Rebels from West PointStackpole Books, 2002 - 194 pàgines Tells the story of the 306 officers who, after receiving a West Point education and swearing to uphold the values of the Union, defected to serve the Confederacy. The author examines this group of officers, describing the choice they made and how, even after they went South, they remained connected to their former West Point cadets. |
Continguts
The Entente Cordiale | 18 |
The Leaders | 33 |
A Contempt for Danger | 48 |
A Handful of Lieutenants | 62 |
Who Could You Put in His Place? | 89 |
My Bad Old Man | 102 |
The Marks of Hard Service | 124 |
Those of Us Who Are Left Behind | 145 |
AppendixThe Roll | 159 |
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