General Wadsworth: The Life and Times of Brevet Major General James S. Wadsworth

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Summary: A dramatic, extensively detailed and captivating summary
Review: General Wadsworth: The Life And Times Of Brevet Major General James S. Wadsworth is an in-depth biography by American Civil War expert Wayne Mahood of New York politician, anti-slavery statesman, and Union General James S. Wadsworth. This was a man who despite his devotion to his wife and six children, was called to serve his country in the Civil War. Wadsworth paid for patriotism with his life and fell mortally wounded on the field of battle, eventually perishing in a Confederate field hospital. A dramatic, extensively detailed and captivating summary of a proud, courageous, and determined life well lived, General Wadsworth is an outstanding work and a welcome contribution to the growing library of Civil War Studies biographies, autobiographies and memoirs.