The Military Memoirs of General John Pope Edited by Peter Cozzens and Robert I. Girardi
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The Military Memoirs of General John Pope Edited by Peter Cozzens and Robert I. Girardi
Union general John Pope was among the most controversial and misunderstood figures to hold major command during the Civil War. Before being called east in June 1862 to lead the Army of Virginia against General Robert E. Lee, he compiled an enviable record in Missouri and as commander of the Army of the Mississippi. After his ignominious defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run, he was sent to the frontier. Over the next twenty-four years Pope held important department commands on the western plains and was recognized as one of the army's leading authorities on Indian affairs, but he never again commanded troops in battle.
In 1886, Pope was engaged by the National Tribune, a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C., to write a series of articles on his wartime experiences. Over the next five years, in twenty-nine installments, he wrote about the war as he had lived it. Collected here for the first time, Pope's "war reminiscences" join a select roster of memoirs written by Civil War army commanders.
Pope presents a detailed review of the campaigns in which he participated and offers eloquent character sketches of some of the war's most illustrious figures. The latter include a superb firsthand account of president-elect Abraham Lincoln's troubled journey from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington in early 1861 and a remarkably vivid picture of the Union's enigmatic secretary of war, Edwin M. Stanton. Of great value also are Pope's accounts of his service during the Mexican War and in strife-torn Missouri in 1861.
Characterized by a strong, clear prose style and a balanced tone, The Military Memoirs of General John Pope is a dramatic and important addition to the literature on the Civil War.
University of North Carolina Press, Hardcover, 1998
This is a BRAND NEW book.
Union general John Pope was among the most controversial and misunderstood figures to hold major command during the Civil War. Before being called east in June 1862 to lead the Army of Virginia against General Robert E. Lee, he compiled an enviable record in Missouri and as commander of the Army of the Mississippi. After his ignominious defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run, he was sent to the frontier. Over the next twenty-four years Pope held important department commands on the western plains and was recognized as one of the army's leading authorities on Indian affairs, but he never again commanded troops in battle.
In 1886, Pope was engaged by the National Tribune, a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C., to write a series of articles on his wartime experiences. Over the next five years, in twenty-nine installments, he wrote about the war as he had lived it. Collected here for the first time, Pope's "war reminiscences" join a select roster of memoirs written by Civil War army commanders.
Pope presents a detailed review of the campaigns in which he participated and offers eloquent character sketches of some of the war's most illustrious figures. The latter include a superb firsthand account of president-elect Abraham Lincoln's troubled journey from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington in early 1861 and a remarkably vivid picture of the Union's enigmatic secretary of war, Edwin M. Stanton. Of great value also are Pope's accounts of his service during the Mexican War and in strife-torn Missouri in 1861.
Characterized by a strong, clear prose style and a balanced tone, The Military Memoirs of General John Pope is a dramatic and important addition to the literature on the Civil War.
University of North Carolina Press, Hardcover, 1998
This is a BRAND NEW book.
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