Red Tape & Pigeon-Hole Generals: Andrew A. Humphreys in the Army of the Potomac [Hardcover]

William H. Armstrong (Author), Frederick B. Arner (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1999

Originally published in 1864, this rollicking story of the way it was in the Army of the Potomac is actually a thinly disguised attack on the character and military ability of Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys. In his masterful commentary, Arner identifies the main players and units and taps primary sources that support the original author's view.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Howell Press Inc.; 1st edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883522153
• ISBN-13: 978-1883522155
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,467,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 129th Pennsylvania in disquise:, April 20, 1999

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This review is from: Red Tape & Pigeon-Hole Generals: Andrew A. Humphreys in the Army of the Potomac (Hardcover)

Reprint of an 1864 book detailing the service of the fictional 210th Pennsylvania, a nine-month regiment which charges on Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg and is heavily engaged at Chancellorsville just days before the expiration of their enlistment. Originally published anonymously under the guise of fiction, Mr. Arner's commentary demonstrates the connections to actual people and events in the 129th Pennsylvania (3rd Division, Fifth Corps). Offers a particularly interesting picture of the division commander, Andrew A. Humphreys.