This publication on the American Civil War focuses on President Abraham Lincoln's appointment policy for his generals. A number of generals in the Union Army held their high military posts not because of their performance on the battlefield, but because they themselves or their families had great political influence. What Lincoln intended in appointing these individuals and what advantages and disadvantages this brought him and the Union is examined in this study.
Group
Books (second-hand)
State
Second Hand
Author
Work, D.
Title
Lincoln's political Generals
Details
English text, paperback, 16 pages with bw portraits. Urbana: University of Illinois Press 2009. 287 pp.
