STATES RIGHTS GIST: A SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL OF THE CIVIL WAR.

Cisco, Walter.

ISBN 10: 0942597281 / ISBN 13: 9780942597288

Published by Shippensburg, 1991,, 1991

About this Item

198pp, maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index, dust jacket, brand NEW in NEW dust jacket. Gist was a leading militia general in the Civil War who participated in the opening battle at Fort Sumter, First Manassas, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlantic Campaign and finally Franklin, where he was killed while leading his men. A great story of a little known individual who personified the concept of a Southerner who ros e to high ranks and command by virtue of his own aptitude and determination.

Seller Inventory # CW0020

Bibliographic Details

• Title: STATES RIGHTS GIST: A SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL OF THE CIVIL WAR.
• Publisher: Shippensburg, 1991,
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0942597281
• ISBN 13: 9780942597288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Civil War
  • Military

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Synopsis

Named States Rights Gist by his father, the Harvard Law School graduate went on to become a Confederate general despite his lack of formal military training. This biography fills in the outline of Gist that other historians have left incomplete. His brilliant performance in high command led him to become a militia general at the age of twenty-four. He participated in the first shots at Fort Sumter and lead the charge at Franklin, Tennessee, dying gallantly in the process. In the interim, he was a combat leader at First Manassas, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and the Atlanta campaign.

Reviews

An excellent biography of a lesser-known Confederate general. Gist, nicknamed "States Rights" for his father's political beliefs, was one of the few non-West Point graduates to become a general in the Confederate Army. Trained as a lawyer, he gained a political appointment due to family connections and had worked his way up to Adjutant General of the state of South Carolina by the time of secession. Given the rank of brigadier general, he commanded small units in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia until his unit was transferred to the Army of Tennessee. He participated in the Battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Battle of Franklin, where he was killed. The book gives us an interesting overview of how an untrained politician becomes an effective military leader. Recommended for specialized collections of Civil War military history and regional history collections. History Book Club selection.
- W. Walter Wick er, Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston
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