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Author : John Niven
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780195016932
A full-scale life and times biography of an important Civil War figure.
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252096433
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 service depleted by Confederate defections, planned actions that gave the Union badly needed victories in the war’s early days, and oversaw a blockade that weakened the South’s economy. Perhaps the hardest-working member of the cabinet, Welles still found time to keep a detailed diary that has become one of the key documents for understanding the inner workings of the Lincoln administration. In this new edition, William E. and Erica L. Gienapp have restored Welles’s original observations, gleaned from the manuscript diaries at the Library of Congress and freed from his many later revisions, so that the reader can experience what he wrote in the moment. With his vitriolic pen, Welles captures the bitter disputes over strategy and war aims, lacerates colleagues from Secretary of State William H. Seward to General-in-Chief Henry Halleck, and condemns the actions of the self-serving southern elite he sees as responsible for the war. He just as easily waxes eloquent about the Navy's wartime achievements, extols the virtues of Lincoln, and drops in a tidbit of Washington gossip. Carefully edited and extensively annotated, this edition contains a wealth of supplementary material. The appendixes include short biographies of the members of Lincoln’s cabinet, the retrospective Welles wrote after leaving office covering the period missing from the diary proper, and important letters regarding naval matters and international law.
Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0199793123
Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time, not eclipsed until World War I. Written by naval historian Craig L. Symonds, Lincoln and His Admirals unveils an aspect of Lincoln's presidency unexamined by historians until now, revealing how he managed the men who ran the naval side of the Civil War, and how the activities of the Union Navy ultimately affected the course of history. Beginning with a gripping account of the attempt to re-supply Fort Sumter--a comedy of errors that shows all too clearly the fledgling president's inexperience--Symonds traces Lincoln's steady growth as a wartime commander-in-chief. Absent a Secretary of Defense, he would eventually become de facto commander of joint operations along the coast and on the rivers. That involved dealing with the men who ran the Navy: the loyal but often cranky Navy Secretary Gideon Welles, the quiet and reliable David G. Farragut, the flamboyant and unpredictable Charles Wilkes, the ambitious ordnance expert John Dahlgren, the well-connected Samuel Phillips Lee, and the self-promoting and gregarious David Dixon Porter. Lincoln was remarkably patient; he often postponed critical decisions until the momentum of events made the consequences of those decisions evident. But Symonds also shows that Lincoln could act decisively. Disappointed by the lethargy of his senior naval officers on the scene, he stepped in and personally directed an amphibious assault on the Virginia coast, a successful operation that led to the capture of Norfolk. The man who knew "but little of ships" had transformed himself into one of the greatest naval strategists of his age. Co-winner of the 2009 Lincoln Prize Winner of the 2009 Barondess/Lincoln Prize by the Civil War Round Table of New York John Lyman Award of the North American Society for Oceanic History Daniel and Marilyn Laney Prize by the Austin Civil War Round Table Nevins-Freeman Prize of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Reconstruction
ISBN : UCSC:32106012093065
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
ISBN : MSU:31293010482929
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
ISBN : MINN:31951002276541D
Author : Gideon Welles,J. Ronald Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : Cabinet officers
ISBN : 081957497X
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004657743
Author : Gideon Welles,Edgar Thaddeus Welles
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0343933276
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Cosimo Classics
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646791479
Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson Vol. II offers the view and experiences of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War, of the Abraham Lincoln administration, and of the Andrew Johnson administration that followed. This volume covers the period of April 1,1864 through December 31, 1866.
Author : Gideon Welles,Jhon T. Mores
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1016390041
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780819574985
The Civil War through the eyes of a key member of Lincoln's cabinet Gideon Welles, the Connecticut journalist-politician who served as Lincoln's secretary of the navy, was not only an architect of Union victory but also a shrewd observer of people, issues, and events. Fortunately for posterity, he recorded many of his observations in his extensive diary. A Connecticut Yankee in Lincoln's Cabinet brings together 250 of the most important and interesting excerpts from the diary, dealing with topics as varied as the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Marine Band's concerts in Washington's Lafayette Square, Lincoln's sense of humor, rivalries among cabinet members, Welles's often caustic opinions of prominent politicians and military leaders, demands for creation of a navy yard in his home state, the challenge of blockading 3,500 miles of Confederate coastline, the struggle against rebel commerce raiders, the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, the Fort Pillow massacre of African American troops, and Lincoln's assassination. Together, the excerpts provide a candid insider's view of the Civil War as it unfolded, and an introduction provides the reader with context. Published by the Acorn Club.
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Cosimo Classics
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646791460
Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson Vol. I offers the view and experiences of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War, of the Abraham Lincoln administration, and of the Andrew Johnson administration that followed. This volume covers the period of 1861 to March 30, 1864.
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Cosimo Classics
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646791487
Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson Vol. III offers the view and experiences of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War, of the Abraham Lincoln administration, and of the Andrew Johnson administration that followed. This volume covers the period of January 1,1867 to June 6, 1869.
Author : Gideon Welles
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1015985475
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
