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100 1 a| Engel, Jonathanc| (Civil War historian),e| author.=| ^A1478522;

245 10 a| More important than good generals :b| junior officers in the Army of the Tennessee /c| Jonathan Engel.;

246 30 a| Junior officers in the Army of the Tennessee;

264 1 a| Kent, Ohio :b| The Kent State University Press,c| [2025];

300 a| x, 493 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Civil War soldiers and strategies;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "More Important Than Good Generals is an in-depth study of the Army of the Tennessee's junior officers--the company and field grade lieutenants, captains, majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels. While many studies have examined generals and common soldiers, Civil War armies' "middle management" has been largely ignored. Officers had a substantially different array of duties than the soldiers they commanded and the generals above them, resulting in a drastically different wartime experience. Moreover, it is not only Civil War officers who have been overlooked but also the army Grant and Sherman commanded-the Army of the Tennessee-despite the fact that it was one of the most victorious armies of the war. Pushing back against the commonly accepted narrative of disillusionment among officers, Engel concludes that the Army of the Tennessee's company and field grade officers endured the war's trials with their moral and political ideology intact. Further, rather than becoming indifferent to the Union cause, Engel argues that the reverse was often true: officers who started off racist or disinterested in the issue of enslavement became advocates of emancipation. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, More Important Than Good Generals is a lasting work of scholarship that will appeal to Civil War historians and general readers alike"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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More important than good generals : junior officers in the Army of the Tennessee / Jonathan Engel.

Author/creator	Engel, Jonathan author.
Format	Book
Publication	Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2025]
Description	x, 493 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee--Officers. Confederate States of America. Army--Officers. --Historiography. Confederate States of America. Army--Military life. Command of troops.

Portion of title	Junior officers in the Army of the Tennessee
Series	Civil War soldiers and strategies Civil War soldiers and strategies. ^A1155572
Abstract	"More Important Than Good Generals is an in-depth study of the Army of the Tennessee's junior officers--the company and field grade lieutenants, captains, majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels. While many studies have examined generals and common soldiers, Civil War armies' "middle management" has been largely ignored. Officers had a substantially different array of duties than the soldiers they commanded and the generals above them, resulting in a drastically different wartime experience. Moreover, it is not only Civil War officers who have been overlooked but also the army Grant and Sherman commanded-the Army of the Tennessee-despite the fact that it was one of the most victorious armies of the war. Pushing back against the commonly accepted narrative of disillusionment among officers, Engel concludes that the Army of the Tennessee's company and field grade officers endured the war's trials with their moral and political ideology intact. Further, rather than becoming indifferent to the Union cause, Engel argues that the reverse was often true: officers who started off racist or disinterested in the issue of enslavement became advocates of emancipation. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, More Important Than Good Generals is a lasting work of scholarship that will appeal to Civil War historians and general readers alike"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2024047877
ISBN	9781606354896
ISBN	1606354892 paperback
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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