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Abner Doubleday : a Civil War biography
- Title
- Abner Doubleday : a Civil War biography / Thomas Barthel ; foreword by Edward G. Longacre.
- Author
- Barthel, Thomas, 1941-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IK 13-4437 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- viii, 275 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "While Abner Doubleday is remembered primarily for his "invention" of baseball, this biography focuses on his duty to his nation. Following Doubleday's youth, to his days as a cadet, involvement in the American Civil War, and public service, he is portrayed here as a man who took unpopular stands but was guided by a firm vision of justice"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Edward G. Longacre -- Preface -- Introduction -- Doubleday as a Young Man -- Career at West Point, 1838-1845 -- The Mexican War -- Texas and the Gardiner Affair, 1852-1856 -- The Seminole War, 1856-1859 -- The Hero of Sumter -- The Army of the Shenandoah -- Doubleday and Runaway Slaves -- The Ocupation of Fredericksburg, Virginia -- The Battle of Groveton -- The Battle of Second Bull Run -- The Battle of South Mountain -- The Battle of Antietam -- After Antietam -- The Battle of Fredericksburg -- After Fredericksburg -- The Battle of Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg, Day One -- Gettysburg, Day Two -- Gettysburg, Day Three -- After the Battle of Gettysburg -- July to December, 1863 -- March 1864 to Retirement in 1873 -- Life After Military Service -- Debunking the Doubleday Baseball Myth -- Appendix: Historian's Views of Doubleday at Gettysburg -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Call Number
- IK 13-4437
- ISBN
- 9780786445615 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786445610 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2010016966
- OCLC
- 476156856
- Author
- Barthel, Thomas, 1941-
- Title
- Abner Doubleday : a Civil War biography / Thomas Barthel ; foreword by Edward G. Longacre.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
- Research Call Number
- IK 13-4437