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Product Identifiers
PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-100764340352
ISBN-139780764340352
eBay Product ID (ePID)111893153
Product Key Features
Book TitleLincoln's Senior Generals : Photographs and Biographical Sketches of the Major Generals of the Union Army
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicMilitary / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / Pictorial, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorTom Glass
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height8 in
Item Weight56.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisPhotographs and Biographical Sketches of the Major Generals of the Union Army. President Abraham Lincoln appointed 133 Major Generals to lead the union army. Their photographs and biographical sketches are provided in this candid view of the union war effort and its high command. These senior union commanders came from varied civilian and military backgrounds. One thing in common was their inexperience in leading large armies in the field. As the war progressed so did their effectiveness in leading thousands of union troops in massive battles with confederate forces. Some of the generals rose to post-war military and political, President Abraham Lincoln appointed 133 Major Generals to lead the union army. Their photographs and biographical sketches are provided in this candid view of the union war effort and its high command. These senior union commanders came from varied civilian and military backgrounds. One thing in common was their inexperience in leading large armies in the field. As the war progressed so did their effectiveness in leading thousands of union troops in massive battles with confederate forces. Some of the generals rose to post-war military and political prominence others faded into obscurity. Featured here are rare cartes de visite (CDV), as well as other rare period images.
