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American Civil War Commanders (3) - Union Leaders in the West

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 19th Century

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Product Info

Title
American Civil War Commanders (3) - Union Leaders in the West
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Philip Katcher
Publish Year
2003
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147343502
MFG. Part #
OSPELI089
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI89

Description

When the War Between the States broke out in 1861, the US Army had only four line generals – and three of those were over 70 years of age and veterans of the Napoleonic period. About one in three of America's professional officers chose to serve the Confederacy, and the government's urgent need to find commanders for its vastly expanded army put stars on the shoulders of men of very varied backgrounds and talents. The trials of war would soon separate the born leaders from the over-promoted and the political opportunists. This second volume devoted to Union generals examines the careers and personalities of 25 commanders whose service was mainly, or at first, in the Western theater of war.