General John A. Rawlins (eBook)

No Ordinary Man

Allen J. Ottens (Autor)

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2021
608 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-05732-7 (ISBN)

Infos

-First new biography of John A. Rawlin, the man behind Ulysses S. Grant, in over a century.

-Rawlins is often overlooked by historians, and by Grant himself, even though he was Grant's assistant adjutant general and ultimately Grant's secretary of war.

Accessibly written, it should appeal to general history readers and scholars alike.

General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man by Allen J. Ottens is the first major biography of Rawlins in over a century and traces his rise to assistant adjutant general and ultimately Ulysses S. Grant's secretary of war.

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No one succeeds alone, and Ulysses S. Grant was no exception. From the earliest days of the Civil War to the heights of Grant's power in the White House, John A. Rawlins was ever at Grant's side. Yet Rawlins's role in Grant's career is often overlooked, and he barely received mention in Grant's own two-volume Memoirs. General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man by Allen J. Ottens is the first major biography of Rawlins in over a century and traces his rise to assistant adjutant general and ultimately Grant's secretary of war. Ottens presents the portrait of a man who teamed with Grant, who submerged his needs and ambition in the service of Grant, and who at times served as the doubter who questioned whether Grant possessed the background to tackle the great responsibilities of the job. Rawlins played a pivotal role in Grant's relatively small staff, acting as administrator, counselor, and defender of Grant's burgeoning popularity. Rawlins qualifies as a true patriot, a man devoted to the Union and devoted to Grant. His is the story of a man who persevered in wartime and during the tumultuous years of Reconstruction and who, despite a ravaging disease that would cut short his blossoming career, grew to become a proponent of the personal and citizenship rights of those formerly enslaved. General John A. Rawlins will prove to be a fascinating and essential read for all who have an interest in leadership, the Civil War, or Ulysses S. Grant.

Autor

Allen J. Ottens is Professor Emeritus of Counselor Education and Supervision, Northern Illinois University. He worked as a psychologist at several university counseling centers. He is also a past president of the Manuscript Society. He has had a lifelong interest in the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. He, his wife, and their green-cheek conure, Cisco, live in northern Illinois.

Inhalt

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Maps
Prologue
1. Anxious to "Strike a Lead"
2. "He Ought to Get Out of the Woods"
3. "Speeches That Would Have Done Credit to a Statesman"
4. "He Was a Powerful and Earnest Talker and Masterful in All His Efforts at the Bar"
5. "The 'Coal Boy's' Grape Shot Puts the Republicans to Flight!"
6. "We Will Stand by the Flag of Our Country, and Appeal to the God of Battles!"
7. "A Good Looking Set Aint They?"
8. "Collect Your Men at Once; We Must Get Out of This"
9. "His Eye and Intellect Are as Clear and Active as Can Be"
10. "[A] Silent And Determined Purpose To Strike Swiftly"
11. "Rawlins Is a Maj. and Ought to Be a Brig. Gen."
12. "[A] Strong Partisan, but Not a Traitor"
13. "You Countermanded Such an Order Two Weeks Ago"
14. "I Am Surprised, Col. Duff, at Your Discourteous and Unmilitary Remarks"
15. "You Have Full Control of Your Appetite"
16. "Rawlins Especially Is No ordina[ry] Man"
17. "I Am the Only One Here . . . Who Can Stay It in That Direction"
18. "I . . . Tremble at the Great Responsibility about to Devolve on Him"
19. "Smash 'Em Up! Smash 'Em Up!"
20. "The Nomination of General Rawlins Will Be Sent in Immediately and with Great Pleasure"
21. "I Think That Will Do"
22. "Rather Late in the Day, but Better Than Not at All"
23. ". . . It Is Unquestionably the Platform of General Grant"
24. "This Will Not Do. It Is Not Enough."
25. "And You Are Still My Adjutant"
26. "Sweet and Serene Be Your Slumber!"
Epilogue
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.6.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 14 b&w illus., 6 maps
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: American Civil War • Civil War staff officers • galena • Grant's cabinet • Leadership • reconstruction • Slavery • Ulysses S. Grant • union generals • United States Secretaries of War
• ISBN-10: 0-253-05732-9 / 0253057329
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-05732-7 / 9780253057327