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Twelve days : how the Union nearly lost Washington in the first days of the Civil War /
Told in real time, this is the story of President Abraham Lincoln, his cabinet, and his military commanders during the first days of the Civil War.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
[2023]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Day Ten: Tuesday, April 23, 1861
- 1. Why Don't They Come?
- Day One: Sunday, April 14
- 2. The Evacuation of Sumter
- 3. Washington, the Secessionist City
- Day Two: Monday, April 15
- 4. "If I Were Beauregard I Would Take Washington"
- 5. Northern Militia in Tatters
- Day Three: Tuesday, April 16
- 6. "Take Washington City Immediately"
- Day Four: Wednesday, April 17
- 7. Virginia's Decision
- Day Five: Thursday, April 18
- 8. The First Defenders
- 9. Washington Prepares for the Worst
- 10. Indecision at the Navy Yard and Harpers Ferry Is Lost
- Day Six: Friday, April 19
- 11. The New York Seventh Departs
- 12. The Baltimore Riots
- 13. Insurrection in Maryland
- Days Six and Seven: Friday, April 19-Saturday, April 20
- 14. Washington Cut Off and Insurrection Rages in Maryland
- Day Seven: Saturday, April 20
- 15. A New Route to Washington
- 16. The Fortified Capital
- Day Eight: Sunday, April 21
- 17. Confederate Troops Move North
- 18. A Northern Convoy Departs
- 19. Brinksmanship in Washington
- Day Nine: Monday, April 22
- 20. A Torrent of Federal Resignations
- 21. General Butler, the Belligerent Brigadier
- Day Ten: Tuesday, April 23
- 22. Stalled in Annapolis
- 23. New York's Irish Join the Fight
- Day Eleven: Wednesday, April 24
- 24. The March of the Seventh and Eighth Regiments
- Day Twelve: Thursday, April 25
- 25. Washington Is Saved
- Friday, April 26-Monday, April 29
- 26. The Aftermath
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index