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• catalog abstract "With Union armies poised to launch the final campaigns against the Confederacy in 1864, three of its five commanders were "political generals"--Appointed officers with little or no military training. Army chief of staff Henry Halleck thought such generals jeopardized the lives of men under their command and he and his peers held them in utter contempt. Historians have largely followed suit. Thomas Goss, however, offers a new and more positive assessment of the leadership qualities of these Northern commanders. In the process, he cuts through the stereotypes of political generals as superfluous and largely inept tacticians, ambitious schemers, and military failures. Goss examines the reasons why the selection process yielded so many generals who lacked military backgrounds and explores the tense and often bitter relationships among political and professional officers to illuminate the dynamics of Union generalship during the war. As this book reveals, professional generals viewed the war as a military problem requiring battlefield solutions, while appointees (and President Lincoln) focused more emphatically on the broader political contours of the struggle. The resulting friction often eroded Northern morale and damaged the North's war effort. Goss challenges the traditional idea that success was measured only on the battlefield by demonstrating significant links between military success and the achievement of the Union's political objectives. Examining commanders like Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel Banks, John McClernand, John Fremont, and Franz Sigel, Goss shows how many filled vital functions by raising troops, boosting homefront morale, securing national support for the war--and sometimes even achieving significant success on the battlefield. Comparing these generals with their professional counterparts reveals that all had vital roles to play in helping Lincoln prosecute the war and that West Pointers, despite their military training, were not necessarily better prepared for waging war. Whether professional or appointed, Goss reminds us, all generals could be considered political inasmuch as war is a continuation of politics by other means. He shows us that far more was asked of Union commanders than to simply win battles and in so doing urges a new appreciation of those appointed leaders who were thrust into the maelstrom of the Civil War.".
• catalog contributor b12942530.
• catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
• catalog coverage "United States Military policy.".
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
• catalog created "c2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "c2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
• catalog description ""Military knowledge or political affinity" : the legacy of a dual military tradition -- "The necessity of the time" : the need for political generals -- "Reducing chaos to order" : the need for regular officers -- "Applying the guillotine" : Union generals and the test of battle -- "The government demands action" : the politics of generalship -- "Political policy rather than military strategy" : diverging views on generalship -- "The responsibility will be yours" : Ulysses S. Grant and a new faith in military expertise -- "War as an instrument of policy" : expanding the study of generalship.".
• catalog description "As this book reveals, professional generals viewed the war as a military problem requiring battlefield solutions, while appointees (and President Lincoln) focused more emphatically on the broader political contours of the struggle. The resulting friction often eroded Northern morale and damaged the North's war effort. Goss challenges the traditional idea that success was measured only on the battlefield by demonstrating significant links between military success and the achievement of the Union's political objectives. Examining commanders like Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel Banks, John McClernand, John Fremont, and Franz Sigel, Goss shows how many filled vital functions by raising troops, boosting homefront morale, securing national support for the war--and sometimes even achieving significant success on the battlefield. ".
• catalog description "Comparing these generals with their professional counterparts reveals that all had vital roles to play in helping Lincoln prosecute the war and that West Pointers, despite their military training, were not necessarily better prepared for waging war. Whether professional or appointed, Goss reminds us, all generals could be considered political inasmuch as war is a continuation of politics by other means. He shows us that far more was asked of Union commanders than to simply win battles and in so doing urges a new appreciation of those appointed leaders who were thrust into the maelstrom of the Civil War.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.".
• catalog description "With Union armies poised to launch the final campaigns against the Confederacy in 1864, three of its five commanders were "political generals"--Appointed officers with little or no military training. Army chief of staff Henry Halleck thought such generals jeopardized the lives of men under their command and he and his peers held them in utter contempt. Historians have largely followed suit. Thomas Goss, however, offers a new and more positive assessment of the leadership qualities of these Northern commanders. In the process, he cuts through the stereotypes of political generals as superfluous and largely inept tacticians, ambitious schemers, and military failures. Goss examines the reasons why the selection process yielded so many generals who lacked military backgrounds and explores the tense and often bitter relationships among political and professional officers to illuminate the dynamics of Union generalship during the war. ".
• catalog extent "xx, 300 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "War within the Union high command.".
• catalog identifier "0700612637 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "War within the Union high command.".
• catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "c2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Lawrence : University Press of Kansas,".
• catalog relation "War within the Union high command.".
• catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
• catalog spatial "United States Military policy.".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "973.7/41 21".
• catalog subject "Command of troops History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "E470 .G74 2003".
• catalog subject "Generals United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "Generals United States History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "Military art and science United States History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "United States. Army History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
• catalog tableOfContents ""Military knowledge or political affinity" : the legacy of a dual military tradition -- "The necessity of the time" : the need for political generals -- "Reducing chaos to order" : the need for regular officers -- "Applying the guillotine" : Union generals and the test of battle -- "The government demands action" : the politics of generalship -- "Political policy rather than military strategy" : diverging views on generalship -- "The responsibility will be yours" : Ulysses S. Grant and a new faith in military expertise -- "War as an instrument of policy" : expanding the study of generalship.".
• catalog title "The war within the Union high command : politics and generalship during the Civil War / Thomas J. Goss.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".