Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Geary, John White, 1819-1873. A politician goes to war : the Civil War letters of John White Geary / edited by William Alan Blair; selections and introduction by Bell Irvin Wiley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-271-01338-9 (alk. paper) 1. Geary, John White, 1819-1873 -- Correspondence. 2. Generals -- United States-- Correspondence. 3. United States. Army -- Biography. I. Blair, William Alan. II. Title. E467. 1.G29A4 1995 978. 1'02'092 -- dc20 94-6497 CIP Copyright 1995 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, Suite C, Barbara Building, University Park, PA 16802-1003 It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper for the first printing of all clothbound books. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences -- Permanence of Pa- per for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Frontispiece: Lieutenant Colonel John W. Geary. Courtesy of Ron Palm Collection, U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks. -iv- |