
Lincoln's Lieutenants
The High Command of the Army of the Potomac
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George Guidall
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Stephen W. Sears
From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac.
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 generals 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.
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I learn some great stuff about Lincolns officers
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Dictionary please
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Informative
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Excellent text; performance not as much
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Buy It!
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what can't escape the reader is how politics played as important a role during the war as it does today.
a great book if you really want to get in the heads of those that lead the union armies.
it's all about the men
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A great history
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Counterpoint to Lee's Lieutenants
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Finally, a book dedicated to the Grand Army of the Potomac.
terrific story that needed to be told
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I’m not complaining though. The AOP had more than enough drama for a hundred armies. And while yeah I know that some people say Sears is unfair to McClellan and he deserves more credit- I don’t care. Sears’ dry and subtle digs are hilarious.
Great book on the Army of The Potomac
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