Millions of soldiers and civilians passionately supported one side or the other in the American Civil War. For Colonel Lionel Jobert d'Epineuil of the Fifty-Third New York Volunteer Regiment, however, his own advancement mattered more than the outcome of the conflict. This biography analyzes th...

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1. Verfasser:	Bosworth, Stephen D. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Albany SUNY Press [2021]
Schlagworte:	Jobert, Lionel > 1829-1881 Geschichte Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865 Jobert, Lionel United States / Army / New York Infantry Regiment, 53rd (1861-1862) / Officers / Biography United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Participation, French United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Campaigns Armed Forces / Officers Military campaigns Military participation / French United States 1861-1865 Biographies History Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	Millions of soldiers and civilians passionately supported one side or the other in the American Civil War. For Colonel Lionel Jobert d'Epineuil of the Fifty-Third New York Volunteer Regiment, however, his own advancement mattered more than the outcome of the conflict. This biography analyzes the remarkable exploits of a man driven by ambition--and unhindered by scruples--to attain position and prestige in the Atlantic region during the second half of the nineteenth century.Lionel Jobert (1829-1881) was born in France, but is described as having an Atlantic identity. A ship captain by trade, Jobert exploited unstable governmental conditions in Haiti and the United States to pursue his private interests. Drawing on previously unused sources, Stephen D. Bosworth allows us to view the Civil War from the perspective of a foreign participant whose life constitutes one colorful tile in the vast mosaic that makes up the history of the nineteenth-century Atlantic
Beschreibung:	189 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:	9781438485096