Grant and His Generals
Will be published approx. on 9. November 2026
Book
Hardback
530 pages
978-0-8093-4005-7 (ISBN)
Description
During Ulysses S. Grant's rise to the pinnacle of military command, he had to work with, manage, encourage, and sometimes berate an eclectic group of military leaders who came under his command during the US Civil War. In this first-ever deep analysis of Grant's leadership style, Harry S. Laver reveals how the introverted soldier exercised such exceptional military leadership that he won the war and became a popular figure in the American public mind.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Carbondale
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8093-4005-7 (9780809340057)
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Harry S. Laver is the Maj. Gen. William A. Stofft Chair of Historical Research at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is the author of?A General Who Will Fight: The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant and Citizens More Than Soldiers: The Kentucky Militia and Society in the Early Republic?and?a coeditor of?The Art of Command: American Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell.
Content
Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. A General Among Generals: Grant Learns the Art of Command, 1861-1863
1. John A. McClernand, June 1861-April 1862
2. Andrew H. Foote, September 1861-March 1862
3. Henry W. Halleck, November 1861-July 1862
4. William T. Sherman, November 1861-July 1862
5. William S. Rosecrans, July 1862-October 1862
6. John A. McClernand, April 1862-July 1863
7. David D. Porter, December 1862-January 1865
8. James B. McPherson, February 1862-July 1864
9. William T. Sherman, July 1862-July 1863
Part II. The General of Generals: Grant Exercises the Art of Command, 1863-1865
10. George H. Thomas, April 1862-December 1864
11. Henry H. Halleck, July 1862-April 1865
12. George G. Meade, March 1864-April 1865
13. Philip H. Sheridan, November 1863-April 1865
14. William T. Sherman, July 1863-April 1865
Conclusion
Index
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. A General Among Generals: Grant Learns the Art of Command, 1861-1863
1. John A. McClernand, June 1861-April 1862
2. Andrew H. Foote, September 1861-March 1862
3. Henry W. Halleck, November 1861-July 1862
4. William T. Sherman, November 1861-July 1862
5. William S. Rosecrans, July 1862-October 1862
6. John A. McClernand, April 1862-July 1863
7. David D. Porter, December 1862-January 1865
8. James B. McPherson, February 1862-July 1864
9. William T. Sherman, July 1862-July 1863
Part II. The General of Generals: Grant Exercises the Art of Command, 1863-1865
10. George H. Thomas, April 1862-December 1864
11. Henry H. Halleck, July 1862-April 1865
12. George G. Meade, March 1864-April 1865
13. Philip H. Sheridan, November 1863-April 1865
14. William T. Sherman, July 1863-April 1865
Conclusion
Index