Lincolns Men, William C. Davis
Lincolns Men, William C. Davis
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Lincoln's Men
How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation

Author: William C. Davis

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 12 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2023

Synopsis

No American president has enjoyed as intimate a relationship with the soldiers in his army as did the man they called “Father Abraham.” In Lincoln’s Men, historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries—the voices of the volunteers—to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became “Father” throughout both the army and the North as a whole.How did Lincoln inspire the faith and courage of so many shattered men, as they wandered the inferno of Shiloh or were entrenched in the siege of Vicksburg? Why did soldiers visiting Washington feel free to stroll into the White House as if it were their own home? In this thorough and authoritative work, Davis removes layers of mythmaking to recapture the real moods and feelings of an army facing one of history’s bloodiest conflicts. Lincoln’s Men casts a new light on our most famous president and on America’s revolution—on our country’s father and its rebirth.

About William C. Davis

William Charles “Jack” Davis is a retired history professor who taught at Virginia Tech. An acclaimed expert on the Civil War, he has served on a number of advisory boards, including the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the Civil War Preservation Trust, the Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia, the National Park Service, as well as on the Lincoln Prize and Pulitzer Prize nominating juries.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on March 28, 2024

This book just cements my conviction that Lincoln was the best war president this country ever had. We owe him everything.......more

Goodreads review by Jenni on January 14, 2008

This book gave an amazing account of the relationship Lincoln had with the men of the Union Army. It used personal accounts from soldiers and others to describe the man Lincoln was as Commander-in-Chief and President and the very real life, down-to-earth manner with which he associated with those ar......more

Goodreads review by Bill on September 08, 2007

In-depth look at the relationship between President Lincoln as commander-in-chief and father figure of the Union Army/Navy during the Civil War. Author has drawn extensively from soldier's personal letters and other historical documents to write this book.......more

Goodreads review by Dick on March 13, 2009

More personal insights on Lincoln. One of the things that comes clear as I have read many books on Lincoln is that no one - other than perhaps Joshua Speed - was truly close to him. He was an enigma - other than to Mary . . . who did know him well.......more

Goodreads review by Surviving and thriving on pennies on June 15, 2008

So far im loving this book. Currently reading up on steps he's taking to becoming the president. Looks into the minds of the soldiers and what they really thought about Old Abe.......more

Quotes

“Amid a continuing avalanche of books about the Civil War, William C. Davis’s Lincoln’s Men is in a class of its own.” Boston Globe

“Dramatic, moving, informative, human to the core, this study is historical reporting at its best.” Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Davis sheds new light both on our sixteenth president and on his epoch.” Publishers Weekly

“Davis meticulously recounts Lincoln’s efforts to gain the army fair pay, humane living conditions, and adequate medical care. In one delightful chapter, the author describes Lincoln’s policy of freely granting leniency to soldiers convicted at courts-martial…His examination of Lincoln from the viewpoint of the average Union soldier confirms “Old Abe’s” undeniable genius as a wartime leader.” Kirkus Reviews

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