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Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for Command Civil-Military Relations During the American Civil War
Charles Hubbard
ISBN: 0-275-99447-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99447-1
224 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/31/2010
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 10/31/2010)
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Description: As president during the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln consolidated power in the central government through a dramatic expansion of the war powers vested in the executive office. This new-found authority brought the president into conflict with military officers, elected officials, and civilians throughout the United States, resulting in the emergence of a new command structure fraught with tension.

Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for Command: Civil-Military Relations During the American Civil War grounds Lincoln firmly within the American tradition of civilian control of the military, examining how the martial culture of the United States changed during his stewardship. Offering a chronological overview of Lincoln's increasing use of presidential war powers throughout the war, Charles M. Hubbard provides detailed examples that examine both the military-civilian relationship and the constitutional issues associated with military control of civilian populations—issues that still resonate today.
 Title Features:
 12 photographs of individuals involved in the process of conducting the war
 2 maps showing battlefields at different stages during the war
About the Author: CHARLES HUBBARD is the Director of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, and is Professor of History at Lincoln Memorial University. He is the author of Historic Reflections on U.S. Governance & Civil Society (2001) and Lincoln Reshapes the Presidency (2003).
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