Civil War Generals of Tennessee - Hardcover

Randy Bishop

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 145561811X ISBN 13: 9781455618118

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co., 2013

Synopsis

From James Patton Anderson to Felix Zollicoffer, author Randy Bishop, a native Tennessean, offers compelling portraits of the sons of a state regarded by many as the most torn asunder by the War Between the States. This collection brings together biographies of the fifty-one Confederate and Union generals born in Tennessee as well as those with significant ties to the state. Each entry focuses on the major military contributions of the individuals no matter their affiliations and also teases out the most intriguing aspects of their civilian life, particularly how they fared after the war. With fascinating details, including the men s relationships before the divisiveness of war drove intruded, Bishop provides an insight into lives that have rarely been seen as a whole. Arranged in alphabetical order for ease of reference, the work includes such luminaries as Nathan Bedford Forrest and Leonidas Polk, while also detailing the contributions of many lesser-known figures, including Samuel Powhatan Carter and Otho French Strahl. Each entry spans approximately five pages and provides, as the author states, insight into the contributions of selfless men who offered their best, in years of their lives as well as time, that could have been spent with their families.

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About the Author

Randy Bishop is a history teacher at Middleton High School in Tennessee and has been the recipient of a variety of honors, including multiple Teacher of the Year awards and recognition in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. An advocate for preservation of sites related to the American Civil War, he has published numerous articles and books on the subject, including Mississippi's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation, Tennessee's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation, The Tennessee Brigade, and Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation, which was chosen as an alternate selection of the History Book Club®. He holds a BS from Union University and a MEd from the University of Memphis. A member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Bishop is also involved with the Civil War Preservation Trust, the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Association. He live

From the Back Cover

"The dedication of thousands of individuals who were willing to leave their families, many of whom would soon become political if not military enemies, and devote years of their lives to fight for a cause they firmly believed in is mindboggling to many modern Americans."
-Randy Bishop, from the introduction

Tennessee has always been a state divided by topography and vocation. Even before the turmoil of the Civil War, her citizens were as diverse as the land that surrounds them. The state flag is emblazoned with three stars to recognize the cultural and geographical diversity present in the three grand regions of East, West, and Middle Tennessee. Author Randy Bishop examines the differences and exposes the similarities of their distinct plights. From John Adams to Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, he presents compelling portraits of sixty-one men who became generals of either Union or Confederate forces. Many failed to survive the war, and those who did returned forever changed. Presented in historical context with a focus on their military careers, each entry provides a glimpse of their personal motivations and the impact their sacrifices had on their families and the state as a whole.

A history professor and Civil War scholar, Bishop has dedicated himself to the preservation of historic battlefields of the South and the documentation of the contributions of the individuals whose lives were irrevocably changed. His many works provide an interesting foundation for further research and a fresh look at the human toll of the Civil War.

From the Inside Flap

Tennessee during the Civil War was a state in conflict with herself. She provided more than 120,000 troops to the Confederacy, mostly from Middle and West Tennessee, while 40,000 men from the eastern part of the state joined the Union forces. Overall, more than 16 percent of Tennessee's total population entered the fray on both sides. Sadly, many of those men, and their families, failed to survive the brutal years that followed. This collection of biographical essays by noted Civil War historian and native Tennessean Randy Bishop provides insight into the lives of sixty-one sons of Tennessee who fought for home and country in both the Confederate and Union forces. While their military careers are the primary focus of the text, Bishop delves into their lives before and after their service to examine the impact their self-sacrifice had on their families and their state.

Including both well-known and more obscure generals such as James Patton Anderson, Samuel Perry "Powhatan" Carter, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Otho French Strahl, and Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, each compelling portrait concentrates on the major military contributions of these generals-no matter their affiliations-and intriguing aspects of their civilian life, particularly how they fared after the war. With fascinating details, including the men's relationships before the divisiveness of war intruded, Bishop provides an insight into lives that shaped Tennessee's contribution to the American Civil War.

Randy Bishop is a well-known Civil War scholar. He serves as an adjunct professor of history for Jackson State Community College and a teacher at Middleton High School in Tennessee. Bishop has received a variety of honors, including multiple Teacher of the Year awards and recognition in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. He holds a BS from Union University and MEd from the University of Memphis.

An advocate for preservation of sites related to the American Civil War, Bishop has published numerous articles and books on the subject. A member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Bishop is also involved with the Civil War Preservation Trust, the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Association. He lives in Middleton, Tennessee.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 145561811X
• ISBN 13: 9781455618118
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304