A graduate of West Point, Somervell served his country in both the military and civilian arenas. As head of the Works Progress Administration in New York City,

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Winner of the Colonel Richard W. Ulbrich Memorial Book Award Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award Civil War Supply and Strategy