General Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution in the South
By: edited by Gregory D. Massey and Jim Piecuch
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Columbia, South Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781611170696
Subjects: United States; Generals; United States. Continental Army; Biography; History
Description: "Offers new perspectives on Greene's leadership of continental troops, his use of the mounted troops of South Carolina partisan leaders Thomas Sumter and Francis Marion, his integration of local militia into his fighting force, and his proposal that slaves be armed and freed in return for their military service"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General Nathanael Greene: an appraisal / Dennis R. Conrad; title: "A merchandise of small wares": Nathanael Greene's northern apprenticeship, 1775-1780 / Curtis F. Morgan Jr; title: "Against the tide of misfortune": civil-military relations, provincialism, and the southern command in the Revolution / David K. Wilson; title: "I am an independent spirit, and confide in my own resources": Nathanael Greene and his Continental subordinates, 1780-1781 / Greg Brooking; title: "We must endeavor to keep up a partizan war": Nathanael Greene and the partisans / John Buchanan; title: Nathanael Greene and republican ethics / John M. Moseley and Robert M. Calhoon; title: Nathanael Greene: soldier-statesman of the War of Independence in South Carolina / James R. McIntyre; title: "With humanity, justice and moderation": Nathanael Greene and the reconciliation of the disaffected in the South, 1780-1783 / John R. Maass; title: The evolving tactician: Nathanael Greene at the Battle of Eutaw Springs / Jim Piecuch; title: Independence and slavery: the transformation of Nathanael Greene, 1781-1786 / Gregory D. Massey.