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Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Ambition and Animosity in the Army of the Potomac

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Ambition and Animosity in the Army of the Potomac

By: Diane Monroe Smith

This book follows the men of the 5th Corps and the Army of the Potomac through the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, with the army condemned to moving blindly through enemy territory without the benefit of cavalry scouting or screening. It considers the lost opportunities of June 1864, when Grant's masterly movement of the Army of the Potomac across the James to confront the enemy at Petersburg should have ended in victory and the fall of Richmond. Bungling and complacency doomed the attacks on Petersburg's fortifications, and instead of victory, the battered Federals faced a drawn-out siege, and another 10 months of war. Finally, the author considers what happened to a number of the prominent Federal participants in the Overland Campaign during the last year of the war and after. Many of those who lied and cheated their way to the top became government leaders and the authors of policy for years to come.

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McFarland

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0786468173

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9780786468171

Fanny & Joshua

The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams & Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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Fanny & Joshua

The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams & Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

By: Diane Monroe Smith

The intimate history of Civil War hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his wife, Frances Caroline Adams

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426

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UPNE

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1611684390

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9781611684391

Washington Roebling's Civil War

From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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Washington Roebling's Civil War

From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge

By: Diane Monroe Smith

Washington Roebling is well known as the man who supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. His path to overseeing that monumental task began during the Civil War. In addition to his brave, dramatic actions at Gettysburg, his Civil War service was remarkable: artilleryman, bridge builder, scout, balloonist, mapmaker, engineer, and staff officer. His story reveals much about Gettysburg but also about Civil War intelligence and engineering and the politics and infighting within the Army of the Potomac’s high command. Roebling’s service—leadership, engineering, decision-making, and managing personalities and politics—prepared him well for overseeing the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811767825

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9780811767828

Priest River and Priest Lake, Kaniksu Country

By: Marylyn Cork,Jeanne McAlexander Tomlin,Diane E. Mercer

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Priest River and Priest Lake, Kaniksu Country

By: Marylyn Cork,Jeanne McAlexander Tomlin,Diane E. Mercer

The first permanent settlers of Kaniksu County filtered into the Priest River and Priest Lake area of northern Idaho's panhandle in the late 1880s. Some came to build homes, farms, and businesses in an area where none had existed before. Others were more interested in trapping and prospecting; they sought to lead solitary and eccentric lives away from civilization. Most settlers learned quickly that harvesting the vast timber wealth of the heavily forested mountains was the best way to earn a livelihood. For almost 50 years, millions of logs and cedar poles were sent down the tumultuous Priest River to its confluence with the larger Pend Oreille. This was believed to be the second-to-last log drive to end in the lower 48 states. Construction of the Great Northern Railroad in 1892 spurred both industry and settlement, opening the way for sawmills downstream to service their markets until modern roads and trucking came into existence.

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130

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738589195

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9780738589190

Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Ambition and Animosity in the Army of the Potomac

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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Ambition and Animosity in the Army of the Potomac

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Washington Roebling's Civil War

From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge

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Chamberlain at Petersburg

The Charge at Fort Hell, June 18, 1864

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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Chamberlain at Petersburg

The Charge at Fort Hell, June 18, 1864

By: Diane Monroe Smith

Diane Monroe Smith introduces us to General Grant?s 1864 Virginia campaign and Chamberlain?s part in it. Bringing us into the trenches before Petersburg, the author then presents?The charge at Fort Hell?. Forgotten and unpublished,?The charge at Fort Hell? was written by Chamberlain and recounts his experiences in June of 1864, at Rives? Salient where he was seriously wounded. Considering the accomplishments and renown of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, both as soldier and author, it is fortuitous when one of his manuscripts is found. Smith also uses her ... research skills to thoroughly annotate Chamberlain?s narrative allowing the reader a complete understanding of the names and events mentioned"--Page 4 of cover.

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1577470982

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9781577470984

How to Replace & Install Floors & Floor Coverings

By: Diane Snow,B. Gay Ballard,Harriett L. Kirk

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How to Replace & Install Floors & Floor Coverings

By: Diane Snow,B. Gay Ballard,Harriett L. Kirk

Whether you plan to install a new floor yourself or have the work done professionally, this book will help you plan and select the best flooring materials for your home. How to remove old flooring. How to prepare the subfloor. How to install wood, resilent, ceramic, and carpet floors. Photos, illustrations, and step-by-step insructions make this book an indispensable guide.

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0897210255

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Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Fanny & Joshua

Fanny & Joshua

Washington Roebling's Civil War

Washington Roebling's Civil War

Priest River and Priest Lake, Kaniksu Country

Priest River and Priest Lake, Kaniksu Country

Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign

Washington Roebling's Civil War

Washington Roebling's Civil War

Chamberlain at Petersburg

Chamberlain at Petersburg

How to Replace & Install Floors & Floor Coverings

How to Replace & Install Floors & Floor Coverings

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