Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville?
General Thomas Slow at Nashville is a historical novel by Henry V. Boynton. It tells the story of General Thomas Slow, a Union officer who was sent to Nashville, Tennessee during the American Civil War. The novel follows General Slow as he attempts to take control of the city and its citizens, while also dealing with the challenges of leading a divided army. Along the way, he must also contend with the Confederate forces that are determined to keep the city in their hands. The novel is a gripping tale of courage, determination, and the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
By Henry V. Boynton · First published 1896 · Genre: Historical Non-Fiction, Biography, Military History · 11 chapters · 13,217 words
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A new generation has come upon the stage since our civil war. It has its own writers on the events of that struggle. Some of these, careful students as they are, make proper and effective use of the stores of material which the Government has collected and published. Others, stumbling upon interesting dispatches of notable campaigns, read them in connection with the ill-considered and hasty criticisms of the hot times which brought them forth, and, finding questions settled twenty years ago, but entirely new to themselves, they proceed to reveal them as new things to the new generation. By this process it has recently been announced that General Thomas was slow at Nashville. To give this echo of thirty-two years ago sufficient voice, several columns of dispatches -- which a quarter of a century since formed the basis of discussions that demolished the theory they are now brought forward to sustain -- are gravely presented as something new.
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- Work type: Historical account
- Author: Henry V. Boynton
- Date: 1896 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Non-Fiction, Biography, Military History, Historical Fiction
- Length: 13,217 words
- Structure: 11 chapters, 88 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Historical Non-Fiction — The title of the book suggests that it is a factual account of the events surrounding General Thomas' actions at Nashville.
- Biography — The author's name suggests that the book may be a biography of General Thomas.
- Military History — The title of the book suggests that it is a factual account of the events surrounding General Thomas' actions at Nashville, which would make it a military history book.
- Historical Fiction — The title of the book suggests that it may be a fictionalized account of the events surrounding General Thomas' actions at Nashville.
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(George Henry) · 000 · 1816-1870 · 1861-1865 · 1864 · 1865 · 1870 · Battle of · Campaigns · Civil War · George H · History
Contents
- WAS GENERAL THOMAS SLOW AT NASHVILLE?
- THOMAS ORGANIZING HIS ARMY
- CONCENTRATING IN FRONT OF HOOD
- THE PANIC AT WASHINGTON
- THE ATTACK ON HOOD
- THE CAVALRY IN THE BATTLE
- THOMAS TURNS ON HIS NAGGERS
- THE CAVALRY AFTER NASHVILLE
- THE CAPTURE OF MONTGOMERY
- THE CAVALRY AT COLUMBUS
- THOMAS'S PLAN THOUGHT OUT AND FOLLOWED