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Summary:

"Biography of John Ellis Wool a military commander who figured prominently in many critical moments in nineteenth-century U.S. history."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Off to War with the Jolly Snorters
• Feisty Little Colonel on Inspection
• Casting Aside a Colonial Past
• No Resting Place Where White Men Tread
• Defending the Canadian Border
• Across the Rio Grande with Old Fussy
• Torrents of Blood
• Nothing but Duty
• Hunkers, Barnburners, and Turkey Cocks
• A Vast and Distant Land
• Native American Annihilation
• Crying Hearts and Vigilantes
• Rushing to the Colors
• Epauletted Grannies and the Conceited Goose
• Know Nothings and Plug Uglies
• Copperheads and the New York Draft Riots
• Noble Defender of the Union.

Author/Creator:

Hinton, Harwood P., 1927- , author

Contributors:

Thompson, Jerry D. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Courage Above All Things: General John Ellis Wool and the U.S. Military, 1812-1863 [by Hinton, H.P.]

Subjects:

Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869

United States Army — Officers — Biography

United States Army — History — 19th century

Generals — United States — Biography

Troy (N.Y.) — Biography

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

E403.1.W8 H56 2020eb

ISBNs:

9780806167992 (electronic bk.)
0806167998 (electronic bk.)
9780806167244 [Invalid]
0806167246 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1198016259

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6357237 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp16981177