The Civil War diary of Gideon welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy : the original manuscript edition

The Civil War diary of Gideon welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy : the original manuscript edition / edited by William E. Gienapp and Erica L. Gienapp.

"Gideon Welles's 1861 appointment as secretary of the navy placed him at the hub of Union planning for the Civil War and in the midst of the powerful personalities vying for influence in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet. Although Welles initially knew little of naval matters, he rebuilt a se...

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Main Author: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Other Authors: Gienapp, Erica L., 1946- (Editor), Gienapp, William E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center and the University of Illinois Press, 2014.
Series:Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Friends and associates.
Welles, Gideon, > 1802-1878 > Diaries.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Welles, Gideon, > 1802-1878
1861-1865
Cabinet officers > United States > Diaries.
Cabinet officers
Friendship
Military operations, Naval
Politics and government
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Sources.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
United States
Diaries
History
Sources
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