Description: Further DetailsTitle: Disgrace at GettysburgCondition: NewSubtitle: The Arrest and Court-Martial of Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowley, USAEAN: 9780786423095ISBN: 9780786423095Publisher: McFarland & Co IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/08/2006Description: The Battle of Gettysburg was a scene of roiling chaos. Thousands of casualties and an unexpected Union retreat left the field and its soldiers in utter confusion. It was in the midst of this uproar that Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowley, U.S.A., was arrested for drunkenness and disobedience. But what really happened on that chaotic day, and how did it affect Rowley and those around him in the years to come? A military man for many years, Rowley had served during the Mexican War and had worked his way up from second lieutenant to colonel. When the fighting began at Fort Sumter, he immediately offered his services to the Union Army. This volume chronicles Rowley's life up to the July 1, 1863, battle that ended his military career, with particular attention to the events of that fateful day. The author discusses the court martial's questionable guilty verdict and Rowley's reaction to it, as well as his role in a confrontation between Major General George Meade and G.K. Warren shortly after Lincoln and Stanton reversed the court martial's finding. Subsequent events in the careers of other participants including Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Dawes and Major General Abner Doubleday are also discussed. Sources include personal letters and diaries of the men who served with and under General Rowley. Pertinent information regarding the military rules of the period is provided in order to reveal how Rowley's case deviated from the norm. Finally, appendices provide a list of Rowley's commands, a roll of the court martial participants and Rowley's personal defense statement.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Weight: 361gAuthor: John F. KrumwiedeGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & Politics, BiographyISBN-10: 0786423099Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 13mmRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Disgrace at Gettysburg
Title: Disgrace at Gettysburg
Subtitle: The Arrest and Court-Martial of Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowle
EAN: 9780786423095
ISBN: 9780786423095
Release Date: 03/08/2006
Release Year: 2006
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Biography
ISBN-10: 0786423099
Number of Pages: 257 Pages
Publication Name: Disgrace at Gettysburg : the Arrest and Court-Martial of Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowley, USA
Language: English
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Military
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Author: John F. Krumwiede
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Perfect
