Brigadier General William Haines Lytle: The Union's Poet-Soldier

Federal Brigadier General William Haines Lytle was a poet, Civil War soldier, lawyer, orator, friend, beloved brother, jilted lover, flirt, drunk, unfocused talent and sometimes genius. He produced at least one beautiful poem that lives on to this day. This full biography gives ample attention to the three battles in which Lytle fought, but does not neglect his relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Talented, charming, and well-liked, even by his enemies, Lytle was a cultured gent...