Gentle Tiger
Title | Gentle Tiger PDF eBook |
Author | Charles L. Dufour |
Publisher | LSU Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1999-04-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780807123911 |
Chatham Roberdeau Wheat has rightly been called the grandest of Civil War heroes. Born a Virginia gentleman, this handsome giant was by turns lawyer, politician, filibusterer, wit, bon vivant, and soldier of fortune. Perhaps the most experienced soldier on either side at the outbreak of the Civil War, Wheat led the “Louisiana Tigers”—notorious as the wildest battalion in either army—in some of the war’s bloodiest battles, including Bull Run, the Valley, and the Seven Days. Idolized by his men for his courage and camaraderie, he was adored by women for his dash and gallantry. In this comprehensive biography, originally published in 1957, Charles L. Dufour details Wheat’s life and loves—from his turbulent school days to his early and heroic end at Gaines Mill. Based largely on letters and unpublished family documents, Dufour’s work—the first in-depth study of Wheat—stands as the most vivid portrait of this fantastic young soldier.
Daniel Plays in a Gentle Way
Title | Daniel Plays in a Gentle Way PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Simon Spotlight |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2020-05-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1534464484 |
A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood! Daniel learns to be gentle with his baby sister in this sweet 8x8 storybook based on an episode of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood! Daniel and his baby sister, Margaret, are playing on a homemade obstacle course! Daniel is having so much fun, he gets a little loud and rough, making his baby sister cry. Can Daniel learn to play gently, so he and Margaret can go back to having fun? © 2020 The Fred Rogers Company
Gentle tiger
Title | Gentle tiger PDF eBook |
Author | Charles L. Dufour |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1952 |
Genre | Fun fact file |
ISBN |
Lee's Tigers
Title | Lee's Tigers PDF eBook |
Author | Terry L. Jones |
Publisher | LSU Press |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2002-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807151629 |
Sometimes called the "wharf rats from New Orleans" and the "lowest scrapings of the Mississippi," Lee's Tigers were the approximately twelve thousand Louisiana infantrymen who served in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia from the time of the campaign at First Manassas to the final days of the war at Appomattox. Terry L. Jones offers a colorful, highly readable account of this notorious group of soldiers renowned not only for their drunkenness and disorderly behavior in camp but for their bravery in battle. It was this infantry that held back the initial Federal onslaught at First Manassas, made possible General Stonewall Jackson's famed Valley Campaign, contained the Union breakthrough at Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle, and led Lee's last offensive actions at Fort Stedman and Appomattox.Despite all their vices, Lee's Tigers emerged from the Civil War with one of the most respected military records of any group of southern soldiers. According to Jones, the unsavory reputation of the Tigers was well earned, for Louisiana probably had a higher percentage of criminals, drunkards, and deserters in its commands than any other Confederate state. The author spices his narrative with well-chosen anecdotes-among them an account of one of the stormiest train rides in military history. While on their way to Virginia, the enlisted men of Coppens' Battalion uncoupled their officers' car from the rest of the train and proceeded to partake of their favorite beverages. Upon arriving in Montgomery, the battalion embarked upon a drunken spree of harassment, vandalism, and robbery. Meanwhile, having commandeered another locomotive, the officers arrived and sprang from their train with drawn revolvers to put a stop to the disorder. "The charge of the Light Brigade," one witness recalled, "was surpassed by these irate Creoles." Lee's Tigers is the first study to utilize letters, diaries, and muster rolls to provide a detailed account of the origins, enrollments, casualties, and desertion rates of these soldiers. Jones supplies the first major work to focus solely on Louisiana's infantry in Lee's army throughout the course of the war. Civil War buffs and scholars alike will find Lee's Tigers a valuable addition to their libraries.
The Way of the Tiger
Title | The Way of the Tiger PDF eBook |
Author | Lance H. K. Secretan |
Publisher | Alton, Ont. : Thaler Corporation |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780969456100 |
Widows by the Thousand
Title | Widows by the Thousand PDF eBook |
Author | Theophilus Perry |
Publisher | University of Arkansas Press |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781557286215 |
This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as "Walker’s Greyhounds.” His letters describe his service in a highly literate style that is unusual for Confederate accounts. He documents a number of important events, including his experiences as a detached officer in Arkansas in the winter of 1862-63, the attempt to relieve the siege of Vicksburg, mutiny in his regiment, and the Red River campaign, just before he was killed in the battle of Pleasant Hill. Harriet’s writings allow the reader to witness the everyday life of an upper-class woman enduring home front deprivations, facing the hardships and fears of childbearing and childrearing alone, and coping with other challenges resulting from her husband’s absence.
School Reading by Grades
Title | School Reading by Grades PDF eBook |
Author | James Baldwin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Readers |
ISBN |