John Crawford Vaughn was one of the most famous men in Tennessee in the mid-nineteenth century. He was the first man to raise an infantry regiment in the state--and one of the very last Confederate generals to surrender. History has not been kind to Vaughn, who finally emerges from the shadows in this absorbing assessment of his life and military career. Making use of recent research and new information, Larry Gordon’s biography follows Vaughn to Manassas, Vicksburg and other crucial battles; it shows him as a close friend of Jefferson Davis, and Davis’s escort during the final month of the war. And it considers his importance as one of the few Confederate generals to return to Tennessee after Reconstruction, where he became President of the State Senate. Gordon examines Vaughn’s (hitherto unknown) location on the field of crucial battles; his multiple wounds; the fact that his wife and family, captured by Union soldiers, were the only family members of a Confederate general incarcerated as hostages during the Civil War; and the effect of this knowledge on his performance as a military commander. Finally, the book is as valuable for its view of this little understood figure as it is for the light it casts on the culture of his day.

The Last Confederate General: John C. Vaughn and His East Tennessee Cavalry

History

Larry Gordon

Americas

Zenith Press

200 public stairways take you to parts of Los Angeles where auto-bound tourists and natives can't venture. Besides being great aerobic exercise, the walks are also lessons in history, architecture, and nature.

Stairway Walks in Los Angeles

Adah Bakalinsky

Travel

Wilderness Press

Author discusses the hindrance that the church is not a democracy, but a theocracy.

After the Due Order

The Name Ministries

The story of how Larry Gordon and Floyd Smith started making surfboards in a garage in 1959 and how that business went on to influence the Southern California surf industry. "One Long Ride" follows the shapers, team riders, and craftsman led by Larry Gordon over the course of 50+ years that created a brand with international recognition...one of the most long lasting surf and skate brands that is still family owned/operated today.

One Long Ride - Gordon & Smith Surfboards/Skateboards by Larry Gordon (2014-05-04)

Sports & Outdoors

Gayle Gordon

Water Sports

G&S Surfboards Inc.

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