The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War.
President Lincoln oversaw, argued with, and finally tamed his unruly team of lieutenants as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps, division, and brigade generals. With characteristic style and insight, Stephen Sears brings these courageous, determined officers, who rose through the ranks and led from the front, to life and legend.
By:
Stephen W. Sears Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 44mm
Weight: 951g ISBN:9781328915795 ISBN 10: 1328915794 Publication Date:28 April 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Lincoln's Lieutenants
[A] massive, elegant study . . . a staggering work of research by a masterly historian. -- Kirkus Reviews