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.