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Courage above all things : General John Ellis Wool and the U.S. Military, 1812-1863
Title
Courage above all things : General John Ellis Wool and the U.S. Military, 1812-1863 / Harwood P. Hinton and Jerry Thompson.
ISBN
9780806167244
0806167246
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]
Physical Description
xviii, 523 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Summary
"Biography of John Ellis Wool a military commander who figured prominently in many critical moments in nineteenth-century U.S. history."-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 08, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Off to War with the Jolly Snorters
Feisty Little Colonel on Inspection
Casting Aside a Colonial Past
No Resting Place Where White Men Tread
Defending the Canadian Border
Across the Rio Grande with Old Fussy
Torrents of Blood
Nothing but Duty
Hunkers, Barnburners, and Turkey Cocks
A Vast and Distant Land
Native American Annihilation
Crying Hearts and Vigilantes
Rushing to the Colors
Epauletted Grannies and the Conceited Goose
Know Nothings and Plug Uglies
Copperheads and the New York Draft Riots
Noble Defender of the Union.
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