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Informationen zum Autor Christian G. Samito earned his law degree from Harvard Law School and his doctorate in American history from Boston College. He teaches legal history at Boston University School of Law and practices law in Boston. His most recent books are Becoming American under Fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the Politics of Citizenship during the Civil War Era (Cornell University Press, 2009) and Changes in Law and Society during the Civil War and Reconstruction: A Legal History Documentary Reader (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009). His forthcoming book concerns Lincoln and constitutional amendment, and he is also editing a collection of essays about the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Klappentext Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in battles at Fair Oaks, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Barlow's war correspondence not only provides a rich description of his experiences in these actions but also offer insight into a civilian learning the realities of war and the burdens of command.Barlow was well connected with many eminent figures of his time, having such friends as Dr. Samuel G. Howe, Ralph W. Emerson, Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., John M. Forbes, and Winslow Homer. His letters help fill a gap in Civil War scholarship by providing a valuable window into Northern intellectual responses to the war. Zusammenfassung Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general! suffered two serious wounds in combat! and played critical roles in battles at Fair Oaks! Gettysburg! and Spotsylvania. Presented here! his war correspondence offers insight into a civilian learning the realities of war and the burdens of command.
