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Wolford's Cavalry. The Colonel, the War in the Wes
Category: History: U.S.: 19th Century
Author: Dan Lee
Copyright/published Year: 2016 by Potomac Bks (Univ of
ISBN: 1612348513
Binding: Hardcover
Colonel Frank Wolford, the acclaimed Civil War colonel of the
First Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, is remembered today primarily
for his unenviable reputation. Despite his stellar service record
and widespread fame, Wolford ruined his reputation and his career
over the question of emancipation and the enlistment of African
Americans in the army.
Unhappy with Abraham Lincoln's public stance on slavery,
Wolford rebelled and made a series of treasonous speeches against
the president. Dishonorably discharged and arrested three times,
Wolford, on the brink of being exiled beyond federal lines into
the Confederacy, was taken in irons to Washington DC to meet with
Lincoln. Lincoln spared Wolford, however, and the disgraced
colonel returned to Kentucky, where he was admired for his war
record and rewarded politically for his racially based rebellion
against Lincoln.
Although his military record established him as one of the
most vigorous, courageous, and original commanders in the
cavalry, Wolford's later reputation suffered. Dan Lee restores
balance to the story of a crude, complicated, but talented man
and the unconventional regiment he led in the fight to save the
Union. Placing Wolford in the context of the political and
cultural crosscurrents that tore at Kentucky during the war, Lee
fills out the historical picture of "Old Roman Nose."
Condition Information
This is a used book.
'like new' used copy.
Condition Description
Like new copy. Appears never read. NO remainder markings.
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