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Author:

Fennell, John J.

Title:

They called them the immortals : the last of the class / John J. Fennell.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Lulu PressInc.,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

vii, 622 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject:

United States Military Academy--Alumni and alumnae--Biography.
Confederate States of America--Officers--Officers--Biography.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.
United States--Officers--Officers--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-618) and index.

Contents:

Dedication -- Author and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. The early years: the classes of 1805-1819 -- II. Classes of the 1820's -- III. Classes of the 1830's -- IV. Classes of the 1840's -- Selected photographs -- V. Classes of the 1850's -- VI. Classes of 1860-1864 -- VII. The classes that might have been -- VIII. The end of an era -- Appendix A - "Immortals" in the Mexican War -- Appendix B - Naming conventions-Civil War campaigns and battles -- Glossary -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- USMA - "Immortal" cadet appointment by state or territory -- Index.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)989155937

Locations:

E7OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Des Moines)