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A young general and the fall of Richmond : the life and career of Godfrey Weitzel / G. William Quatman.

Author/creator Quatman, G. William, 1958-
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxvii, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Over-the-Rhine -- Welcome to West Point -- No longer a plebe -- Early career in New Orleans -- Lincoln's inauguration and war begins -- From Cincinnati to New Orleans -- The capture of New Orleans -- Occupation of the Crescent City -- The LaFourche campaign -- Fighting in the bayous -- Commanding Black troops -- Destroying the J.A. Cotton -- Battle of Port Hudson -- Thibodeaux and the Sabine Pass -- Reunited: Drewry's Bluff and the spring campaign of 1864 -- Fort Fisher and Ben Butler's powder boat -- Christmas Day, 1864: attack on Fort Fisher -- The trial of Benjamin F. Butler -- Final days of war -- The fall of the Confederacy -- Entry into Richmond -- Lincoln in Richmond -- Political troubles -- Good Friday -- black Friday -- Postwar life of the young general.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 329-332) and index.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2014042209
ISBN0821421417 (hc : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780821421413 (hc : acid-free paper)
ISBN0821421425 (pb)
ISBN9780821421420 (pb)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E467.1 .W455 Q38 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold