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Just and Righteous Cause : Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir by Shirley A. Leckie (2008, Hardcover)

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PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press

ISBN-100809328593

ISBN-139780809328598

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Book TitleJust and Righteous Cause : Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicUnited States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorShirley A. Leckie

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight29.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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ReviewsBen Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War." —James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief , 120Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE "Benjamin H. Grierson is most famous for his successful cavalry raid across Mississippi and into Louisiana during the Vicksburg campaign, but he served in many other campaigns and mingled with many important personages, as recounted in A Just and Righteous Cause: Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir. Historians approach memoirs with caution; but editors Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie note that though Grierson completed his memoirs in 1892, he used his personal and official wartime correspondencewhile writing. Nevertheless, Grierson occasionally made factual errors, as the editors point out in their well-rounded notes, which also provide background on people and events. The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army. Perhaps because it was written many years after the war, it does not have quite the gritty tone that Lee's Last Casualty and The Good Fight That Didn't End possess, but Grierson's high-level perspective is valuable." --M. Jane Johansson, "Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War." -James M. McPherson, author ofTried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief , "Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War."--James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief "A welcome addition to edited and annotated memoirs of the genre."-- Journal of Illinois History "The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army."-- Journal of Southern History "Grierson's memoir is a solid contribution to Civil War literature and adds to the knowledge of cavalry operations in the Western Theater."-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "Historians seeking a military analysis of the western theater will greatly benefit from Grierson's thorough retelling of each campaign. At the same time, Grierson tackles issues of race, southern culture and exceptionality, and military strategy in frank and honest language."-- History: Reviews of New Books , "Benjamin H. Grierson is most famous for his successful cavalry raid across Mississippi and into Louisiana during the Vicksburg campaign, but he served in many other campaigns and mingled with many important personages, as recounted in A Just and Righteous Cause: Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir. Historians approach memoirs with caution; but editors Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie note that though Grierson completed his memoirs in 1892, he used his personal and official wartime correspondence while writing. Nevertheless, Grierson occasionally made factual errors, as the editors point out in their well-rounded notes, which also provide background on people and events. The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army. Perhaps because it was written many years after the war, it does not have quite the gritty tone that Lee's Last Casualty and The Good Fight That Didn't End possess, but Grierson's high-level perspective is valuable." --M. Jane Johansson , "Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War." -James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief , "Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War." --James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief , "Benjamin H. Grierson is most famous for his successful cavalry raid across Mississippi and into Louisiana during the Vicksburg campaign, but he served in many other campaigns and mingled with many important personages, as recounted in A Just and Righteous Cause: Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir. Historians approach memoirs with caution; but editors Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie note that though Grierson completed his memoirs in 1892, he used his personal and official wartime correspondence while writing. Nevertheless, Grierson occasionally made factual errors, as the editors point out in their well-rounded notes, which also provide background on people and events. The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army. Perhaps because it was written many years after the war, it does not have quite the gritty tone that Lee's Last Casualty and The Good Fight That Didn't End possess, but Grierson's high-level perspective is valuable." --M. Jane Johansson, "Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War."--James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief "A welcome addition to edited and annotated memoirs of the genre."-- Journal of Illinois History "The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army."-- Journal of Southern History "Grierson's memoir is a solid contribution to Civil War literature and adds to the knowledge of cavalry operations in the Western Theater."-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "Historians seeking a military analysis of the western theater will greatly benefit from Grierson's thorough retelling of each campaign. At the same time, Grierson tackles issues of race, southern culture and exceptionality, and military strategy in frank and honest language."-- History: Reviews of New Books, 120Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE "Benjamin H. Grierson is most famous for his successful cavalry raid across Mississippi and into Louisiana during the Vicksburg campaign, but he served in many other campaigns and mingled with many important personages, as recounted in A Just and Righteous Cause: Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir. Historians approach memoirs with caution; but editors Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie note that though Grierson completed his memoirs in 1892, he used his personal and official wartime correspondencewhile writing. Nevertheless, Grierson occasionally made factual errors, as the editors point out in their well-rounded notes, which also provide background on people and events. The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army. Perhaps because it was written many years after the war, it does not have quite the gritty tone that Lee's Last Casualty and The Good Fight That Didn't End possess, but Grierson's high-level perspective is valuable." --M. Jane Johansson

