While numerous accounts exist of President Abraham Lincolns often-troubled dealings with either his cabinet or his generals, Chester G. Hearns illuminating history provides the first broad synthesis of Lincolns complex relationship with both groups. As such, it casts new light on much of the behind-the-scenes interplay, intrigue, and sparring between the president and his advisors and military commanders during the most precarious years of the Civil War. Based on over a decade of research, Lincoln, the Cabinet, and the Generals offers both a fresh perspective on and a new interpretation of Lincolns presidencyone that reveals the leadership genius as well as the imperfections of Americas sixteenth president.