Civil War Washington : History, Place, and Digital Scholarship /

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While it is impossible to re-create the tumultuous Washington DC of the Civil War, Civil War Washington sets out to examine the nation's capital during the Civil War along with the digital platform (civilwardc.org) that reimagines it during those turbulent years. Among the many topics covered i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lawrence, Susan C. (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Computer network resources.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Computer network resources.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:While it is impossible to re-create the tumultuous Washington DC of the Civil War, Civil War Washington sets out to examine the nation's capital during the Civil War along with the digital platform (civilwardc.org) that reimagines it during those turbulent years. Among the many topics covered in the volume is the federal government's experiment in compensated emancipation, which went into effect when all of the capital's slaves were freed in April 1862. Another essay explores the city's place as a major center of military hospitals, patients, and medical administration. Other contributors refle.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780803269934

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