Phil Kearny - the Perfect Soldier?
Sat, 01 Jul
|London
Phil Kearny was arguably America's most experienced soldier in 1861, with a career spanning two decades and three continents. But he struggled to get a commission in the US Army, and contemporaries and historians differ on his capabilities. Ryan Diamond examines his career and his reputation.
Time & Location
01 Jul 2023, 13:00 – 16:00 BST
London, Civil Service Club, Great Scotland Yard, London SW1A 2HJ, UK
About the Event
Philip Kearny entered Union service in 1861 as perhaps the most experienced officer on either side at the outbreak of the conflict. His career, prior to the Civil War, had been incredibly varied. He had served on the western frontier with the 1st US Dragoons; he had studied at the French Cavalry School at Samur and joined the Chasseurs d’Afrique on campaign in Algiers; he had been an aide-de-camp, first to Alexander McComb and then Winfield Scott; he had seen extensive service with the 1st Dragoons in Scott’s Mexican campaign; he would serve in the Pacific North West in the Rogue River campaign; and, as a private citizen, he would volunteer and serve as a staff officer in the French Imperial Guard Cavalry during the Franco-Austrian War.
Why then, with all that experience, did Kearny initially struggle to obtain a commission in the Union Army? How did his breath of…
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VENUE TICKET
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