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- catalog abstract ""Ambitious and outspoken, John Pope was one of the most controversial figures to hold high command during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and in the American West. General John Pope: A Life for the Nation is the first full biography of this much maligned leader who played crucial roles in both the Eastern and the Western Theaters of the Civil War." "Civil War scholar Peter Cozzens has mined Pope's own memoirs and a wealth of other primary sources to provide a complete picture of this gifted strategist. Uncovering new information about Pope's pre- and postwar career and his path to power, Cozzens delineates the political environment that surrounded Pope and provided the context for his actions."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11635784.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Ambitious and outspoken, John Pope was one of the most controversial figures to hold high command during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and in the American West. General John Pope: A Life for the Nation is the first full biography of this much maligned leader who played crucial roles in both the Eastern and the Western Theaters of the Civil War." "Civil War scholar Peter Cozzens has mined Pope's own memoirs and a wealth of other primary sources to provide a complete picture of this gifted strategist. Uncovering new information about Pope's pre- and postwar career and his path to power, Cozzens delineates the political environment that surrounded Pope and provided the context for his actions."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-403) and index.".
- catalog description "The approbation of my own conscience -- The most ridiculous assumption of position -- A favorite son of Illinois -- You deserve well of your country -- A moral odor of sewer gas -- The enemy's purpose is not easy to discover -- We shall bag the whole crowd -- No place to fight a battle -- Leave Pope to get out of his scrape -- If I could be of further service, I would remain -- I could tell a sad story -- I confine myself to my duty -- Posterity will bless your name -- I find the situation very perplexing -- I speak not now of myself -- A life for the nation.".
- catalog extent "xii, 412 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0252023633 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.7/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "E467.1.P76 C68 2000".
- catalog subject "Generals United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Pope, John, 1822-1892.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The approbation of my own conscience -- The most ridiculous assumption of position -- A favorite son of Illinois -- You deserve well of your country -- A moral odor of sewer gas -- The enemy's purpose is not easy to discover -- We shall bag the whole crowd -- No place to fight a battle -- Leave Pope to get out of his scrape -- If I could be of further service, I would remain -- I could tell a sad story -- I confine myself to my duty -- Posterity will bless your name -- I find the situation very perplexing -- I speak not now of myself -- A life for the nation.".
- catalog title "General John Pope : a life for the nation / Peter Cozzens.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".