Mr. Lincoln's army

Mr.

Lincoln's Army, the first volume in Bruce Catton's Pulitzer Prize-winning Army of the Potomac trilogy, recounts the creation of the Union army following the secession of Southern states and its initial stumbles under the command of the charismatic but controversial General George B. McClellan.

It covers key events including the Peninsula Campaign, the Northern Virginia Campaign, and the Battle of Antietam, bringing to life the transformation of ragtag volunteers into a veteran force amid leadership challenges and battlefield realities.