Lincoln's Generals' Wives : Four Women Who Influenced the Civil War--for Better and for Worse /

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The story of the American Civil War is not complete without examining the extraordinary and influential lives of Jessie Frm̌ont, Nelly McClellan, Ellen Sherman, and Julia Grant, the wives of Abraham Lincoln's top generals. They were their husbands' closest confidantes and had a profound im...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Hooper, Candice Shy (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, 2016.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sherman, Ellen Ewing, > 1824-1888.
McClellan, Mary Ellen Marcy, > 1835-1915.
Grant, Julia Dent, > 1826-1902.
Fremont, Jessie Benton, > 1824-1902.
Women.
Generals' spouses.
Generaux > Conjoints > États-Unis > Biographies.
Generals' spouses > United States > Biography.
United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part I. Friendly fire: Jessie Benton Fremont
  • Part II. Self-inflicted wounds: Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan
  • Part III. True faith and allegiance: Eleanor Ewing Sherman
  • Part IV. Center of gravity: Julia Dent Grant
  • Conclusion: "The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong."

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