Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble
Subtitle: biography of a Baltimore Confederate
By: Leslie R. Tucker.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Trimble, Isaac Ridgeway, 1802-1888.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography.; Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.; Railroad engineers -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.; Businessmen -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.; Baltimore (Md.) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This biography covers Trimble's personal life and career with both the railroad and the military. Simultaneously, it serves as a case study of an American who chose to side with the South"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: From the wilds of Kentucky to West Point; title: Army life : toward a new identity; title: A new profession : railroad man; title: Becoming a modern businessman; title: A time for decision; title: Into the valley; title: The second round at Manassas; title: From Gettysburg to surrender; title: Unreconstructed rebel.