| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index. |
| Summary |
After almost forty years in the U.S. Army, Winder spent the last four years of his life as a Confederate brigadier general. His command of Richmond earned him the contempt of the Confederate civilians; and, as commandant of all Union prisoners, he became known to northerners as the "beast" of Andersonville. This is a study in military ethics, an examination of one man's attempt to do his duty without tarnishing his honor, and an account of his failures and their enduring consequences. |
| Contents |
The last day, 6 February 1865, Florence, South Carolina -- The fateful decision, January-May 1861, Baltimore -- A rebel in the making, May-June 1861 -- Confederate Brigadier, 1861 -- The formative years, 1814-1828 -- The emergence of a professional, 1828-1860 -- "Dictator" of Richmond, 1862-1864 -- Warden of Richmond, 1862-1864 -- The abyss, southern prisons, 1864-1865. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Winder, John H. (John Henry), 1800-1865.
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Winder, John H. (John Henry), 1800-1865. |
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Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography.
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Confederate States of America. Army. |
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
Winder, John Henry, 1800-1865. |
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Confederate States of America. Army. |
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Generals -- Southern States -- Biography.
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Generals. |
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Southern States. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blakey, Arch Fredric. General John H. Winder, C.S.A. Gainesville : University of Florida Press, ©1990 0813009979 (DLC) 90034655 (OCoLC)21406172 |
| ISBN |
081301865X (electronic book) |
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9780813018652 (electronic book) |
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