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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Lockwood John <1951->
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.731 |
| 975.3/02 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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LockwoodCharles <1948-2012.>
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 friends to a reception at the White House on May 1. Lincoln issued an emergency proclamation on April 15, |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The siege of Washington |
| ISBN: | 0-19-025445-9 |
| 0-19-983073-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465322203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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