Stolen from Civil War Bookshelf (http://cwbn.blogspot.com/)

 

 Marszalek provides extensive coverage of the general's antebellum life." * I expect a reasonably full accounting of Halleck's California law wranglings with Edwin Stanton and his dealings with a certain West Coast politician named Joe Hooker, two topics far oustside the scope of any Centennial history. (Shame the review does not indicate whether I will get satisfaction here. )

 

This quote made light bulbs set off in my head. More later.