Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two
serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in such battles
as Fair Oaks, Gettysburg (part of this battlefield is now named for
him), and Spotsylvania. Barlow's war correspondence not only
provide a rich description of his experiences in these actions but
also offer insight into a civilian learning the realities of war as
well as the burdens of command.Barlow was well connected with many
eminent figures of his time, having spent part of his youth at
Brook Farm, graduated in the Harvard College class of 1855, and had
such friends as Dr. Samuel G. Howe, Ralph W. Emerson, Charles
Russell Lowell, Jr., and John M. Forbes to watch over and promote
his career. Winslow Homer spent considerable time with Barlow while
making engravings for Harper's Weekly and later immortalized his
friend in the painting, Prisoners From the Front. Barlow's letters
not only offer information concerning such people but more
importantly, help fill a gap in Civil War scholarship by providing
a valuable window into Northern intellectual responses to the
war.Jacket CopyHISTORY"Through explanatory passages and extensive
notes that accompany Barlow's letters, Christian G. Samito sheds
new light on the life of a major general. The letters, which span
the entire war, trace the development of Northern intellectuals'
perspective on the war and military life. The book illustrates how
a young man, unskilled in military science, eventually became one
of the North's strongest combat leaders, and a postwar
politician."-Civil War Book Review Originally untrained in military
science, Francis Channing Barlow ended the Civil War as one of the
North's premiercombat generals. He played decisive roles in
historic campaigns throughout the War and his letters are classic
accounts of courage combat, and the burdens of command as
experienced by one of the Union's fiercest officers.Born in
Brooklyn, New York, Barlow enlisted in April 1861 at the age of
twenty six, commanded the 61st New York Infantry regiment by April
1862, and found himself a general in command of a division by 1863.
He played a key role at Fair Oaks, Antietam, the Wilderness,
Spotsylvania, and Petersburg, suffered two serious wounds in
combat, and was left for dead at Gettysburg, where part of the
battlefield is named after him. Barlow's war correspondence not
only provides a rich description of his experiences in these
actions but also offers insight into a civilian learning the
realities of war.As a young intellectual, Barlow was also well
connected with many eminent figures of his time. He spent part of
his youth at Brook Farm, graduated first in his Harvard College
class, and became a successful New York City lawyer by the time he
enlisted. Among his friends he counted Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles
Russell Lowell, Jr., and Winslow Homer's family. Transformed by his
experiences in the War, Barlow entered politics and served as New
York's Secretary of State and Attorney General. Superbly edited by
Christian G. Samito, Barlow's letters not only illuminate the life
of a talented battlefield commander; they also fill a gap in Civil
War scholarship by providing a valuable window into Northern
intellectual responses to the War.Christian G. Samito is the editor
of Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of
Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts VolunteerInfantry
and History of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.Cover
illustration: Cover design: Fordham University PressNew
Yorkwww.fordhampress.com
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