Lincoln and the Military (John F. Marszalek - LL) swords with documentary force

with documentary force

He was willing to kill and die for something modern Americans unanimously agree was a just cause

again at Kelly’s Ford in 1863

He shows how artillery affected the ebb and flow of battle for both armies and thus provides a unique way of understanding the strategies of the Federal and Union commanders

Lincoln and the Military (John F. Marszalek - LL) swords with documentary forceLincoln and the Military (Concise Lincoln Library) by John Marszalek When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, he came into office with practically no experience in military strategy and tactics. Consequently, at the start of the Civil War, he depended on leading military men to teach him how to manage warfare. As the war continued and Lincoln matured as a military leader, however, he no longer relied on the advice of