No place for glory : Major General Robert E. Rodes and the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg / Robert J. Wynstra.
| Author/creator |
Wynstra, Robert J. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xvii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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| Portion of title | Major General Robert E. Rodes and the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg |
| Series | Civil war soldiers and strategies Civil War soldiers and strategies. ^A1155572 |
| Contents | "Everything ahead Looks Like War" -- "A Perfect Triumphal March" -- "We Are Brought in Hearing of Artillery" -- "The Yankes Crossed Fired on Us a Good While" -- "I Never Saw Troops So Scattered" -- "For a Few Minutes the Fighting Was Terrific" -- "We Charged Right over Them" -- "It Was Then Too Late" -- "A Day None Will Forget" -- "The Place Was Thronged with Rebels" -- "The Night Was Hideous in the Extreme" -- "So High That We Cannot Cross" -- Epilogue: "The Whole Army Mourned His Death." |
| Abstract | "Over the years, many top historians have cited Major General Robert E. Rodes as the best division commander in Robert E. Lee's vaunted army. Despite those accolades, Rodes faltered badly at Gettysburg, which stands as the only major blemish on his otherwise sterling record. Although his subordinates were guilty of significant blunders, Rodes shared the blame for the disjointed attack that led to the destruction of Alfred Iverson's brigade on the first day of the battle. His lack of initiative on the following day was regarded by some in the army as much worse. Whether justified or not, they directly faulted him for not supporting Jubal Early's division in a night attack on Cemetery Hill that nearly succeeded in decisively turning the enemy's flank. The reasons behind Rodes's flawed performance at Gettysburg have long proven difficult to decipher with any certainty. Because his personal papers were destroyed, primary sources on his role in battle remain sparse. Other than the official reports on the battle, the record of what occurred there is mostly limited to the letters and diaries of his subordinates. In this new study, however, Robert J. Wynstra draws on sources heretofore unexamined, including rare soldiers' letters published in local newspapers and other firsthand accounts located in small historical societies, to shed light on the reasons behind Rodes's missteps"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021005715 |
| ISBN | 9781606354100 |
| ISBN | 1606354108 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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