ePub Brown v. Board and the Transformation of American Culture: Education and the South in the Age of Desegregation by Ben Keppel in History

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A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics; the contributors address the campaign's broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood. Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E. Lee's troops; a fact that had enormous psychological importance for both sides; which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months. But the achievement; while stunning; came at an enormous cost: more than 13;000 Confederates became casualties; including Stonewall Jackson; who was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later. The topics covered in this volume include the influence of politics on the Union army; the importance of courage among officers; the impact of the war on children; and the state of battlefield medical care. Other essays illuminate the important but overlooked role of Confederate commander Jubal Early; reassess the professionalism of the Union cavalry; investigate the incident of friendly fire that took Stonewall Jackson's life; and analyze the military and political background of Confederate colonel Emory Best's court-martial on charges of abandoning his men. Contributors Keith S. Bohannon; Pennsylvania State University and Greenville; South Carolina Gary W. Gallagher; University of VirginiaA. Wilson Greene; Petersburg; VirginiaJohn J. Hennessy; Fredericksburg; VirginiaRobert K. Krick; Fredericksburg; VirginiaJames Marten; Marquette UniversityCarol Reardon; Pennsylvania State University James I. Robertson Jr.; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University