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SynopsisGeneral Benjamin H. Grierson is most widely known as the brilliant cavalryman whose actions in the Civil War's Mississippi Valley campaign facilitated Ulysses S. Grant's capture of Vicksburg. There is, however, much more to this key Union officer. In A Just and Righteous Cause, edited by Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie, Grierson tells his story in forceful, direct, and highly engaging prose., General Benjamin H. Grierson is most widely known as the brilliant cavalryman whose actions in the Civil War's Mississippi Valley campaign facilitated Ulysses S. Grant's capture of Vicksburg."" There is, however, much more to this key Union officer than a successful raid into Confederate-held Mississippi. In" A Just and Righteous Cause: Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir, " edited by Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie, Grierson tells his story in forceful, direct, and highly engaging prose."A Just and Righteous Cause" paints a vivid picture of Grierson's prewar and Civil War career, touching on his antislavery views, Republican Party principles, and military strategy and tactics. His story begins with his parents' immigration to the United States and follows his childhood, youth, and career as a musician; the early years of his arriage; his business failures prior to becoming a cavalry officer in an Illinois regiment; his experiences in battle; and his Reconstruction appointment. Grierson also provides intimate accounts of his relationships with such prominent politicians and Union leaders as Abraham Lincoln, Richard Yates, Andrew Johnson, William T. Sherman, Ulysses S.Grant, John C. Fremont, and Benjamin Prentiss.Because Grierson wrote the memoir mainly with his family as the intended audience, he manages to avoid the self-promotion that plagues many of his contemporaries' chronicles. His reliance on military records and correspondence, along with family letters, lends an immediacy rarely found in military memoirs. His reminiscences also add fuel to a reemerging debate on soldiers' motivations for enlistingin Grierson's case, patriotism and ideologyand shed new light on the Western theater of the Civil War, which has seen a recent surge in interest among Civil War enthusiasts.A non-West Point officer, Grierson owed his developing career to his independent studies of the military and his connections to political figures in his home state of Illinois and later to important Union leaders. Dinges and Leckie provide a helpful introduction, which gives background on the memoir and places Grierson's career into historical context. Aided by fourteen photos and two maps, as well as the editors' superb annotations, " A Just and Righteous Cause" is a valuable addition to Civil War history. """, General Benjamin H. Grierson is most widely known as the brilliant cavalryman whose actions in the Civil War's Mississippi Valley campaign facilitated Ulysses S. Grant's capture of Vicksburg . There is, however, much more to this key Union officer than a successful raid into Confederate-held Mississippi. In A Just and Righteous Cause: Benjamin H. Grierson's Civil War Memoir, edited by Bruce J. Dinges and Shirley A. Leckie, Grierson tells his story in forceful, direct, and highly engaging prose. A Just and Righteous Cause paints a vivid picture of Grierson's prewar and Civil War career, touching on his antislavery views, Republican Party principles, and military strategy and tactics. His story begins with his parents' immigration to the United States and follows his childhood, youth, and career as a musician; the early years of his arriage; his business failures prior to becoming a cavalry officer in an Illinois regiment; his experiences in battle; and his Reconstruction appointment. Grierson also provides intimate accounts of his relationships with such prominent politicians and Union leaders as Abraham Lincoln, Richard Yates, Andrew Johnson, William T. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, John C. Frémont, and Benjamin Prentiss. Because Grierson wrote the memoir mainly with his family as the intended audience, he manages to avoid the self-promotion that plagues many of his contemporaries' chronicles. His reliance on military records and correspondence, along with family letters, lends an immediacy rarely found in military memoirs. His reminiscences also add fuel to a reemerging debate on soldiers' motivations for enlisting--in Grierson's case, patriotism and ideology--and shed new light on the Western theater of the Civil War, which has seen a recent surge in interest among Civil War enthusiasts. A non-West Point officer, Grierson owed his developing career to his independent studies of the military and his connections to political figures in his home state of Illinois and later to important Union leaders. Dinges and Leckie provide a helpful introduction, which gives background on the memoir and places Grierson's career into historical context. Aided by fourteen photos and two maps, as well as the editors' superb annotations, A Just and Righteous Cause is a valuable addition to Civil War history.

LC Classification NumberE467.1.G8A3 2008