William E. Gienapp was a professor of history at Harvard University. He authored Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America and The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 among other publications. Erica L. Gienapp earned a degree in history from the University of California at Berkeley.

"One of the primary sources for understanding both the Northern war effort and the federal government at its highest levels. . . . Extremely important for all libraries. Essential."--Choice  "One of the most important journals to emerge from the Civil War Era… This book, many years in the making, is an important contribution to Civil War scholarship." --Blue and Gray Magazine"It is hard to imagine any Lincoln administration, Civil War military, or Civil War naval studies without Welles' revelations as an inside man to the workings of a government fighting for its life, or his often pungent and sharp-edged personality clips. . . . this user-friendly volume will be the preferred source for one of the most astute observers and active participants of the Civil War."--Naval History

• CoverTitle pageCopyright pageContentsList of Illustrations and MapsSeries Editors' PefaceForeword by James M. McPhersonEditor's PrefaceBrief Biography of Gideon WellesEditorial Policy1862186318641865AppendixesA. RetrospectiveB. Brief Biographies of Lincoln's CabinetC. Additional Diary EntriesD. LettersBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

William E. Gienapp was a professor of history at Harvard University. He authored Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America and The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 among other publications. Erica L. Gienapp earned a degree in history from the University of California at Berkeley.

"One of the primary sources for understanding both the Northern war effort and the federal government at its highest levels. . . . Extremely important for all libraries. Essential."--Choice  "One of the most important journals to emerge from the Civil War Era… This book, many years in the making, is an important contribution to Civil War scholarship." --Blue and Gray Magazine"It is hard to imagine any Lincoln administration, Civil War military, or Civil War naval studies without Welles' revelations as an inside man to the workings of a government fighting for its life, or his often pungent and sharp-edged personality clips. . . . this user-friendly volume will be the preferred source for one of the most astute observers and active participants of the Civil War."--Naval History

• CoverTitle pageCopyright pageContentsList of Illustrations and MapsSeries Editors' PefaceForeword by James M. McPhersonEditor's PrefaceBrief Biography of Gideon WellesEditorial Policy1862186318641865AppendixesA. RetrospectiveB. Brief Biographies of Lincoln's CabinetC. Additional Diary EntriesD. LettersBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

William E. Gienapp was a professor of history at Harvard University. He authored Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America and The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 among other publications. Erica L. Gienapp earned a degree in history from the University of California at Berkeley.

"One of the primary sources for understanding both the Northern war effort and the federal government at its highest levels. . . . Extremely important for all libraries. Essential."--Choice  "One of the most important journals to emerge from the Civil War Era… This book, many years in the making, is an important contribution to Civil War scholarship." --Blue and Gray Magazine"It is hard to imagine any Lincoln administration, Civil War military, or Civil War naval studies without Welles' revelations as an inside man to the workings of a government fighting for its life, or his often pungent and sharp-edged personality clips. . . . this user-friendly volume will be the preferred source for one of the most astute observers and active participants of the Civil War."--Naval History

• CoverTitle pageCopyright pageContentsList of Illustrations and MapsSeries Editors' PefaceForeword by James M. McPhersonEditor's PrefaceBrief Biography of Gideon WellesEditorial Policy1862186318641865AppendixesA. RetrospectiveB. Brief Biographies of Lincoln's CabinetC. Additional Diary EntriesD. LettersBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex