The life of John A. Rawlins lawyer, assistant adjutant-general, chief of staff, major general of volunteers, and secretary of war [Autographed by General John Rawlins]
by James Harrison Wilson; John A. Rawlins
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New York, Neale Pub. Co, 1916-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1st ed. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. 514 pages), frontispiece portrait. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. "Wilson provides the only competent biography of Grant's chief of staff and right-hand man on the battlefield." - Eicher 557; Nevins II, page 101. Howes W528. George Scott Winslow armorial bookplate. <br> John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869), was a lawyer from Galena, IL, who was instrumental in the career and success of Gen. U.S. Grant. In Galena he gave a rousing speech at a recruitment meeting the cemented Grant's determination to fight for the Union. Rawlins joined Grant as his Chief of Staff and personal confidant. He had a principal role in all of Grant's campaigns. Ron Chernow's recent biography of Grant gives Rawlins the vital, and underappreciated role, as the guardian of Grant's sobriety. Rawlins was promoted to a Brevet Major General in the Union army. He later served as President Grant's Secretary of War, a post he held until his death in 1869, when he succumbed to tuberculosis, a disease he contracted while serving in the field with Grant. Rawlins was only 38.
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- The life of John A. Rawlins lawyer, assistant adjutant-general, chief of staff, major general of volunteers, and secretary of war [Autographed by General John Rawlins]
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- James Harrison Wilson; John A. Rawlins
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- Hardcover
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- First Edition
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- New York, Neale Pub. Co
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- 1916-01-01
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