Against the Grain - Colonel Henry M. Lazelle and the U.s. Army

Henry Martyn Lazelle (1832-1917) was the only cadet in the history of the US Military Academy to be suspended and sent back a year and eventually return as Commandant of the Corps of Cadets. After graduating from West Point, he scouted with Kit Carson, was wounded by Apaches, and spent nearly a year as a "paroled” prisoner-of-war at the outbreak of the Civil War. As Commandant of Cadets, he was a key figure during the infamous court martial of Johnson Whittaker, one of West Point's first African American cadets.

About the author

JAMES CARSON has more than thirty years of experience as a military intelligence analyst, manager, and educator. He received his MA in International Studies from George Washington University and is a graduate of the Army Command and Staff College. He lives in Vienna, Virginia.

Product details

• Authors: James Carson, James O Carson, James O. Carson
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781574416114
• ISBN: 978-1-57441-611-4
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: North Texas Military Biography; North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series; North Texas Military Biography; North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration