Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff

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CONTENTS Page Preface v I. The Formative Years 3 II. From Chaos to Order 11 III. "Give Me Command in the West" 23 IV. The Siege of Corinth 41 V. Consolidating Recent Gains 55 VI. McClellan, Pope, and Second Bull Run 64 VII. The Guillotine for Unsuccessful Generals 79 VIII. Burnside and Rosecrans 94 IX. Intrigue Along the Mississippi 108 X. Concentrate on Important Points ^3 XI. Gettysburg and Vicksburg ^7 XII. Responsibility and Odium j;eO XIII. Chief of Staff 162 XIV. Total War 181 XV. Victory 196 Bibliography 213 Index 219 This page intentionally left blank MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Following page Map of the Western Theater General Henry Wager Halleck, Chief of Staff General Ulysses S. Grant, Commander-in-Chief General William T. Sherman General P.G. T. Beauregard Map of the Eastern Theater President AbrahamLincoln General George B. McClellan Herman Haupt, Chief of U.S. RailTransportatior Edwin M. Stanton, SecretaryofWar 30 54 54 54 54 76 86 86 86 86 This page intentionally left blank HALLECK: Lincoln's Chief of Staff This page intentionally left blank ...