| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 105.3

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Book Review

Canada and the United States

William C. Davis. Lincoln's Men: How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation. New York: Free Press. 1999. Pp. xii, 315. $25.00.

William C. Davis has provided us with a highly readable account of President Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the Army of the Potomac. The title, however, suggests a broader paternity than actually existed, since Lincoln had little if any contact with the other armies operating in more distant theaters of operations. The book argues that the president's militia experience in the Black Hawk War forged a deep respect for the citizen soldier as the backbone of the republic and also provided him with insights into the motivation of militia troops that served him in good stead during the Civil War. The insightful first chapter is followed by a description of the mobilization process at the outset of the war and Lincoln's initial reliance on patriotic volunteering to assure a public stake in the cause. Lincoln made a point of visiting the training camps regularly and showing the administration's concern for the soldiers' welfare. Though not providing a particularly original insight to the competitive relationship between General George B. McClellan and Lincoln for the affection of the army, Davis's account is lively and clear. . . .

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