General Gordon Granger - The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"

This is the first full-length biography of the Civil War general who saved the Union army from catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, and went on to play major roles in the Chattanooga and Mobile campaigns. Immediately after the war, as commander of U.S. troops in Texas, his actions sparked the "Juneteenth" celebrations of slavery's end,

About the author

Robert C. Conner is the author of General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth", published by Casemate in 2013. He also wrote the 2018 historical novel, The Last Circle of Ulysses Grant, published by Square Circle Press. A former journalist and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University, Conner won two first-place writing awards from the New York Associated Press Association for newspapers with circulation between 50,000 and 200,000.

Summary

This is the first full-length biography of the Civil War general who saved the Union army from catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, and went on to play major roles in the Chattanooga and Mobile campaigns. Immediately after the war, as commander of U.S.

Product details

• Authors: Robert C Conner, Robert C. Conner
• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781636241302
• ISBN: 978-1-63624-130-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 152 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 378 g
• Series: The Generals; Leadership in Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration