Fear Was Not In Him The Civil War Letters of General Francis C. Barlow, U.S.A Edited by Christian G. Samito $22.00 ISBN: 9780823223244 The North's Civil War, No. 28 Book (Paperback) Fordham University Press 312 pages 15 black and white illustrations April 2006 Quantity:

"Through explanatory passages and extensive notes that accompany Barlow's letters, Christian G. Samito sheds new light on the life of a major general. The letters, which span the entire war, trace the development of Northern intellectuals' perspective on the war and military life. The book illustrates how a young man, unskilled in military science, eventually became one of the North's strongest combat leaders, and a postwar politician."—Civil War Book Review "An impressively informative anthology of American Civil War correspondence from a young intellectual and lawyer, who entered the war as lieutenant and ended it as one of the North's premier combat generals . . . a superb primary source and a welcome addition to personal, academic Civil War Studies supplemental reading lists, and library reference shelves."—Wisconsin Book Watch One of the greatest soldiers of the war, Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles at Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and other battles. His letters are classic accounts of cunning, courage, and the burdens of command. Christian G. Samito is editor of Commanding Boston’s Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and History of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry(Fordham).

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