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The aim of this book is to provide the general public with a more intimate understanding of some of America's most important military leaders during the Civil War. The author seeks to present these leaders not as distant figures on parade but as real people, showing their mental peculiarities and characteristics as well as their military genius. The pages of this book contain many previously unreported facts about great battles and campaigns, as well as strange stories and recollections that official history may overlook. Among the military leaders discussed in this book are Joe Hooker, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Philip Sheridan. Readers will gain a unique and fascinating insight into the personalities and accomplishments of these great men.