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Download or read book Major General Andrew Atkinson Humphreys United States Volunteers written by Henry H. Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Major General Andrew Atkinson Humphreys United States Volunteers: At Fredericksburg, Va;, December 13th, 1862 and Farmville, Va;, April 7th, 1865 Some explanation is due to those who will read these pages why the writer has written of one, who, though well known in his official capacity as an expert, is to many Americans comparatively unknown. Although untoward circumstances have prevented its appearance before, it at last takes form. It arose from some reflections cast (by the author of the History of the 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac) upon General Humphreys' Official Report of the part taken by the Division commanded by him at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 13, 1862. All correspondence with those having knowledge of the subject, was, in every case, submitted to the Historian of the 2d Corps. It is assumed that General Humphreys' abilities as a soldier would best be illustrated by their display on the field of battle, when in command of troops. Fredericksburg was his first opportunity, and it is deemed fitting to bring forward in connection with that, his last one also, at Farmville, Virginia, April 7, 1865. General Humphreys saw service as Chief of Topographical Engineers, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1862, until August of same year, under General G. B. McClellan. He was then given command of a Division of Pennsylvania Volunteers. This command was mustered out in May, 1863. He was then assigned to the command of a Division of the 3d Corps, formerly General Hooker's. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Fredericksburg Campaign written by Gary W. Gallagher and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well this is so terrible! We should grow too fond of it," said General Robert E. Lee as he watched his troops repulse the Union attack at Fredericksburg on 13 December 1863. This collection of seven original essays by leading Civil War historians reinterprets the bloody Fredericksburg campaign and places it within a broader social and political context. By analyzing the battle's antecedents as well as its aftermath, the contributors challenge some long-held assumptions about the engagement and clarify our picture of the war as a whole. The book begins with revisionist assessments of the leadership of Ambrose Burnside and Robert E. Lee and a portrait of the conduct and attitudes of one group of northern troops who participated in the failed assaults at Marye's Heights. Subsequent essays examine how both armies reacted to the battle and how the northern and southern homefronts responded to news of the carnage at Frederickburg. A final chapter explores the impact of the battle on the residents of the Fredericksburg area and assesses changing Union attitudes about the treatment of Confederate civilians. The contributors are William Marvel, Alan T. Nolan, Carol Reardon, Gary W. Gallagher, A. Wilson Greene, George C. Rable, and William A. Blair.
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