Framingham's Civil War hero
Subtitle: the life of General George H. Gordon
By: Frederic A. Wallace
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston [SC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781609493783
Subjects: Campaigns; Generals; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The early years: Framingham Academy to West Point, 1828-46; title: The Mexican War and on the frontier, 1846-54; title: A new career and gathering storm clouds across the nation, 1854-60; title: The war begins: building a regiment, spring/summer of 1861; title: Guarding Washington's flank along the Potomac, 1861-early 1862; title: Pursuing "Stonewall" Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, the First Battle of Winchester and Gordon's observations on slavery, early 1862; title: General Pope and the battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run and Chantilly, summer of 1862; title: Antietam: a day in hell, fall of 1862; title: A break in the action and new commands in Virginia and at Gettysburg, winter/spring of 1862-63; title: The siege of Charleston and capture of Fort Wagner, summer/fall of 1863; title: A futile episode in Florida and on to the deep south, spring/summer of 1864; title: With generals Grant and Butler in Eastern Virginia, fall/winter of 1864-65; title: The fall of Richmond and victory at last, spring/summer of 1865; title: Final military duties and a return to civilian life, summer/fall of 1865; title: Early postwar years, 1866-72; title: Peaceful days in Framingham and setting the record straight, 1872-86.