{"product_id":"fear-was-not-in-him-the-civil-war-letters-of-general-francis-c-barlow-usa-the-norths-civil-war-9780823223244","title":"Fear Was Not in Him: The Civil War Letters of General Francis C. Barlow  U.S.A (The North's Civil War)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally untrained in military science  Francis Channing Barlow ended the Civil War as one of the Norths premier combat generals. He played decisive roles in historic campaigns throughout the War and his letters are classic accounts of courage combat  and the burdens of command as experienced by one of the Unions fiercest officers.  Born in Brooklyn  New York  Barlow enlisted in April 1861 at the age of twenty six  commanded the 61st New York Infantry regiment by April 1862  and found himself a general in command of a division by 1863. He played a key role at Fair Oaks  Antietam  the Wilderness  Spotsylvania  and Petersburg  suffered two serious wounds in combat  and was left for dead at Gettysburg  where part of the battlefield is named after him. Barlows war correspondence not only provides a rich description of his experiences in these actions but also offers insight into a civilian learning the realities of war.  As a young intellectual  Barlow was also well connected with many eminent figures of his time. He spent part of his youth at Brook Farm  graduated first in his Harvard College class  and became a successful New York City lawyer by the time he enlisted. Among his friends he counted Ralph Waldo Emerson  Charles Russell Lowell  Jr.  and Winslow Homers family. Transformed by his experiences in the War  Barlow entered politics and served as New Yorks Secretary of State and Attorney General.  Superbly edited by Christian G. Samito  Barlows letters not only illuminate the life of a talented battlefield commander; they also fill a gap in Civil War scholarship by providing a valuable window into Northern intellectual responses to the War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665807433781,"sku":"ByrdShop_0823223248","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780823223244.jpg?v=1782408006","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fear-was-not-in-him-the-civil-war-letters-of-general-francis-c-barlow-usa-the-norths-civil-war-9780823223244","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}