Lincoln and Leadership: Military, Political, and Religious Decision Making

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Lincoln and Leadership The North’s Civil War Paul A. Cimbala, series editor Lincoln and Leadership Military, Political, and Religious Decision Making Edited by Randall M. Miller Fordham University Press New York 2012 Copyright © 2012 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lincoln and leadership : military, political, and religious decision making / edited by Randall M. Miller. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (The North’s Civil War) Published in collaboration with the Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8232-4344-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8232-4345-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865. 2. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Military leadership. 3. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Ethics. 4. Political leadership— United States—History—19th century. 5. Presidents—United States—Decision making. 6. Leadership—United States—History—19th century. 7. United States— Politics and government—1861–1865—Decision making. 8. United States—Politics and government—1861–1865—Moral and ethical aspects. I. Miller, Randall M. e457.2.l817 2012 973.7092—dc23 2011050441 Printed in the United States of America 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 First edition ...