Project Gutenberg 2013-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 114 Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson) 1819 1897 Dana, Charles Anderson Recollections of the Civil War With the Leaders at Washington and in the Field in the Sixties Produced by David Edwards, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Recollections of the Civil War" by Charles A. Dana is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a first-hand narrative of Dana's experiences and observations during the Civil War, particularly focusing on his interactions with key military and political leaders, including President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant. Dana's position as Assistant Secretary of War gives him unique insights into military strategies and the workings of the War Department during this tumultuous period. The opening of the book describes Dana's transition from his role as a journalist at the New York Tribune to an important position in the War Department, prompted by his correspondence with prominent figures like Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War. He details his initial meetings with Lincoln and Stanton, as well as the context surrounding his appointment. Dana's narrative sets the stage for his upcoming interactions on the battlefield, illustrating his commitment to the Union cause and providing a glimpse into the complexities of war governance and military logistics during one of America's most defining periods. The narrative illustrates not only the political backdrop of the Civil War but also the personal resolve of those involved in the fight for the nation's future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42892/42892-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 571325 571334 2024-09-18T05:44:14.733871 2023-09-18T14:02:13.562734 text/html text/html 572216 2013-06-07T22:11:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 326771 2013-06-07T22:12:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354653 2024-09-18T05:44:23.110849 application/epub+zip 362668 2024-09-18T05:44:16.151868 application/epub+zip 275958 2024-09-18T05:44:15.431875 application/epub+zip 520863 2024-09-18T05:44:28.260794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474259 2024-09-18T05:44:22.198858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388198 2022-09-19T15:05:44.118316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517325 517120 2024-09-18T05:44:13.795872 2023-09-18T14:02:12.693736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517118 2013-06-07T22:11:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186895 2013-06-07T22:12:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517112 2013-06-07T22:12:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186861 2013-06-07T22:12:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20311 2024-09-18T05:44:28.400900 application/rdf+xml 11912 2024-09-18T05:44:15.545855 image/jpeg 2047 2024-09-18T05:44:15.485854 image/jpeg 327654 2024-09-18T05:44:14.787889 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog