The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West by Utley, Robert M.
The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West by Utley, Robert M.

The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West

Taking a novel approach to the military history of the post-Civil War West, distinguished historian Robert M....
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Author: Robert M. Utley
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The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West by Utley, Robert M.

The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West

$592.50
The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West by Utley, Robert M.

The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West

$592.50
Author: Robert M. Utley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Taking a novel approach to the military history of the post-Civil War West, distinguished historian Robert M. Utley examines the careers of seven military leaders who served as major generals for the Union in the Civil War, then as brigadier generals in command of the U.S. Army's western departments. By examining both periods in their careers, Utley makes a unique contribution in delineating these commanders' strengths and weaknesses.

While some of the book's subjects--notably Generals George Crook and Nelson A. Miles--are well known, most are no longer widely remembered. Yet their actions were critical in the expansion of federal control in the West. The commanders effected the final subjugation of American Indian tribal groups, exercising direct oversight of troops in the field as they fought the wars that would bring Indians under military and government control. After introducing readers to postwar army doctrine, organization, and administration, Utley takes each general in turn, describing his background, personality, eccentricities, and command style and presenting the rudiments of the campaigns he prosecuted. Crook embodied the ideal field general, personally leading his troops in their operations, though with varying success. Christopher C. Augur and John Pope, in contrast, preferred to command from their desks in department headquarters, an approach that led both of them to victory on the battlefield. And Miles, while perhaps the frontier army's most detestable officer, was also its most successful in the field.

Rounding out the book with an objective comparison of all eight generals' performance records, Utley offers keen insights into their influence on the U.S. military as an institution and on the development of the American West.


Author: Robert M. Utley
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 02/01/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780806159782

About the Author
Utley, Robert M.: - Robert M. Utley served in the National Park Service for 25 years in various capacities, including Chief Historian from 1964 to 1972. Since his retirement from the federal government in 1980, he has devoted himself full-time to historical research and writing with a specialty in the American West. He is author, among many articles and books he has published, of Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier, Revised Edition; Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life; Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers; and The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West. A founder of the Western History Association, Utley has served on its governing council and as its president.
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