Articles of War (eBook)

The American Civil War is filled with fascinating characters. This collection of biographical essays on the "e;winners and losers"e; of the Civil War covers some of the most intriguing: Ulysses S. Grant, George B. McClellan, Sam Houston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and William Clarke Quantrill, to name just a few. In Articles of War you'll discover:Some WinnersUlysses S. Grant, whose brilliant Vicksburg Campaign was a model of military strategyJohn A. "e;Black Jack"e; Logan, one of the war's few successful political generalsNathan Bedford Forrest, a natural military genius despite his "e;Lost Cause"e;Some LosersGeorge B. McClellan, whose lack of eagerness cost the Union two opportunities to win the warEarl Van Dorn, a victim of sheer bad luckTheophilus H. Holmes, the little-known incompetent, called "e;granny Holmes"e; by his own menSome Winners Who Became LosersAlbert Sidney Johnston, the Confederacy's "e;General Who Might Have Been"e;Leonidas Polk, whose initial good luck eventually ran outWilliam Clarke Quantrill, a winner in death but a loser in lifeAnd Some Losers Who Became WinnersSam Houston, who, had he lived longer, could have been a winner in TexasWilliam Tecumseh Sherman, an exceptional man; a capable, but flawed, commander