Review: Sears, Lincoln's Lieutenants (2017)

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Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac by Stephen W. Sears

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is a MASSIVE group biography of the generals of the Army of the Potomac. It is very readable (at 766 pages, it had better be) and is not hagiographic about any of the generals, including Grant. Sears offers clear accounts of the battles fought by the Army of the Potomac and clear (sometimes scathing) accounts of the politicking and cliques and bad behavior of the generals (also the egregious Edwin Stanton). Also the endless frustrations of President Lincoln. It is not and does not attempt to be anything but well-researched biographical military history.



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