A soldier to the last; Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler in blue and gray.9781574885910 A soldier to the last; Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler (September 10 1836–January 25 1906) was an American military commander and politician. in blue and gray. Longacre, Edward Edward killed his father at his mother’s instigation. [Br. Balladry: Edward in Benét, 302] See : Patricide G. Potomac Potomac (pətō`mək), river, 285 mi (459 km) long, formed SE of Cumberland, Md., by the confluence of its North and South branches and flowing generally SE to Chesapeake Bay. Books, Inc. 2007 288 pages $29.95 Hardcover E467 A controversial figure, Major General Joseph "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler (1836-1906) enjoyed a long and varied military career that included service on both sides of the War Between the States and, years later, in the Spanish-American War Spanish-American War, 1898, brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U.S. expansionists. . This biography focuses on his Civil War years and discusses his role in a number of key battles. Longacre (an historian for the U.S. Air Force) is the author of 22 books on the Civil War and U.S. military aviation. Distributed in the U.S. by Books International. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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