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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819526403321

Autore

Marszalek John F. <1939->

Titolo

Lincoln and the military / / John F. Marszalek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8093-3362-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

Concise Lincoln Library

Disciplina

973.7092

Soggetti

Civil-military relations - United States - History - 19th century

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"No commander ever started with a heavier handicap" -- "Why don't they come!" -- "The integrity of the union [is] prominent" -- "Without slavery, the rebellion could never have existed" -- "It is the old difficulty" -- "He is managing the war" -- "He has the grit of a bulldog" -- "A victory worth more than a battle won" -- "He will stand in history beside Washington, perhaps higher".

Sommario/riassunto

When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, he came into office with practically no experience in military strategy and tactics. Consequently, at the start of the Civil War, he depended on leading military men to teach him how to manage warfare. As the war continued and Lincoln matured as a military leader, however, he no longer relied on the advice of others and became the major military mind of the war. In this brief overview of Lincoln's military actions and relationships during the war, John F. Marszalek traces the sixteenth president's evolution from a nonmi