Project Gutenberg 2013-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 602 Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson) 1819 1897 Dana, Charles Anderson Recollections of the Civil War With the Leaders at Washington and in the Field in the Sixties Produced by David Edwards, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Recollections of the Civil War" by Charles A. Dana is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a first-hand narrative of Dana's experiences and observations during the Civil War, particularly focusing on his interactions with key military and political leaders, including President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant. Dana's position as Assistant Secretary of War gives him unique insights into military strategies and the workings of the War Department during this tumultuous period. The opening of the book describes Dana's transition from his role as a journalist at the New York Tribune to an important position in the War Department, prompted by his correspondence with prominent figures like Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War. He details his initial meetings with Lincoln and Stanton, as well as the context surrounding his appointment. Dana's narrative sets the stage for his upcoming interactions on the battlefield, illustrating his commitment to the Union cause and providing a glimpse into the complexities of war governance and military logistics during one of America's most defining periods. The narrative illustrates not only the political backdrop of the Civil War but also the personal resolve of those involved in the fight for the nation's future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42892/42892-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 571512 2025-08-17T10:07:44.238956 text/html 552165 2024-10-23T16:15:22 text/html 354862 2025-08-17T10:07:51.840908 application/epub+zip 362618 2025-08-17T10:07:45.599932 application/epub+zip 275941 2025-08-17T10:07:44.916952 application/epub+zip 520763 2025-08-17T10:07:56.542876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474381 2025-08-17T10:07:51.016914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388198 2022-09-19T15:05:44.118316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517158 2025-08-17T10:07:43.523001 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497195 2024-10-23T16:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17149 2025-08-17T10:07:56.892866 application/rdf+xml 11912 2025-08-17T10:07:45.016955 image/jpeg 2047 2025-08-17T10:07:44.967926 image/jpeg 327664 2025-08-17T10:07:44.290956 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia