Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil War in the West

691 Pages·1999·2.43 MB·English

by  Sam Davis Elliott

Soldier of Tennessee : General Alexander P.
title:
Stewart and the Civil War in the West
author: Elliott, Sam Davis.
publisher: Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0807123404
print isbn13: 9780807123409
ebook isbn13: 9780585325736
language: English
Stewart, Alexander Peter,--1821-1908,
Generals--Confederate States of America--
Biography, Confederate States of America.-
subject -Army of Tennessee--Biography, Tennessee-
-History--Civil War, 1861-1865--
Campaigns, Georgia--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Campaigns,
publication date: 1999
lcc: E467.1.S863E45 1999eb
ddc: 973.7/468/092
Stewart, Alexander Peter,--1821-1908,
Generals--Confederate States of America--
Biography, Confederate States of America.-
subject: -Army of Tennessee--Biography, Tennessee-
-History--Civil War, 1861-1865--
Campaigns, Georgia--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Campaigns,
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Soldier of Tennessee
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Soldier of Tennessee
General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil War in the
West
Sam Davis Elliott
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Frontispiece: Wartime drawing of Stewart, courtesy Library of Congress
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Elliott, Sam Davis, 1956-
Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil
War in the West / Sam Davis Elliott.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-8071-2340-4 (cloth: alk. paper)
1. Stewart, Alexander P. (Alexander Peter), 18211908.
2. GeneralsConfederate States of AmericaBiography.
3. Confederate States of America. Army of TennesseeBiography.
4. TennesseeHistoryCivil War, 18611865Campaigns. 5. Georgia
HistoryCivil War, 18611865Campaigns. 6. United States
HistoryCivil War, 18611865Campaigns. I. Title.
E467.1.S863E45 1999
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For Karen, Mary Claire, and Sarah Anne
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Contents
Preface xi
Abbreviations Used in Notes xvii
1 1
Son of the Volunteer State: Rogersville, Winchester,West
Point, and Cumberland
2 17
The Defense of Our Rights: Secession to New Madrid
3 33
No Army Did Better Work: Shiloh
4 48
Veterans from the Volunteer State: Perryville
5 61
In a Manner That Is Beyond Praise: Murfreesboro
6 76
Old Straight: Interlude in Middle Tennessee
7 87
An Entire Failure: The Tullahoma Campaign
8 111
Strong Arms and Stout Hearts: The Chickamauga
Campaign
9 136
My Line Was Too Long and Weak: Missionary Ridge