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- catalog abstract ""Major McKinley is an account of the Civil War service of President William McKinley, the last of the Civil War veterans to reach the White House and the only one who served in the ranks. McKinley enlisted as a private in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (later commanded by another future president, Rutherford B. Hayes) and was the regiment's commissary sergeant when his bravery at the Battle of Antietam led to a commission and an assignment to Hayes's military staff. He later served with four other generals and ended his military career as adjutant of a division and as a brevet major. McKinley regarded the end of slavery as the significant outcome of the war and valued the contributions of the black soldiers in the Union army. After the war, as a young lawyer and congressman, he defended the rights of freedmen and continued to do so long after others had tired of the cause. He also reached out to former Confederate soldiers in an effort to help restore unity to a divided country; this initiative eventually overshadowed and diminished his advocacy of civil rights. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including McKinley's own papers and the diaries and letters of men who served with him, this book presents a new picture of McKinley as a soldier and provides a fresh appreciation of his later life as a veteran in politics."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11580105.
- catalog coverage "Ohio History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Major McKinley is an account of the Civil War service of President William McKinley, the last of the Civil War veterans to reach the White House and the only one who served in the ranks. McKinley enlisted as a private in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (later commanded by another future president, Rutherford B. Hayes) and was the regiment's commissary sergeant when his bravery at the Battle of Antietam led to a commission and an assignment to Hayes's military staff. He later served with four other generals and ended his military career as adjutant of a division and as a brevet major. McKinley regarded the end of slavery as the significant outcome of the war and valued the contributions of the black soldiers in the Union army.".
- catalog description "After the war, as a young lawyer and congressman, he defended the rights of freedmen and continued to do so long after others had tired of the cause. He also reached out to former Confederate soldiers in an effort to help restore unity to a divided country; this initiative eventually overshadowed and diminished his advocacy of civil rights. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including McKinley's own papers and the diaries and letters of men who served with him, this book presents a new picture of McKinley as a soldier and provides a fresh appreciation of his later life as a veteran in politics."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-183) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 191 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Major McKinley.".
- catalog identifier "0873386574 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Major McKinley.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,".
- catalog relation "Major McKinley.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.8/8/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "E711.6 .A76 2000".
- catalog subject "McKinley, William, 1843-1901 Military leadership.".
- catalog subject "McKinley, William, 1843-1901.".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Soldiers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- catalog title "Major McKinley : William McKinley and the Civil War / William H. Armstrong.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".