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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.

Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I. From Saint Albans to Atlantic Coast Lighthouses: The Making of an Engineer
  • Chapter II. Smith Prepares for War: The Making of a Brigade Commander
  • Chapter III. Smith Readies His Division: Drills, Reconnaissances, and Army Politics
  • Chapter IV. Tactical Insight Frustrated: Smith's Division Moves Up the Peninsula
  • Chapter V. Shielding the Retreat: Smith's Division from the Seven Days to Harrison's Landing
  • Chapter VI. Smith in the Maryland Campaign: Hard Fighting, Insights Frustrated Again, and McClellan's Departure
  • Chapter VII. Smith's Corps Command During the Fredericksburg Campaign: The Trials of a Democratic General
  • Chapter VIII. Smith's Command in the Gettysburg Campaign: Ancillary Military Efforts and Continued Political Trials
  • Chapter IX. Smith Secures the Army in Chattanooga: An Engineer of Victory
  • Chapter X. Smith's Continued Success at Chattanooga: And His Triumphant Return East
  • Chapter XI. Smith in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign: A Critic of Defeat
  • Chapter XII. The Critic of Defeat in the Overland Campaign: The Battle of Cold Harbor
  • Chapter XIII. Smith Before Petersburg: The Last Campaign
  • Chapter XIV. The Critic of Defeat Is Removed
  • Chapter XV. The Conclusion of Smith's Army Service
  • Chapter XVI. Smith's Postwar Civilian Life
  • Chapter Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476686134, 978-1476686134
      ISBN10: 1476686130

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      • Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • Chapter I. From Saint Albans to Atlantic Coast Lighthouses: The Making of an Engineer
      • Chapter II. Smith Prepares for War: The Making of a Brigade Commander
      • Chapter III. Smith Readies His Division: Drills, Reconnaissances, and Army Politics
      • Chapter IV. Tactical Insight Frustrated: Smith's Division Moves Up the Peninsula
      • Chapter V. Shielding the Retreat: Smith's Division from the Seven Days to Harrison's Landing
      • Chapter VI. Smith in the Maryland Campaign: Hard Fighting, Insights Frustrated Again, and McClellan's Departure
      • Chapter VII. Smith's Corps Command During the Fredericksburg Campaign: The Trials of a Democratic General
      • Chapter VIII. Smith's Command in the Gettysburg Campaign: Ancillary Military Efforts and Continued Political Trials
      • Chapter IX. Smith Secures the Army in Chattanooga: An Engineer of Victory
      • Chapter X. Smith's Continued Success at Chattanooga: And His Triumphant Return East
      • Chapter XI. Smith in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign: A Critic of Defeat
      • Chapter XII. The Critic of Defeat in the Overland Campaign: The Battle of Cold Harbor
      • Chapter XIII. Smith Before Petersburg: The Last Campaign
      • Chapter XIV. The Critic of Defeat Is Removed
      • Chapter XV. The Conclusion of Smith's Army Service
      • Chapter XVI. Smith's Postwar Civilian Life
      • Chapter Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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