For Honor, Glory, and Union (eBook)

The Mexican and Civil War Letters of Brig. Gen. William Haines Lytle

William Haines Lytle (Autor)

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2015
264 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-4978-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Cincinnati native William Haines Lytle volunteered for service in the Mexican War in late 1847. A pro-states' rights Democrat with strong family ties to Kentucky, he nevertheless chose to protect and defend the Union upon the outbreak of the Civil War.

Lytle's Mexican War service primarily consisted of garrison duty, but during the Civil War he became known for his courage under fire and his devotion to his troops. He saw combat at Carnifex Ferry and Perryville, and was killed at Chickamauga while leading a valiant charge to stop Confederate troops storming through an opening in Union lines.His letters detail the ferocity of action on the western front and offer a glimpse of the interaction between Union officers and Southern civilians in the border states.

Autor

lt;P>Ruth C. Carter was head of the Archives Service Center and curator of Historical Collections for the University of Pittsbugh Library System.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.1.2015
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Schlagworte: battle of carnifex ferry • battle of chickamauga • Battle of Perryville • civil war history • Confederate civilians • Mexican American War • nineteenth century american military history • war democrats
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-4978-9 / 0813149789
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4978-3 / 9780813149783