Gideon Welles: 2 books
by Gideon Welles
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Abraham Lincoln brought together one of the most remarkable Cabinet's in presidential history. Among them was Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and his successor, Andrew Johnson.
Welles describes his role and that of many other prominent men of his day in this fascinating...
by Gideon Welles
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Who was the force behind emancipation in the Lincoln administration? In this brief address, Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Navy Secretary, takes exception to remarks given by Charles Adams at the memorial for the late William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. From an insider's perspective, Welles provides...