Description:
Union General tells the story of the most successful Federal general west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805-1866).
Brief description: William L. Shea is author and coauthor of numerous books on the Civil War, including Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West, Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign, and Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River (Nebraska, 2005).
Review Quotes: "Shea's gift for telling a readable story allows readers to gain much on a fighting general during the Mexican War and Civil War, as well as insight into the economic changes to the United States during the Industrial Revolution, end of slavery, and a significant rise in immigration to the United States. It makes Union General a must read for historians and general readers alike."--David Marshall, On Point: The Journal of Army History