LEADER 03341nam 22005413 450 001 9910984662903321 005 20230618050347.0 010 $a9781640125896 010 $a1640125892 010 $a9781640125902 010 $a1640125906 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30585645 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30585645 035 $a(OCoLC)1381710405 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_103726 035 $a(CKB)26845904000041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926845904000041 100 $a20230608d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTwelve Days $eHow the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLincoln :$cPotomac Books, Incorporated,$d2023. 210 4$dİ2023. 215 $a1 online resource (401 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: Silber, Tony Twelve Days Lincoln : Potomac Books, Incorporated,c2023 9781640125483 327 $aCover 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 327 $a9. 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 327 $aDay 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 330 $aTold 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. 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 607 $aWashington (D.C.)$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 607 $aUnited States$2fast 607 $aWashington (D.C.)$2fast 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a973.731 700 $aSilber$b Tony$01793363 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910984662903321 996 $aTwelve Days$94333062 997 $aUNINA