Southern Cross (Paperback)

Amanda Low Warren

ISBN 10: 147669382X / ISBN 13: 9781476693828

Published by McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2024

About this Item

Paperback. Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk is notable as a distinguished West Point graduate, first Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, university founder, and Confederate commander beloved by his troops, esteemed by the public, and killed on the field of battle. In spite of his many accomplishments, historians invariably disparage Polk's generalship and even his personal character--but is their treatment fair or accurate? This work employs a balanced perspective to shed new light on Polk's military leadership and reveal unexpected truths that explain his conflict with General Braxton Bragg. A seemingly insignificant piece of correspondence, along with an exploration of both men's writings, coalesce into a novel understanding of the root cause of the command dysfunction and chronic failures of the Army of Tennessee. Provides a balanced perspective to shed new light on Lieutenant General Leonidas Polks military leadership and reveal unexpected truths that explain his conflict with General Braxton Bragg. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Southern Cross (Paperback)
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147669382X
• ISBN 13: 9781476693828
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk was a distinguished West Point graduate, the first Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, a university founder, and a Confederate commander beloved by his troops, esteemed by the public, and killed on the field of battle. In spite of his many accomplishments, historians invariably disparage Polk's generalship and even his personal character--but is their treatment fair or accurate?

This work employs a balanced perspective to shed new light on Polk's military leadership and reveal unexpected truths that explain his conflict with General Braxton Bragg. A seemingly insignificant piece of correspondence, along with an exploration of both men's writings, coalesce into an understanding of the root cause of the command dysfunction and chronic failures of the Army of Tennessee.

About the Author

As the daughter of an army officer, Amanda Low Warren was immersed from an early age in military history. She grew up on army posts including Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where she rode horses from the stable which sheltered the mounts of J.E.B. Stuart and other legends of the antebellum U.S. Army. Her reviews of Civil War books appear on numerous forums. Also a musician, Warren performs Civil War period music at historic sites, including the home of her ancestor who hosted General Sherman during his 1864 "visit" to Savannah, Georgia. She lives in Flowery Branch, Georgia.