Brian Steel Wills
Biographic Data
| ID | 4516079 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Steel Wills |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian Steel |
| FAMILY NAME | Wills |
| SIGNATURE | WILLS B S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia's College at Wise |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Long Road to Antietam
In The Long Road to Antietam Richard Slotkin focuses on events in the summer and early fall of 1862 and the crucial alterations in the nature of the American Civil War that resulted from them. The author examines the convergence of both Union and Confederate agendas, beginning with Gen. George B. McClellan at the gates of Richmond and closing in the immediate aftermath of the Maryland campaign. The volume sustains its basic premise: during this p…
From Conciliation to Conquest
Journal Article From Conciliation to Conquest: The Sack of Athens and the Court-Martial of Colonel John B. Turchin Get access From Conciliation to Conquest: The Sack of Athens and the Court-Martial of Colonel John B. Turchin. By Bradley George C. and Dahlen Richard L.. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. xii, 297 pp. $45.00, isbn978-0-8173-1526-9.) Brian S. Wills Brian S. Wills University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia Se…
The War Hits Home
Bloody Promenade
On May 5–6, 1864, in the dark recesses of the Wilderness in north central Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant's Union soldiers grappled with Southerners under Robert E. Lee in a bitter struggle. The Federals sustained 18,000 casualties, the Confederates 8,000. Some of the wounded perished when the thick underbrush caught fire and they could not drag themselves to safety or be rescued before the flames reached them. Stephen Cushman, a professor of English …
A Brotherhood of Valor
Jubal
Reflections on Lee
The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow
Journal Article The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow. By Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., and Roy P. Stonesifer, Jr. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. xx, 455 pp. $34.95, ISBN 0-8078-2107-1.) Get access Brian S. Wills Brian S. Wills Clinch Valley College, Wise, Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 1, June 1995, Pages 255–256, https://do…
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Journal Article Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography. By Jack Hurst. (New York: Knopf, 1993. viii, 434 pp. $30.00, ISBN 0-394-55189-3.) Get access Brian S. Wills Brian S. Wills Clinch Valley College, Wise, Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Pages 1320–1321, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081535 Published: 01 December 1994
A Battle from the Start
A Battle from the Start
Journal Article A Battle from the Start: The Life of Nathan Bedford Porrest. By Brian Steel Wills. (New York: HarperCollins, 1992. xx + 457 pp. $30.00, ISBN 0-06-016832-3.) Get access Michael B. Ballard Michael B. Ballard Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 2, September 1993, Pages 688–689, https://doi.or…
Battle Cry of Freedom
The Long Road to Antietam
In The Long Road to Antietam Richard Slotkin focuses on events in the summer and early fall of 1862 and the crucial alterations in the nature of the American Civil War that resulted from them. The author examines the convergence of both Union and Confederate agendas, beginning with Gen. George B. McClellan at the gates of Richmond and closing in the immediate aftermath of the Maryland campaign. The volume sustains its basic premise: during this p…
Battle Cry of Freedom
Battle Cry of Freedom
A Battle from the Start
A Battle from the Start
Journal Article A Battle from the Start: The Life of Nathan Bedford Porrest. By Brian Steel Wills. (New York: HarperCollins, 1992. xx + 457 pp. $30.00, ISBN 0-06-016832-3.) Get access Michael B. Ballard Michael B. Ballard Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 2, September 1993, Pages 688–689, https://doi.or…
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Journal Article Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography. By Jack Hurst. (New York: Knopf, 1993. viii, 434 pp. $30.00, ISBN 0-394-55189-3.) Get access Brian S. Wills Brian S. Wills Clinch Valley College, Wise, Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Pages 1320–1321, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081535 Published: 01 December 1994
The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow
Journal Article The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow. By Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., and Roy P. Stonesifer, Jr. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. xx, 455 pp. $34.95, ISBN 0-8078-2107-1.) Get access Brian S. Wills Brian S. Wills Clinch Valley College, Wise, Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 1, June 1995, Pages 255–256, https://do…
Jubal
Reflections on Lee
A Brotherhood of Valor
Bloody Promenade
On May 5–6, 1864, in the dark recesses of the Wilderness in north central Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant's Union soldiers grappled with Southerners under Robert E. Lee in a bitter struggle. The Federals sustained 18,000 casualties, the Confederates 8,000. Some of the wounded perished when the thick underbrush caught fire and they could not drag themselves to safety or be rescued before the flames reached them. Stephen Cushman, a professor of English …
The War Hits Home
From Conciliation to Conquest
Journal Article From Conciliation to Conquest: The Sack of Athens and the Court-Martial of Colonel John B. Turchin Get access From Conciliation to Conquest: The Sack of Athens and the Court-Martial of Colonel John B. Turchin. By Bradley George C. and Dahlen Richard L.. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. xii, 297 pp. $45.00, isbn978-0-8173-1526-9.) Brian S. Wills Brian S. Wills University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia Se…
The Long Road to Antietam
In The Long Road to Antietam Richard Slotkin focuses on events in the summer and early fall of 1862 and the crucial alterations in the nature of the American Civil War that resulted from them. The author examines the convergence of both Union and Confederate agendas, beginning with Gen. George B. McClellan at the gates of Richmond and closing in the immediate aftermath of the Maryland campaign. The volume sustains its basic premise: during this p…
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