ePub The Grandees: The Story of America's Sephardic Elite (Modern Jewish History) by Stephen Birmingham in History

Description

This volume is part of a multi-volume work; organized by state. The first nine volumes are devoted to the regional histories of Alabama; Arkansas and Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Texas; Tennessee and Virginia. The tenth volume covers the border states of Kentucky; Maryland and Missouri; plus Indian units serving the Confederacy and multi-state units designated as "Confederates". The final volume is comprised of tables of brigades and higher commands; including names and ranks of their commanders and dates of their commands. In all; the "Compendium" will document a total of some 2000 regimental histories. Each volume's coverage is divided into groups for artillery (including heavy artillery; horse artillery; light artillery and siege artillery); cavalry (including dragoons; lancers; mounted rifles and partisan rangers); infantry (including mounted infantry; rifles and sharp-shooters). Within each of these groupings; units are arranged by numerical designations; followed by unnumbered units which are organized alphabetically by unit name. Each individual entry includes organizational information (including; where appropriate; the date and place of the unit's organization; muster-in; reorganization and final disposition - ie. disbandment or surrender); the name of the first colonel of the regiment; first commander of a battalion or first captain of an artillery battalion; followed by an alphabetical listing of all field officers of the command; with their ranks; the higher assignments of the unit - a complete listing of the various campaigns; battles and skirmishes in which the unit was engaged; complete with dates; furthur reading suggestions; as available; of unit histories and personal memoirs.