Articles of War (Stackpole Classics)

By: Albert S. Castel

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Synopsis: The American Civil War is filled with fascinating characters. This collection of biographical essays on the &“winners and losers&” of the Civil War covers some of the most intriguing: Ulysses S. Grant, George B. McClellan, Sam Houston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and William Clarke Quantrill, to name just a few.In Articles of War you&’ll discover:Some WinnersUlysses S. Grant, whose brilliant Vicksburg Campaign was a model of military strategyJohn A. &“Black Jack&” Logan, one of the war&’s few successful political generalsNathan Bedford Forrest, a natural military genius despite his &“Lost Cause&”Some LosersGeorge B. McClellan, whose lack of eagerness cost the Union two opportunities to win the warEarl Van Dorn, a victim of sheer bad luckTheophilus H. Holmes, the little-known incompetent, called &“granny Holmes&” by his own menSome Winners Who Became LosersAlbert Sidney Johnston, the Confederacy&’s &“General Who Might Have Been&”Leonidas Polk, whose initial good luck eventually ran outWilliam Clarke Quantrill, a winner in death but a loser in lifeAnd Some Losers Who Became WinnersSam Houston, who, had he lived longer, could have been a winner in TexasWilliam Tecumseh Sherman, an exceptional man; a capable, but flawed, commander