve-Fredericksburg: Dead Yankees on the Pontoon Bridges and in the Streets Thirteen-Second Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville): "We must make the fight whether we hold it or are whipped" Fourteen-Gettysburg: A Grim Determination to Do or Die Fifteen-Barksdale's Death, Burials, State Funeral and Legacy Appendix: Previously Unpublished/Published Material Concerning William Barksdale Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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