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the Committee on the Conduct of the War

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An edition of Over Lincoln's Shoulder (1998)

Over Lincoln's shoulder

the Committee on the Conduct of the War

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The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War generated controversy throughout the war, and its legacy sparks debate even today over whether it invigorated or hampered the Union war effort. In the wake of both critical and sympathetic appraisals, Bruce Tap now offers the first history of the committee's activities, focusing on the nature of its power and influence on military policy in order to show conclusively what the ultimate impact really was.

Tap presents solid evidence, including examples of contact between Congress and the military, to show that the committee produced little good and no small amount of harm. As Tap demonstrates, it was in many ways a serious impediment to the war effort, due not to its fanaticism or vindictiveness, as some historians have suggested, but rather to its members' total ignorance of military matters.

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University Press of Kansas
Language
English
Pages
319

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Subjects

Campaigns, Governmental investigations, History, Military leadership, Military policy, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, United states, politics and government, 1861-1865

People

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Places

United States

Times

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865
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Cover of: Over Lincoln's Shoulder
Over Lincoln's Shoulder
January 30, 1998, University Press of Kansas
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Cover of: Over Lincoln's shoulder
Over Lincoln's shoulder: the Committee on the Conduct of the War
1998, University Press of Kansas
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-301) and index.

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Lawrence
Series
Modern war studies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.7/3
Library of Congress
E470 .T2 1998, E470.T2 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 319 p. :
Number of pages
319

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Open Library
OL689480M
ISBN 10
0700608710
LCCN
97036525
OCLC/WorldCat
37560876, 503986261
Library Thing
448455
Goodreads
1574427

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