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1 online resource (xxi, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Offering myself as a candidate -- No stone or mineral -- Go with your people -- On his mettle -- We can take it -- The most complete victory -- Change front, forward on first company -- Who has those colors? -- Let the appointment be made -- To what command do they belong? -- More than mere mortals could stand -- Have never seen it since -- Killed thirty-two hogs -- Bravest and noblest wearer of the gray |
Summary |
Known as one of the most aggressive Confederate officers in the Western Theater, Brigadier General Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr. is legendary for having had eight horses shot out from under him in battle-more than any other infantry commander, Union or Confederate. Yet despite the exceptional bravery demonstrated by his dubious feat, Vaughan remains a largely overlooked Civil War leader. In Confederate Combat Commander, Lawrence K. Peterson explores the life of this unheralded yet important rebel officer before, during, and after his military service. A graduate of Virginia M |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index |
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Print version record |
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Vaughan, Alfred J., 1830-
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Vaughan, Alfred J., 1830-
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Vaughan, Alfred J., 1830- fast |
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Vaughan, Alfred J. 1830-1899 gnd |
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Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Generals
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Military campaigns
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140214
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
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United States
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United States -- Confederate States of America
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781621900245 |
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162190024X |
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