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Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an American military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general . Alexander was the ...
Edward Porter Alexander (Washington, 26 maggio 1835 – Savannah, 28 aprile 1910) è stato un militare statunitense. Iniziò la sua carriera militare nell'esercito degli Stati Uniti d'America, per dimettersi all'atto della secessione degli stati del sud, che costituirono gli Stati Confederati d'America.
Edward Porter Alexander was one of only three Confederate officers to rise to the rank of general in the artillery branch. Respected by some of the Confederacy’s most important commanders, Alexander would participate in nearly every major campaign in the eastern theatre, contributing substantially to the army’s greatest successes and ...
9 nov 2000 · Books. Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. Gary W. Gallagher. Univ of North Carolina Press, Nov 9, 2000 - History - 692 pages....
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Alexander wrote from a singular perspective as one who had served on the staffs of Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, and P. G. T. Beauregard before beginning a career in the artillery that soon revealed him to be the most gifted gunner in the Confederacy.
22 mar 1993 · Military Memoirs Of A Confederate: A Critical Narrative. Edward Porter Alexander. Hachette Books, Mar 22, 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 664 pages. General Edward Porter Alexander was...
As I had belonged to the United States Engineer Corps before the war, and as General Longstreet at that time had no engineer officers on his staff, I was frequently called on, also, during the campaign, as an engineer officer.
