Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character
William J. Hardee
Confederate general and author of a famous infantry tactics manual.
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Also known as Hardee, General Hardee
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William J. Hardee shows up with force in Advance of the Army—Crossing the Colorado—The Rio Grande. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Captain captured by Mexicans; later a Confederate general and author of tactics used by both armies.
William J. Hardee first appears in 0003 i.
In Advance of the Army—Crossing the Colorado—The Rio Grande: Captain captured by Mexicans; later a Confederate general and author of tactics used by both armies.
Later, in Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo: Mentioned as the Confederate general at Greenville, Missouri, with five thousand troops.
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- Advance of the Army—Crossing the Colorado—The Rio Grande
- Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo
- The Campaign in Georgia—Sherman’s March to the Sea—War Anecdotes—The March on Savannah—Investment of Savannah—Capture of Savannah
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