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Lincoln and Grant : the westerners who won the Civil War /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonekemper, Edward H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Regnery Publishing, [2015]
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Military leadership.
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885 > Military leadership.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Civil-military relations > United States > History > 19th century.
Command of troops > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Men of the west
  • The Mexican War: a military and political training ground
  • The tumultuous 1850s: approach of the Civil War
  • Outbreak of the Civil War
  • Lincoln protects Grant
  • Emancipation and military use of former slaves
  • Grant impresses Lincoln with victory at Vicksburg
  • Lincoln calls on Grant to save a Union army
  • Lincoln elevates Grant to general-in-chief
  • Grant goes on the offensive with Lincoln's full support
  • Lincoln wins reelection with Grant's full support
  • Lincoln and Grant win the war
  • Lincoln and Grant: the winning team.