General John Pope
Subtitle: a life for the nation
By: Peter Cozzens.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
Subjects: Pope, John, 1822-1892; United States. Army -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Ambitious and outspoken, John Pope was one of the most controversial figures to hold high command during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and in the American West. General John Pope: A Life for the Nation is the first full biography of this much maligned leader who played crucial roles in both the Eastern and the Western Theaters of the Civil War.".

"Civil War scholar Peter Cozzens has mined Pope's own memoirs and a wealth of other primary sources to provide a complete picture of this gifted strategist. Uncovering new information about Pope's pre- and postwar career and his path to power, Cozzens delineates the political environment that surrounded Pope and provided the context for his actions."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-403) and index.