Lincoln's generals' wives :

Hooper, Candice Shy,

Lincoln's generals' wives : four women who influenced the Civil War-for better and for worse / Candice Shy Hooper. - 1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations. - Civil War in the North . - Civil War in the North. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-419) and index.

Part I. Friendly fire: Jessie Benton Fr�emont -- Part II. Self-inflicted wounds: Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan -- Part III. True faith and allegiance: Eleanor Ewing Sherman -- Part IV. Center of gravity: Julia Dent Grant -- Conclusion: "The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong".

9781631011986 (e-book)


Fr�emont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902.
McClellan, Mary Ellen Marcy, 1835-1915.
Sherman, Ellen Ewing, 1824-1888.
Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902.


Generals' spouses--United States--Biography.


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


Electronic books.

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