In this Book
- Civil War Dynasty: The Ewing Family of Ohio
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: NYU Press
summary
For years the Ewing family of Ohio has been lost in the historical shadow cast by their in-law, General William T. Sherman. In the era of the Civil War, it was the Ewing family who raised Sherman, got him into West Point, and provided him with the financial resources and political connections to succeed in war. The patriarch, Thomas Ewing, counseled presidents and clashed with radical abolitionists and southern secessionists leading to the Civil War. Three Ewing sons became Union generals, served with distinction at Antietam and Vicksburg, marched through Georgia, and fought guerillas in Missouri. The Ewing family stood at the center of the Northern debate over emancipation, fought for the soul of the Republican Party, and waged total war against the South.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- Postscript
- pp. 293-290
- About the Author
- p. 385
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814790700
Related ISBN(s)
9780814773017
MARC Record
OCLC
835768114
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No