Corps Commanders in Blue - 9780807157022

Corps Commanders in BlueUnion Major Generals in the Civil War\nAuthor(s): Ethan S. Rafuse, Mark A. Snell, Steven Woodworth, Christopher S. Stowe, Brooks D. Simpson, John J. Hennessy, Thomas G. Clemens, Kenneth W. Noe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Louisiana State University Press, United States\nImprint: Louisiana State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780807157022, 978-0807157022\nSynopsis\nThe outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forced to exercise considerable discretion in the execution of orders from their generals, and bitter public arguments over commanders' performances in battle followed hard on the heels of many major engagements. Controversies that arose during the war around the decisions of corps and army commanders-such as Da.