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04192aam a2200517 i 4500 001 6049A93CE9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210721010052 008 210307s2021 ncuab b 001 0beng 010 $a 2021005085 020 $a 1476683743 020 $a 9781476683744 035 $a (OCoLC)1242021563 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NJB $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ms $a n-us--- $a n-us-ms 050 00 $a E467.1.B24 $b A74 2021 100 1 $a Ashton, John Douglas, $d 1950- $e author. 245 10 $a William Barksdale, CSA : $b a biography of the United States congressman and Confederate brigadier general / $c John Douglas Ashton. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 297 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Beginnings -- Mississippi : land of opportunity -- Military service in Mexico : disease, deprivation and death -- Barksdale secures his political future -- Turbulent times in Washington City -- Epithets, fisticuffs and the downward spiral to secession -- From quartermaster general to a combat command at First Manassas -- Charges of drunkenness, redemption at Edward's Ferry and a court of inquiry -- The seven days battles : Barksdale commands the Mississippi Brigade -- Malvern Hill : Barksdale exhibits the highest qualities of the soldier -- Harper's Ferry and Sharpsburg : brigadier general Barksdale front and center -- Fredericksburg : dead Yankees on the pontoon bridges and in the streets -- Second Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville) : "we must make the fight whether we hold it or are whipped" -- Gettysburg : a grim determination to do or die -- Barksdale's death, burials, state funeral and legacy. 520 $a "An aggressive and colorful personality, William Barksdale was no stranger to controversy. Orphaned at 13, he succeeded as lawyer, newspaper editor, Mexican War veteran, politician and Confederate commander. During eight years in the U.S. Congress, he was among the South's most ardent defenders of slavery and advocates for states' rights. His emotional speeches and altercations--including a brawl on the House floor--made headlines in the years preceding secession. His fiery temper prompted three near-duels, gaining him a reputation as a brawler and knife-fighter. Arrested for intoxication, Colonel Barksdale survived a military Court of Inquiry to become one of the most beloved commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia. His reputation soared with his defense against the Union river crossing and street-fighting at Fredericksburg, and his legendary charge at Gettysburg. This first full-length biography places his life and career in historical context"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Barksdale, William, $d 1821-1863. 610 10 $a Confederate States of America. $b Army $v Biography. 610 10 $a Confederate States of America. $b Barksdale's Brigade. $b Barksdale's Brigade. 610 10 $a United States. $b House $b House $v Biography. 600 17 $a Barksdale, William, $d 1821-1863. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01911796 610 17 $a Confederate States of America. $b Army. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00539981 610 17 $a Confederate States of America. $b Barksdale's Brigade. $b Barksdale's Brigade. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01974166 610 17 $a United States. $b House. $b House. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00536930 650 0 $a Generals $z Confederate States of America $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Biography. 651 0 $a Mississippi $v Biography. 650 7 $a Generals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939841 651 7 $a Mississippi. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01207034 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 651 7 $a United States $z Confederate States of America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205435 648 7 $a 1861-1865 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019023106.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6049A93CE9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search