Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 85 De Forest, John William 1826 1906 Forest, John William de De Forest, J. W. (John William) The Brigade Commander Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Brigade Commander" by John William De Forest is a historical novel set during the American Civil War, likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complexities of military leadership, loyalty, and moral dilemmas faced by soldiers in combat. Through its focus on a brigade commander, the story delves into themes of ambition, betrayal, and redemption in war. The narrative centers around Colonel John James Waldron, a decorated brigade commander with a troubled past as a reformed clergyman. As he prepares his troops for battle, tensions rise among the soldiers regarding his history and leadership style. Major characters include Waldron's jealous peers and a mysterious captain with a personal vendetta against him. The plot unfolds as Waldron leads his brigade into battle, revealing his strategic brilliance while battling inner conflicts related to his past transgressions. Ultimately, his leadership leads to victory, but at a tragic cost, as he faces his fate amidst the chaos of war, embodying the conflict between duty and personal redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 94454 94455 2024-10-10T07:09:32.971567 2023-09-10T09:58:19.548509 text/html text/html 93950 2021-02-24T22:20:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 33091 2021-02-24T22:20:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 106328 2024-10-10T07:09:38.109535 application/epub+zip 105179 2024-10-10T07:09:35.641551 application/epub+zip 98799 2024-10-10T07:09:34.511553 application/epub+zip 198821 2024-10-10T07:09:39.929533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190767 2024-10-10T07:09:37.454539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167559 2022-09-11T04:13:20.404797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79070 2024-10-10T07:09:32.677549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80325 2016-11-04T11:32:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 31249 2016-11-04T11:34:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 78988 2007-10-24T10:20:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31079 2007-10-24T10:20:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 78979 2007-10-24T10:20:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31060 2007-10-24T10:20:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22644 2024-10-10T07:09:40.054513 application/rdf+xml 12210 2024-10-10T07:09:35.039558 image/jpeg 3070 2024-10-10T07:09:34.775553 image/jpeg 103876 2024-10-10T07:09:32.980566 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia