Author: Jenny Jobe Demilio
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Through diaries, letters, memoirs, family papers, and government and military documents, as well as a host of secondary sources, this dissertation examines the life of Theophilus Hunter Holmes (1804-1880), one of the highest ranking generals of the Confederate Army. Despite his high rank as lieutenant general and his involvement in significant Civil War events, he has largely been ignored in the historiography. This, in large part, is due to his being deemed incompetent, undeserving of his rank, and a crony of his long-time friend, Jefferson Davis. This study goes beyond the parameters of the Civil War and takes into consideration the impact of his aristocratic background, life as a husband and father, and more than thirty years of service in the United States Army prior to the Civil War. It examines his decades on the western frontier and his service in the Second Seminole and Mexican Wars. By 1861, as the nation descended into civil war, he was experienced, respected by many of his peers, and serving as Superintendent of Recruiting for the nation's army. Despite those circumstances and achievements, Holmes chose to fight for the Confederacy. Holmes' life provides a prism of early nineteenth-century expansion, Indian Removal, and rigors of frontier life. Through him we see growth and professionalization of the military and the critical role it played in achieving expansionist goals and maintaining order. By the time the Civil War erupted, Holmes was fifty-six years old, and the harsh decades of frontier service and war showed. Contemporary accounts suggest he was haggard, cantankerous, and deaf. As a result, he was often cautious and defensive, demonstrated mediocre ability, and was placed in commands that required more energy and skill than he was qualified to provide at that point in his life. Despite Holmes' shortcomings, Jefferson Davis continued to place much trust in his experience and professionalism. For that, both men were ridiculed during and after the war. While Davis remains at the forefront of Civil War history, Holmes slipped into obscurity. This dissertation seeks to eliminate that obscurity and provide a better understanding of the life of one of the Confederacy's least recognized and understood generals.
Theophilus Hunter Holmes: ""An Active Life of Plenty""
Author: Jenny Jobe Demilio
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Through diaries, letters, memoirs, family papers, and government and military documents, as well as a host of secondary sources, this dissertation examines the life of Theophilus Hunter Holmes (1804-1880), one of the highest ranking generals of the Confederate Army. Despite his high rank as lieutenant general and his involvement in significant Civil War events, he has largely been ignored in the historiography. This, in large part, is due to his being deemed incompetent, undeserving of his rank, and a crony of his long-time friend, Jefferson Davis. This study goes beyond the parameters of the Civil War and takes into consideration the impact of his aristocratic background, life as a husband and father, and more than thirty years of service in the United States Army prior to the Civil War. It examines his decades on the western frontier and his service in the Second Seminole and Mexican Wars. By 1861, as the nation descended into civil war, he was experienced, respected by many of his peers, and serving as Superintendent of Recruiting for the nation's army. Despite those circumstances and achievements, Holmes chose to fight for the Confederacy. Holmes' life provides a prism of early nineteenth-century expansion, Indian Removal, and rigors of frontier life. Through him we see growth and professionalization of the military and the critical role it played in achieving expansionist goals and maintaining order. By the time the Civil War erupted, Holmes was fifty-six years old, and the harsh decades of frontier service and war showed. Contemporary accounts suggest he was haggard, cantankerous, and deaf. As a result, he was often cautious and defensive, demonstrated mediocre ability, and was placed in commands that required more energy and skill than he was qualified to provide at that point in his life. Despite Holmes' shortcomings, Jefferson Davis continued to place much trust in his experience and professionalism. For that, both men were ridiculed during and after the war. While Davis remains at the forefront of Civil War history, Holmes slipped into obscurity. This dissertation seeks to eliminate that obscurity and provide a better understanding of the life of one of the Confederacy's least recognized and understood generals.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Through diaries, letters, memoirs, family papers, and government and military documents, as well as a host of secondary sources, this dissertation examines the life of Theophilus Hunter Holmes (1804-1880), one of the highest ranking generals of the Confederate Army. Despite his high rank as lieutenant general and his involvement in significant Civil War events, he has largely been ignored in the historiography. This, in large part, is due to his being deemed incompetent, undeserving of his rank, and a crony of his long-time friend, Jefferson Davis. This study goes beyond the parameters of the Civil War and takes into consideration the impact of his aristocratic background, life as a husband and father, and more than thirty years of service in the United States Army prior to the Civil War. It examines his decades on the western frontier and his service in the Second Seminole and Mexican Wars. By 1861, as the nation descended into civil war, he was experienced, respected by many of his peers, and serving as Superintendent of Recruiting for the nation's army. Despite those circumstances and achievements, Holmes chose to fight for the Confederacy. Holmes' life provides a prism of early