Kastenberg, Joshua E., 1967-

The blackstone of military law Colonel William Winthrop / [electronic resource] : Joshua E. Kastenberg ; Martin Gordon, consulting editor. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009. - ix, 342 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-342).

A privileged lineage -- From youth to Yale : the making of a legal mind -- Bostonian lawyer with stirrings of abolitionism -- Frontier lawyer in the Minnesota Territory -- The Winthrop brothers go to war -- A sharpshooter on the Peninsula Campaign -- From Second Manassas to Fredericksburg : "I had some pretty close escapes" -- Civil War judge advocate -- Professionalizing a "Constitutional Army" in a time of uncertainty : 1865-1895 -- Professionalizing the practice of military law : Winthrop's influence cemented -- Marriage and field service under the command of John M. Schofield -- West Point professor to the end of a career -- Epilogue : retirement and death.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Winthrop, William, 1831-1899.


Judge advocates--United States--Biography.
Lawyers--Massachusetts--Boston--Biography.
Lawyers--Minnesota--Biography.


Electronic books.

KF368.W58 / K37 2009

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