Civil War dynasty : the Ewing family of Ohio / Kenneth J. Heineman.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heineman, Kenneth J., 1962-
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
Ewing family.
Ewing, Thomas, > 1829-1896.
Sherman, William T. > (William Tecumseh), > 1820-1891 > Family.
Ohio > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Physical Description:x, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "The devoted band of Leonidas" : Thomas Ewing's ascent
  • "Reaching up into the blue ether
  • sinking down into the abyss" : the next generation comes of age
  • "Argument is exhausted" : an election, an insurrection, and an invasion, 1860-1861
  • "Render to Caesar" : Shiloh, Antietam, and Prairie Grove, 1862
  • "Forlorn hope" : Vicksburg, Lawrence, and Missionary Ridge, 1863
  • "War is cruelty" : Atlanta, Pilot Knob, and Washington, 1864
  • "Stand on the crater of a living volcano" : processions, trials, and recriminations.