William Baldy Smith Engineer, Critic and Union Major General in the Civil War |
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| Author:
| Siciliano, Stephen Nicholas |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4766-8613-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2022 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $71.00 |
Book Description:
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Lauded for gallantry at Antietam and demoted for insubordination after Fredericksburg, Major General William 'Baldy' Smith remains a controversial figure of the Civil War. In this first comprehensive biography, Smith emerges as a field commander with deep concern for his men and a fearless critic of the failures of the Union generalship.
Lauded for gallantry at Antietam and demoted for insubordination after Fredericksburg, Major General William 'Baldy' Smith remains a controversial figure of the Civil War. In this first comprehensive biography, Smith emerges as a field commander with deep concern for his men and a fearless critic of the failures of the Union generalship.