{"product_id":"happiness-is-not-my-companion-the-life-of-general-g-k-warren-hardcover","title":"Happiness Is Not My Companion: The Life of General G. K. Warren - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid M. Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Happiness Is Not My Companion\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of General G. K. Warren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid M. Jordan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe valorous but troubled career of the Civil War general, best known for his quick action to defend Little Round Top and avert a Union defeat at Gettysburg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGouverneur K. Warren, a brilliant student at West Point and a topographical engineer, earned early acclaim for his explorations of the Nebraska Territory and the Black Hills in the 1850s. With the start of the Civil War, Warren moved from teacher at West Point to lieutenant colonel of a New York regiment and was soon a rising star in the Army of the Potomac. His fast action at Little Round Top, bringing Federal troops to an undefended position before the Confederates could seize it, helped to save the Battle of Gettysburg. For his service at Bristoe Station and Mine Run, he was awarded command of the Fifth Corps for the 1864 Virginia campaign. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarren's peculiarities of temperament and personality put a cloud over his service at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania and cost him the confidence of his superiors, Grant and Meade. He was summarily relieved of his command by Philip Sheridan after winning the Battle of Five Forks, just eight days before Appomattox. Warren continued as an engineer of distinction in the Army after the war, but he was determined to clear his name before a board of inquiry, which conducted an exhaustive investigation into the battle, Warren's conduct, and Sheridan's arbitrary action. However, the findings of the court vindicating Warren were not made public until shortly after his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this major biography of Gouverneur Warren, David M. Jordan utilizes Warren's own voluminous collection of letters, papers, orders, and other items saved by his family, as well as the letters and writings of such contemporaries as his aide and brother-in-law Washington Roebling, Andrew Humphreys, Winfield Hancock, George Gordon Meade, and Ulysses S. Grant. Jordan presents a vivid account of the life and times of a complex military figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid M. Jordan, a native of Philadelphia, a graduate of Princeton University, and a practicing attorney, has previously published biographies of New York political boss Roscoe Conkling, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock, and pitcher Hal Newhouser, as well as a history of the Philadelphia Athletics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay 2001\u003cbr\u003e400 pages, 13 b\u0026amp;w photos, 11 maps, 6 1\/8 x 9 1\/4, index, append.\u003cbr\u003ecloth 0-253-33904-9$35.00 t \/  26.50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eCold Spring and West Point\u003cbr\u003eTopographical Engineer\u003cbr\u003eInto the West with Harney\u003cbr\u003eThe Black Hills\u003cbr\u003eThe Explorer Becomes a Soldier\u003cbr\u003eOn the Virginia Peninsula\u003cbr\u003eSecond Manassas to Fredericksburg\u003cbr\u003eWith Hooker\u003cbr\u003eTo Little Round Top\u003cbr\u003eThe Aftermath of Gettysburg\u003cbr\u003eSecond Corps Interlude\u003cbr\u003eFallout 1863-1864\u003cbr\u003eInto the Dark Woods\u003cbr\u003eBloody Spotsylvania\u003cbr\u003eAround Lee's Right\u003cbr\u003eStandoff at Petersburg\u003cbr\u003eThe Mine and the Railroad\u003cbr\u003eWest to Peebles' Farm\u003cbr\u003eTo the End of 1864\u003cbr\u003eBeginning of the End\u003cbr\u003eTo the White Oak Road\u003cbr\u003eAll Fools' Day\u003cbr\u003eA Soldier's Good Name\u003cbr\u003eAn Engineer, Again\u003cbr\u003eNewport\u003cbr\u003eThe Court Begins\u003cbr\u003eThe Court Resumes\u003cbr\u003eThe Lawyers Have Their Say\u003cbr\u003eThe Frustration of Waiting\u003cbr\u003eWhere Malevolence Cannot Reach\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid M. Jordan, a native of Philadelphia, graduate of Princeton University, and a practicing attorney, has previously published biographies of New York political boss Roscoe Conkling, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock, and left-handed pitcher Hal Newhouser, as well as a history of the Philadelphia Athletics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.48 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751425605920,"sku":"9780253339041","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bca79522fe4abcf60ff9fd7baa62d9cf.webp?v=1779972823","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/happiness-is-not-my-companion-the-life-of-general-g-k-warren-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}