"One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. [This book] provides readers both with a ... narrative of his interactions with Jews, and with the opportunity to immerse themselves in rare manuscripts and images, many from the Shapell Lincoln Collection, that show Lincoln in a way he has never been seen before"--Amazon.com.

"This book offers a comprehensive account of the experience of Jewish soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War, examining their decision-making about when and why to enlist, analyzing the profile of Jewish recruits, and exploring their encounter with their fellow soldiers and their efforts to create community within the ranks"--