nineteenth-century expansion, Indian Removal, and rigors of frontier life. Through him we see growth and professionalization of the military and the critical role it played in achieving expansionist goals and maintaining order. By the time the Civil War erupted, Holmes was fifty-six years old, and the harsh decades of frontier service and war showed. Contemporary accounts suggest he was haggard, cantankerous, and deaf. As a result, he was often cautious and defensive, demonstrated mediocre ability, and was placed in commands that required more energy and skill than he was qualified to provide at that point in his life. Despite Holmes' shortcomings, Jefferson Davis continued to place much trust in his experience and professionalism. For that, both men were ridiculed during and after the war. While Davis remains at the forefront of Civil War history, Holmes slipped into obscurity. This dissertation seeks to eliminate that obscurity and provide a better understanding of the life of one of the Confederacy's least recognized and understood generals.
Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians," 1598-1905
Author: Wilimena Hannah Eliot Emerson
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Publisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
A History of African Americans of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
Author: Carole C. Marks
Publisher: Delaware Heritage Press
ISBN: 9780924117121
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: Delaware Heritage Press
ISBN: 9780924117121
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881
Author: C.C. Baldwin
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5874721363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 989
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5874721363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 989
Book Description
Freedom by the Sword
Author: William A. Dobak
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510720227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains, and still others took part in major operations like the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510720227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains, and still others took part in major operations like the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.
The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884
Author: James Hammond Trumbull
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Category : Hartford County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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Publisher:
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Category : Hartford County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut
Author: William Cothren
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Category : Bethlehem (Conn. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Bethlehem (Conn. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England
Author: Thomas Townsend Sherman
Publisher: New York : T.A. Wright
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher: New York : T.A. Wright
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The Huntington Family in America
Author: Huntington Family Association
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Arkansas Biography
Author: Jeannie M. Whayne
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781557285874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Eight years in the making, Arkansas Biography brings to light the lives of those who have helped shape Arkansas history for over four hundred years. Featured are not only the trailblazers, such as steamboat captain Henry Shreve, Olympic gold medalist Bill Carr, discount mogul Sam Walton, and aviator Louise Thaden, but also those whose lives reflect their culture and times--musicians, scientists, teachers, preachers, and journalists. One hundred and eighty contributors--professional and avocational historians--offer clear vignettes of nearly three hundred individuals, beginning with Hernando de Soto, who crossed the Mississippi River in the summer of 1540. The entries include birth and death dates and places, life and career highlights, lineage, anecdotes, and source material. This is a browser's book with an Arkansas voice. The wealth of information condensed into this single reference volume will be valuable to general readers of all ages, libraries, museums, and scholars. A fitting summary at the turn of a millennium, Arkansas Biography pays lasting tribute to the men and women who have enriched the life and character of the state and, by extension, the region and the nation.
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781557285874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Eight years in the making, Arkansas Biography brings to light the lives of those who have helped shape Arkansas history for over four hundred years. Featured are not only the trailblazers, such as steamboat captain Henry Shreve, Olympic gold medalist Bill Carr, discount mogul Sam Walton, and aviator Louise Thaden, but also those whose lives reflect their culture and times--musicians, scientists, teachers, preachers, and journalists. One hundred and eighty contributors--professional and avocational historians--offer clear vignettes of nearly three hundred individuals, beginning with Hernando de Soto, who crossed the Mississippi River in the summer of 1540. The entries include birth and death dates and places, life and career highlights, lineage, anecdotes, and source material. This is a browser's book with an Arkansas voice. The wealth of information condensed into this single reference volume will be valuable to general readers of all ages, libraries, museums, and scholars. A fitting summary at the turn of a millennium, Arkansas Biography pays lasting tribute to the men and women who have enriched the life and character of the state and, by extension, the region and the nation.