Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register (Shades of Blue and Gray) | 
 enlarge | Author: Bruce S. Allardice
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 0826218091
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7820922
EAN: 9780826218094
ASIN: 0826218091
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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This first comprehensive study of the Confederacy s colonels contains biographical articles on each of the 1,583 men who achieved the rank of full colonel by the end of their careers including both staff and line officers and members of all armies. Appendixes list state army colonels, colonels who became generals, and colonels whose rank cannot be proven. Allardice also explains how one became a colonel and exposes the inadequacies of the officer-nominating process, questions of seniority, and problems of rank inflation.
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An authentic rendering of Confederate Army Colonels who served in the American Civil War November 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are looking for an authentic rendering of Confederate Army Colonels who served in the American Civil War, 1861-1865, this publication is the last word. From Robert Haden Abercrombie to Leon Toll von Zinken, the1583 officers who ended their careers as colonels each have a paragraph which includes birth information, education, service, post war activities and date and place of death.
Listed as appendices are 429 regularly appointed Confederate generals who had served as colonels in the Confederate army or who had been colonels in a "state" army, a full list of those who served a colonel in state armies, and at last, a list of those officers who were called "colonels."
"Confederate Colonels" will stand tall in the book shelves containing Ezra Warner's "Generals in Blue" and "Generals in Gray" and Bruce S. Allardice own "More Generals in Gray." The research is astounding!
Bruce S. Allardice is Adjunct Professor at South Suburban College and Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois. He is a resident of Des Plaines, Illinois.
Richard N. Larsen
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The Colonel's Choice October 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a must for anyone interested in the subject of Confederate colonels. It is similar to the books "Generals in Gray" and "More Generals in Gray", and makes a nice companion to these two volumes.
The biographies, arranged in alphabetical order, include the basic information about the individual: dates of birth and death; marriages; occupations; and trivia. Most of the data pertains to the colonel's service in the Confederate Army. Surprisingly, some of these colonels have never had any biographical sketches written about them until now. As with any book of this type, a few errors can be found, but the research is otherwise solid.
"Confederate Colonels" represents a tremendous amount of work, and the author deserves a lot of credit.
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