{"product_id":"my-dearest-lilla-letters-home-from-civil-war-general-jacob-d-cox-paperback","title":"My Dearest Lilla: Letters Home from Civil War General Jacob D. Cox - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Schmiel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob D. Cox experienced more facets of the Civil War than most officers: by land and sea, in both Western and Eastern Theaters, among the inner political circles of Ohio and Washington, DC, in territories hostile and friendly, amidst legal conflicts both civilian and military, and in the last campaigns in Tennessee and North Carolina. The Union general capitalized on his experience by penning his two-volume \u003ci\u003eMilitary Reminiscences of the Civil War, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the war's finest memoirs and arguably the best by a nonprofessional soldier, as well as \u003ci\u003eAtlanta \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Franklin, \u003c\/i\u003eboth definitive studies for nearly a century. In 2012, Gene Schmiel, Cox's biographer, learned of a cache in the Oberlin College archives of 213 letters Cox wrote to his wife, Helen, during the war. Schmiel recognized these documents as a ready resource for Cox as he wrote his histories, and many stand as first drafts of Cox's analyses of the military and sociopolitical events of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Helen Finney Cox (her husband affectionately referred to her as \"Lilla\") was a mother of six and the daughter of Oberlin College president Charles Finney. These intimate and insightful wartime letters show both the fondness Cox had for his spouse and his respect for her as an intellectual equal. To Helen, the stoic, introverted statesman revealed--as he did to no one else--his inner thoughts and concerns, presenting observant, lucid, and informative reports and analyses of the war, his changing life, and his ambitions. This collection illustrates the life of a Gilded Age Renaissance man as he made the transition from untested soldier to respected general and statesman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGENE SCHMIEL has a PhD in history from The Ohio State University. He was an assistant professor at St. Francis University, Pennsylvania, and a Department of State foreign service officer. His books include \u003ci\u003eCitizen-General: Jacob Dolson Cox and the Civil War Era \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSearching for Irvin McDowell: The Civil War's Forgotten General.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52754109727053,"sku":"9781621907978","price":42.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/7TTEgQoyVR9781621907978.webp?v=1762944635","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/my-dearest-lilla-letters-home-from-civil-war-general-jacob-d-cox-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}