Background
Stone, Richard Gabriel was born on July 31, 1937 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Richard Gabriel and Marye (Grove) Stone.
(Kentuckians by the thousands have fought in all of the Am...)
Kentuckians by the thousands have fought in all of the American wars of the industrial age. Fathers, sons, and brothers from the Bluegrass State spilled each other's blood in countless Civil War battles and skirmishes. Over the next century their descendants bore arms on the seven seas, the Far Western frontier, in the Caribbean and Philippine islands, and in China. Kentuckians took part in both world wars of the twentieth century in every capacity. Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861–1945 features individual Kentuckians who represent the overall context of the American military experience from the Civil War through World War II. Richard G. Stone, Jr. presents accounts that illuminate the heroism, ennui, tragedy, ghastly horror, absurdity, and the infinite variety of warfare and military life.
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(As an outpost of the advancing frontier, Kentucky played ...)
As an outpost of the advancing frontier, Kentucky played a crucial military role. Kentucky's state militia, which, under federal law, enrolled every able-bodied male citizen aged eighteen to forty-five, helped to secure the West for white settlers during the bloody Indian wars. Its members suffered defeat, capture, and death in the War of 1812, but also contributed to victories in the battles of the Thames and New Orleans. Though some Kentucky volunteers campaigned in the Mexican-American War, the general militia was moribund by the middle of the nineteenth century. Its infrequent musters had degenerated into sometimes mirthful and sometimes tragic frolics. A Brittle Sword provides a lively interpretation of Kentucky's citizen-soldiers and their role in the military history of both the state and the nation.
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Stone, Richard Gabriel was born on July 31, 1937 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Richard Gabriel and Marye (Grove) Stone.
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1959. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1973.
Archivist North Carolina Department Archives and History, Raleigh, 1959-1960. Assistant professor social science University North Carolina, Wilmington, 1962-1964. Instructor history University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965-1966.
Member faculty Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, since 1969.
(Kentuckians by the thousands have fought in all of the Am...)
(As an outpost of the advancing frontier, Kentucky played ...)
Member Kentucky History Society, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Ruth Elizabeth Clark, December 29, 1965. 1 child, Elizabeth Marye.