The blackstone of military law : Colonel William Winthrop /

Colonel William Winthrop singularly was the most influential person in developing the military law of the United States. A half century ago, the Supreme Court tendered to Winthrop the title, 'The Blackstone of Military Law, ' meaning simply that his influence outshone all others. He has be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kastenberg, Joshua E., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Temas:
Winthrop, William, > 1831-1899.
Winthrop, William, > 1831-1899
Judge advocates > United States > Biography.
Lawyers > Massachusetts > Boston > Biography.
Lawyers > Minnesota > Biography.
Juges-avocats > États-Unis > Biographies.
LAW > Legal History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
Judge advocates
Lawyers
Massachusetts > Boston
Minnesota
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A privileged lineage
  • From youth to Yale : the making of a legal mind
  • Bostonian lawyer with stirrings of abolitionism
  • Frontier lawyer in the Minnesota Territory
  • The Winthrop brothers go to war
  • A sharpshooter on the Peninsula Campaign
  • From Second Manassas to Fredericksburg : "I had some pretty close escapes"
  • Civil War judge advocate
  • Professionalizing a "constitutional army" in a time of uncertainty : 1865-1895
  • Professionalizing the practice of military law : Winthrop's influence cemented
  • Marriage and field service under the command of John M. Schofield
  • West Point professor to the end of a career
  • Epilogue : retirement and death.

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