General Wadsworth: The Life and Wars of Brevet General James S. Wadsworth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306812385)

James S. Wadsworth was a successful lawyer and influential New York politician when the Civil War broke out. His wealth, strong anti-slavery views, and active support of President Lincoln made him a controversial public figure in the early war years. In 1863, he was given a field command and proved himself to be one of the Union's most able and daring commanders, although he died before the war ended. His battlefield boldness and righteous resolve to end slavery is, as former U.S. Congressman James W. Symington says, "a vivid reminder that our Civil War was, indeed, fought on moral grounds."

Author: Wayne Mahood
ISBN-10: 030681238X
ISBN-13: 9780306812385
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2003
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.36w x 1.14d