William Gregg''s Civil War (eBook)

The Battle to Shape the History of Guerrilla Warfare

William H. Gregg (Autor)

Joseph M. Beilein Jr. (Herausgeber)

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2019
277 Seiten
University of Georgia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8203-5578-8 (ISBN)

Infos

During the Civil War, William H. Gregg served as William Clarke Quantrills de facto adjutant from December 1861 until the spring of 1864, making him one of the closest people to the Confederate guerrilla leader. "e;Quantrills raiders"e; were a partisan ranger outfit best known for their brutal guerrilla tactics, which made use of Native American field skills. Whether it was the origins of Quantrills band, the early warfare along the border, the planning and execution of the raid on Lawrence, Kansas, the Battle of Baxter Springs, or the dissolution of the company in early 1864, Gregg was there as a participant and observer. This book includes his personal account of that era.The book also includes correspondence between Gregg and William E. Connelley, a historian. Connelley was deeply affected by the war and was a staunch Unionist and Republican. Even as much of the country was focusing on reunification, Connelley refused to forgive the South and felt little if any empathy for his Southern peers. Connelleys relationship with Gregg was complicated and exploitive. Their bond appeared mutually beneficial, but Connelley manipulated an old, weak, and nave Gregg, offering to help him publish his memoir in exchange for Greggs inside information for a biography of Quantrill.

Autor

lt;b>William H. Gregg (Author)
WILLIAM H. GREGG (1838–1916) was born in Jackson County, Missouri. He was married to Elizabeth Eleanor Hook; they had five children. During the Civil War, Gregg served under William Clarke Quantrill from late 1861 to early 1964. After leaving Quantrill's band, he joined General Joe Shelby and was made a captain in Shanks’s Brigade. After the war Gregg returned to his farm in Jackson County and served as a deputy sheriff, during which time he wrote of his experiences with Quantrill.

Joseph M. Beilein Jr. (Editor)
JOSEPH M. BEILEIN JR. is an associate professor of history at Penn State Erie, Behrend. He is the author of Bushwhackers: Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri and coeditor of The Civil War Guerrilla: Unfolding the Black Flag in History, Memory, and Myth.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.10.2019
• Reihe/Serie: New Perspectives on the Civil War Era Ser.
• Zusatzinfo: 3 b&w images
• Verlagsort: Athens
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-8203-5578-X / 082035578X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-5578-8 / 9780820355788