Major General Philip Kearny - A Soldier and His Time in the American Civil War

Union General Philip Kearny began his career as a lieutenant with the 1st U.S. Dragoons. He studied cavalry tactics in France and fought with the Chasseurs d'Afrique in Algeria, where his fearlessness earned him the nickname "Kearny le Magnifique." Returning to America, he wrote a cavalry manual for the U.S. Army and later raised a troop of dragoons--using his own money to buy 120 matching dapple-gray mounts for his men--and led them during the Mexican War, where he lost an arm.
This biography chronicles the military life of one of the most talented field officers in the Army of the Potomac at the outbreak of the Civil War, who famously led a charge at the Battle of Williamsburg with his reins in his teeth, and sometimes disobeyed General George McClellan, once protesting an order to retreat as "prompted by cowardice or treason." Kearny was on the verge of higher command when he was killed at the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

I. Beginnings

II. Influences

III. A Soldierly Figure

IV. Valley of the Sun

V. Camp Seminary

VI. Williamsburg

VII. Seven Pines

VIII. Pivot at Gaines' Mill

IX. Glendale

X. Malvern Hill

XI. A Long Roll of Thunder

XII. Manassas, August 29: Pope Engages

XIII. Manassas, August 30: Longstreet Attacks

XIV. Requiem

Epilogue

Appendix A: Lost Letter of Lt. Philip Kearny

Appendix B: Extracts from Official Reports-Mexican War

Appendix C: Documents, Reports, etc.-American Civil War

Appendix D: Kearny Testimonials

Appendix E: Kearny and First New Jersey Regiment

Appendix F: Kearny Assigned to III Corps, 3rd Division

Appendix G: Union and Confederate Order of Battle (Selected Units)

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

U.S. Army veteran and retired Department of Defense Intelligence analyst, Robert R. Laven lives in Creve Coeur, Missouri.

Summary

A talented field commander, Union General Philip Kearny began his career as a lieutenant with the 1st US Dragoons. He studied cavalry tactics in France and fought with the Chasseurs d'Afrique in Algeria, where his fearlessness earned him the nickname "Kearny le Magnifique." Returning to America, he wrote a cavalry manual for the US Army.

Product details

• Authors: Robert R Laven, Robert R. Laven
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781476680286
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-8028-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, c 1800 to c 1900, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Warfare and defence, Battles & campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Specific wars and military campaigns, General Philip Kearny; Civil War; McClellan