The Soldiers' General

Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Civil War

Paula Walker, Robert Girardi (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

576 Seiten

2026
Savas Beatie (Verlag)
978-1-61121-206-8 (ISBN)

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History is indeed written by the victors, and it has not been kind to the memory of Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren. The traditional image of Warren as a self-important, sullen, and cautious commander who, despite his many talents, was unreliable in a crisis was cemented into place by Gens. Phil Sheridan and Ulysses S. Grant—the two men who removed him from command. The Soldiers’ General: Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Civil War, by Paula C. Walker and Robert I Girardi, offers readers a thorough examination of his record and a chance to weigh the facts for themselves.

In May of 1864, Warren was regarded by his superiors as the best corps commander in the Army of the Potomac. One high-placed staff officer described the bold, courageous, and accomplished engineer as“the only man of inborn originality in the army.” Commanding generals Joseph Hooker and George G. Meade relied upon Warren’s judgment and counsel during the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Mine Run campaigns. But something went wrong during the war’s final months. After leading his corps to a decisive victory at Five Forks on April 1, 1865, General Sheridan accused Warren of deliberate slowness and timidity and with General Grant’s blessing, relieved him of command.

Using hundreds of primary sources and other rarely seen documents and accounts, Walker and Girardi detail Warren’s military record, including his rise to corps command, removal, and subsequent fight for justice. As the record demonstrates, Sheridan and Grant despised Warren’s independent nature and criticism, and ultimately manufactured excuses that led to his removal. Unfortunately for Warren, Lee’s surrender and Lincoln’s
assassination overshadowed his plight. Warren spent the rest of his life trying to correct the historical record, but pleas for a court of inquiry were ignored or denied until Grant left the presidency. By the time a court published its findings that Sheridan’s actions were unjustified, Warren was dead.

The Soldiers’General: Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Civil War is solid military and legal history that clarifies the historical record and deserves a place on every Civil War bookshelf.

Paula C. Walker is a graduate of the Roosevelt University Paralegal Program and an Independent Scholar of the American Civil War. She has been researching Maj. Gen. Gouverneur Kemble Warren’s legal case since 1992 in archives across the country. Paula is the president of The Civil War Round Table of Chicago and the mother of two adult children. She lives in Tinley Park, Illinois. Robert I. Girardi earned his M.A. in Public History from Loyola University of Chicago. He is a lifelong student of the Civil War and the author or editor of nine books and numerous essays and book reviews. He is a past president of the Chicago Civil War Round Table and is on the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society and the Camp Douglas Restoration Society. Rob was awarded the 2010 Nevins-Freeman award for service and scholarship by the Chicago CWRT and was presented with The Iron Brigade Association Award for scholarship by the Milwaukee CWRT in 2014. He was awarded a research grant in 2013 by the Friends of Andersonville for his work on the experience of Illinois soldiers imprisoned there.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2026
Zusatzinfo	21 maps and 60 photographs and illustrations maps
Verlagsort	El Dorado Hills
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-61121-206-5 / 1611212065
ISBN-13	978-1-61121-206-8 / 9781611212068
Zustand	Neuware