The odyssey of a southerner

Description:

The Odyssey of a Southerner, an interpretive biography of Gustavus Woodson Smith, takes a look at a life that spanned almost seventy-five years of the 19th century. The focus of this book lies in Smith's activity in the Civil War. Jefferson Davis's commission of Smith as a major general called attention to the problems of the Confederate system of appointments which made a sick man of unproven competence the second in command of the Confederate Army of the Potomac. Hudson uses a wide variety of sources including manuscript collections, government documents, official records, and newspapers to recreate the life of Smith.

subjects: Biography,  Confederate States of America,  Confederate States of America. Army,  Generals,  History,  Military engineers,  United States Civil War, 1861-1865,  Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1822-1896

People: Gustavus Woodson Smith (1822-1896)

Places: Confederate States of America,  Georgetown (Ky.),  New York (N.Y.),  Southern States,  United States

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865