Furious, Insatiable Fighter

A Biography of Maj. Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A.

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, 1802-1888, was a West Point graduate, engineer, railroader, inventor, international traveler, leader in the Episcopal Church, and, most famously, a soldier. Trimble distinguished himself as a field commander in the fiercest fighting of the Civil War, including the battles at Cross Keys in the Valley Campaign, Second Manassas, and Gettysburg. He earned high praise from the enigmatic Stonewall Jackson, who described Trimble's battlefield leadership as the 'most brilliant' he had witnessed. His actions in the early days of the War led the Federal government to brand Trimble as 'the most dangerous rebel' in captivity after his wounding and capture at Gettysburg. Following the Civil War, General Trimble remained active as an engineer, writer, speaker, and served many years as Vice-President of the Southern Historical Society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-11-09
Mått:172 x 228 x 13 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:150
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761832515

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David C. Trimble is an attorney with Frost Brown Todd, LLC in Lexington, Kentucky. Trimble earned his J.D. at the University of Kentucky.

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The book is more than a war story; it's a look at an interesting period of time when technology was racing forward, and when a country that was largely frontier was still trying to define itself.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 ChildhoodChapter 5 West Point YearsChapter 6 Early Military CareerChapter 7 Working on the Railroad 1832 to 1861Chapter 8 The War Between the StatesChapter 9 Defender of BaltimoreChapter 10 Officer of the ConfederacyChapter 11 Trimble's First Blood: The Valley Campaign of 1862Chapter 12 The Seven DaysChapter 13 Second ManassasChapter 14 Convalesce and CorrespondenceChapter 15 GettysburgChapter 16 Prison and Johnson's IslandChapter 17 Release, and Return HomeChapter 18 Postscript BibliographyChapter 19 End NotesChapter 20 Index