Army of Amateurs: General Benjamin F. Butler and the Army of the James, 1863-1865 PDF
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title: author: publisher: isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: ebook isbn13: language: subject publication date: lcc: ddc: subject: Page i Army of Amateurs Page ii Also by the author: From Antietam to Fort Fisher General John Buford Grant's Cavalryman Jersey Cavaliers Mounted Raids of the Civil War Pickett, Leader of the Charge The Cavalry at Gettysburg The Man behind the Guns To Gettysburg and Beyond Page iii Army of Amateurs General Benjamin F. Butler and the Army of the James, 18631865 Edward G. Longacre Copyright © 1997 by Stackpole Books Published by STACKPOLE BOOKS 5067 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FIRST EDITION Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Longacre, Edward G., 1946 Army of amateurs : General Benjamin F. Butler and the Army of the James, 18631865 / Edward G. Longacre. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8117-0135-2 1. United States. Army of the James. 2. Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 18181893. 3. VirginiaHistoryCivil War 18611865. 4. North CarolinaHistoryCivil War, 18611865Campaigns. I. Title. E467.1.B87L66 1997 973.7'092dc21 [B] 97-20605 CIP Page v In memory of my great-grandfather, Sergeant Henry M. Flanagin, 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Army of the James Page vi The movement of the forces under Butler was close to the boundary line between the true art of war and the game of bumblepuppy. General William Farrar Smith The ignorant officer is a murderer. Anonymous Page vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xi 1 1 Ben Butler Takes Command 2 21 From Desk General to Field Leader 3 45 Anatomy of an Army 4 67 On to Richmond? 5 87 Debacle at Drewry's Bluff 6 101 Death in the Meadows 7 125 The Petersburg Follies 8 143 Four Days of Frustration 9 163 Regular Approaches 10 183 Action on the Northside, Action on the South 11 205 A Taste of Victory 12 227 From the James to the Hudson 13 245 Closing the Last Door 14 269 Winter of Content 15 287 Final Triumph 16 311 Postwar Service Notes 327 Essay on Sources 375 Index 379
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