Leadership and generalship in the Civil War
By: edited by John W. Knapp
Contributors: Knapp, John W., editor; Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Richmond, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9780983401223
Subjects: Congresses; History; Campaigns; Command of troops
Notes: "The fourth in a series of seven Signature Conferences sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, "Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War" was held March 22, 2012 at the Center for Leadership and Ethics at the Virginia Military Institute"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index.
Table of contents: title: The military genius of Abraham Lincoln revisited / Mark E. Neely; title: Jefferson Davis as war leader / William J. Cooper; title: Lee and his detractors in the age of the anti-hero / Robert K. Krick; title: Robert E. Lee and the three obligations of command / Carol Reardon; title: What was Grant like? / Josiah Bunting; title: Grant on the eve of the Wilderness Campaign / James I. Robertson, Jr.; title: The 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign: Abraham Lincoln and the Union defeat / Peter Cozzens; title: The 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign: military and political significance / Jeffry D. Wert; title: The importance of studying military history / Gary Gallagher.