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No place for glory : Major General Robert E. Rodes and the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg /

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 subordi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wynstra, Robert J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2021]
Series:Civil War soldiers and strategies.
Subjects:
Rodes, Robert Emmett, > 1829-1864.
Rodes, Robert Emmett, > 1829-1864 > Military leadership.
Confederate States of America. > Army of Northern Virginia > Biography.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Soldiers > Confederate States of America.
Table of 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."