Jacob Dolson Cox and the Civil War era / Eugene D. Schmiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmiel, Gene.

Series:

War and society in North America (Athens, Ohio)

War and Society in North America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900.

Cox, Jacob D.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Governors--Ohio--Biography.

Governors.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

United States.

Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

Ohio.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The wrenching events of the Civil War transformed not only the United States but also the men unexpectedly called on to lead their fellow citizens in this first modern example of total war. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which "political generals" often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army. During his school days at Oberlin College, no one could have predicted that the intellectual, reserved, and book

Contents:

Preface; Introduction; 1. Citizen of the Western Reserve; 2. A Citizen-General Secures (West) Virginia; 3. Citizen-General on the National Stage; 4. Citizen/Political General; 5. Division and Army Commander; 6. Citizen-Warrior; 7. From Citizen-General to State; 8. Citizen-Statesman; 9. Civil War Historian; 10. Renaissance Man in the Gilded Age; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780821444801

0821444808

OCLC:

871177148