Since it was first published in 1952, Lincoln and His Generals has remained one of the definitive accounts of Lincoln's wartime leadership. In it T. Harry Williams dramatizes Lincoln's long and frustrating search for an effective leader of the Union Army and traces his transformation from a politician with little military knowledge into a master strategist of the Civil War. Explored in depth are Lincoln's often fraught relationships with generals such as McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Fremont, and of course, Ulysses S ...
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Since it was first published in 1952, Lincoln and His Generals has remained one of the definitive accounts of Lincoln's wartime leadership. In it T. Harry Williams dramatizes Lincoln's long and frustrating search for an effective leader of the Union Army and traces his transformation from a politician with little military knowledge into a master strategist of the Civil War. Explored in depth are Lincoln's often fraught relationships with generals such as McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Fremont, and of course, Ulysses S. Grant. In this superbly written narrative, Williams demonstrates how Lincoln's persistent "meddling" into military affairs was crucial to the Northern war effort and utterly transformed the president's role as commander-in-chief.
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Williams?s book does a good job of presenting Lincoln's command problem during the entire Civil War. The general tone of the book is that each general chosen had their good and bad points. It delves in to the issue of who will lead the army of the north. Lincoln is working two ends of a candle. He has specific ideas concerning strategy, but is willing to leave the tactics to the commanders. He is also waging a political battle as well. Some of his decisions are based on political reasons not military. This caused many problems for him. Then Grant arrives on the scene and Lincoln has found his man for the job. Williams?s book is easy to read, easy to follow and is excellently cited with a wealth of primary sources.
