The siege of Washington : the untold story of the twelve days that shook the Union /

On April 14, 1861, following the surrender of Fort Sumter, Washington was "put into the condition of a siege," declared Abraham Lincoln. Located sixty miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line, the nation's capital was surrounded by the slave states of Maryland and Virginia. With no fortifi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lockwood, John, 1951-
Otros Autores: Lockwood, Charles, 1948-2012
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Scott, Winfield, > 1786-1866.
Andrew, John A. > (John Albion), > 1818-1867.
Andrew, John A. > (John Albion), > 1818-1867
Scott, Winfield, > 1786-1866
United States. > Army. > Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
1861-1865
HISTORY > State & Local.
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States
Washington (D.C.)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "On to Washington!"
  • Monday, April 15: "The capital can't be taken"
  • Tuesday, April 16: "The uprising of the north"
  • Wednesday, April 17: "Independence or death"
  • Thursday, April 18: "Between many fires"
  • Friday, April 19: "Minute men of '61"
  • Saturday, April 20: "Lincoln is in a trap"
  • Sunday, April 21: "A real stage of siege"
  • Monday, April 22: "Enveloped by the traitors"
  • Tuesday, April 23: "Fight, sir, fight!"
  • Wednesday, April 24: "The destiny of the capital ... suspended by hair"
  • Thursday, April 25: "The seventh have come!"
  • "Jeff Davis shan't get it without trouble."

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