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Lockwood John <1951-> |
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Titolo |
The siege of Washington [[electronic resource] ] : the untold story of the twelve days that shook the Union / / John Lockwood and Charles Lockwood |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-025445-9 |
0-19-983073-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (327 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LockwoodCharles <1948-2012.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Prologue: "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 State of Siege"; Monday, April 22: "Enveloped by the Traitors"; Tuesday, April 23: "Fight, Sir, Fight!"; Wednesday, April 24: "The Destiny of the Capitol . . . Suspended by a Hair"; Thursday, April 25: "The Seventh Have Come!" |
Epilogue: "Jeff Davis Shan't Get It Without Trouble"Acknowledgments; Notes; Photo Credits; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 fortifications and only a handful of trained soldiers, Washington was an ideal target for the Confederacy. The South echoed with cries of ""On to Washington!"" and Jefferson Davis's wife sent out cards inviting her |
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friends to a reception at the White House on May 1. Lincoln issued an emergency proclamation on April 15, |
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