William "Baldy" Smith : engineer, critic and Union Major General in the Civil War /
"Lauded for gallantry at Antietam and demoted for professional discord after Fredericksburg, Major General William "Baldy" Smith remains a controversial figure of the Civil War. His criticism of the Union high command made him unpopular with both peers and superiors. Yet his insight a...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- From Saint Albans to Atlantic Coast Lighthouses: The Making of An Engineer
- Smith Prepares for War: The Making of a Brigade Commander
- Smith Readies His Division: Drills, Reconnaissances, and Army Politics
- Tactical Insight Frustrated: Smith's Division Moves Up the Peninsula
- Shielding the Retreat: Smith's Division from the Seven Days to Harrison's Landing
- Smith in the Maryland Campaign: Hard Fighting, Insights Frustrated Again, and McClellan's Departure
- Smith's Corps Command During the Fredericksburg
- Campaign: The Trials of a Democratic General
- Smith's Command in the Gettysburg Campaign: Ancillary Military Efforts and Continued Political Trials
- Smith Secures the Army in Chattanooga: An Engineer of Victory
- Smith's Continued Success at Chattanooga: And His Triumphant Return East
- Smith in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign: A Critic of Defeat
- The Critic of Defeat in the Overland Campaign:
- Smith Before Petersburg: The Last Campaign
- The Critic of Defeat Is Removed
- The Conclusion of Smith's Army Service
- Smith's Postwar Civilian Life.