Generals in Bronze: Interviewing the Commanders of the Civil War

Generals in Bronze: Interviewing the Commanders of the Civil War
ISBN-10
1883926181
ISBN-13
9781883926182
Category
History / Military / Veterans
Pages
313
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Belle Grove Publishing Company
Author
William B. Styple

Description

In the decades that followed the American Civil War Artist James E. Kelly (1855-1933) conducted in-depth interviews with 40 union Generals in an effort to portray them in their greatest moment of glory.

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