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From Robert E. and Mary Lee to Ulysses S. and Julia Grant, Intimate
Strategies of the Civil War examines the marriages of twelve
prominent military commanders, highlighting the impact wives had on
their famous husbands' careers.
Carol K. Bleser and Lesley J. Gordon assemble an impressive array
of leading scholars to explore the marriages of six Confederate and
six Union commanders. Contributors reveal that, for many of these
men, the matrimonial bond was the most important relationship in
their lives, one that shaped (and was shaped by) their military
experience. In some cases, the commanders' spouses proved
relentless and skillful promoters of their husbands' careers.
Jessie Fremont drew on all of her connections as the daughter of
former Senator Thomas Hart Benton to aid her modestly talented
husband John. Others bolstered their military spouses in less
direct ways. For example, Ulysses S. Grant's relationship with
Julia (a Southerner and former slave owner herself) kept him
anchored in stormy times. Here, too, are tense and tempestuous
pairings, such William Tecumseh Sherman and his wife Ellen--his
foster sister before becoming his wife--and Jefferson Davis's
fascinatingly complex bond with Varina, further complicated by the
hostile rumors about the two in Richmond society. Throughout, these
historians paint remarkably intimate portraits of their subjects.
Readers will see these famed men in a way that they perhaps never
considered: not merely as famous leaders, but as lovers, husbands
and fathers.
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