Lincolns Lieutenants, Stephen W. Sears
Lincolns Lieutenants, Stephen W. Sears
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Lincoln's Lieutenants
The High Command of the Army of the Potomac

Author: Stephen W. Sears

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 32 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/25/2017


Synopsis

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.

About Stephen W. Sears

Stephen W. Sears is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and was employed as editor of the Educational Department at the American Heritage Publishing Company. Stephan is the author of several books on military history. He resides in Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike

Flagpole Leadership: Lincoln’s Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac by Stephen W. Sears, reviewed by Colonel (ret) Mike Kershaw With all the attention being paid recently to the political activity of general officers, both active duty and recently retired, Stephen Sears’ accoun......more

Stephen W. Sears' Lincoln's Lieutenants is a detailed exploration of the leadership and internal politics of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Sears has already written a shelf full of books on this conflict already, some excellent, others workmanlike; certainly one wouldn't expect......more