Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience

Contents

Contents vii Preface 1 Patterns of the Military Profession PART ONE. THE FEDERALS 37 George McClellan and Siege Warfare 45 Ulysses S. Grant and Logistical Risk 51 Philip Kearny and Reckless Courage 56 Samuel Du Pont and the Naval Blockade 64 Winfield Scott and the Changing Nature of Warfare 69 John Pope and the Influence of Zachary Taylor 81 George Meade and Missed Opportunity 86 Jefferson Davis and the Bad Example 91 Joe Hooker and the Administrative Side 96 William Sherman and Room to Grow 100 Henry Halleck and the Military Executive 105 Henry Hunt and the Organization of Artillery 110 George Thomas and the Rock PART TWO. THE CONFEDERATES 117 Robert E. Lee and Turning Movements Based on Reconnaissance 122 Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard and the Exception that Proves the Rule 127 Jefferson Davis and Misplaced Confidence 133 Braxton Bragg and Jefferson Davis 138 John Winder and Wartime Governance 143 John Slidell and Doomed Diplomacy 147 Gideon Pillow and Political Generals 154 Stonewall Jackson and the Role of Artillery 158 James Longstreet and the Changed Mind? 164 George Pickett and the Quest for Glory 169 John Pemberton and Inflexibility 174 A. P. Hill and the Tendency to Criticize 180 Lewis Armistead and Comrades Becoming Enemies 184 Summary of Lessons Learned APPENDIXES 187 A. Federal Civil War Generals Who Also Served in the Mexican War 191 B. Confederate Civil War Generals Who Also Served in the Mexican War 195 Works Cited 203 Index vi CONTENTS ...