Commander of all Lincoln's armies : a life of General Henry W. Halleck /
Marszalek, John F.,1939-
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
c2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Born to gentility, educated to Elitism --Army engineer at home and abroad -- War and peace in California -- From soldier to businessman -- From peace to war -- Commander of the western theater -- Supreme commander -- War by Washington telegraph -- The western generals bring success -- Chief of staff under grant -- From war to peace.
Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872.
United States. Army
Generals