MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02061cam a2200409 a 4500
001 2008017038
003 DLC
005 20090831130438.0
008 080414s2008 ncubc b 001 0deng
010 $a 2008017038
015 $aGBA8A3826$2bnb
016 7 $a014702967$2Uk
020 $a9780786436538 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786436530 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn182656596
035 $a(OCoLC)182656596
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aE470.2$b.S56 2008
082 00 $a973.7/33$222
100 1 $aSimson, Jay W.,$d1953-
245 10 $aCrisis of command in the Army of the Potomac :$bSheridan's search for an effective general /$cJay W. Simson.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2008.
300 $avi, 239 p. :$bmaps, ports. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index.
520 $a"With the ascendancy of Ulysses S. Grant in late 1863, the command tone of the U.S. Army underwent a dramatic change. Phillip Sheridan set about reorganizing the command to reflect Grant's new style. During the last six months of the war, he relieved three generals of their commands due to their inability to follow his orders precisely"--Provided by publisher.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy of the Potomac$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy of the Potomac$xOfficers.
600 10 $aSheridan, Philip Henry,$d1831-1888$xMilitary leadership.
600 10 $aAverell, William Woods,$d1832-1900$xMilitary leadership.
600 10 $aTorbert, Alfred Thomas Archimedes,$d1833-1880$xMilitary leadership.
600 10 $aWarren, Gouverneur Kemble,$d1830-1882$xMilitary leadership.
600 10 $aMackenzie, Ranald Slidell,$d1840-1889$xMilitary leadership.
650 0 $aGenerals$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aCommand of troops$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0816/2008017038.html