The Civil War

The Civil War

by Sears, Stephen W. Sheehan-Dean, Aaron Charles Simpson, Brooks D.

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Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, this collection brings together over 120 pieces by more than 60 men and women to create a firsthand narrative of the first year of the Civil War. Beginning on the eve of Lincoln's election in 1860 and ending in January 1862 with the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, the selections provide a sense of the immediacy, uncertainty, and urgency of events as the nation was t…

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  • Full title :The Civil War / edited by Brooks D. Simpson, Stephen W. Sears, Aaron Sheehan-Dean.

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Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, this collection brings together over 120 pieces by more than 60 men and women to create a firsthand narrative of the first year of the Civil War. Beginning on the eve of Lincoln's election in 1860 and ending in January 1862 with the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, the selections provide a sense of the immediacy, uncertainty, and urgency of events as the nation was torn asunder. Includes headnotes, a chronology of events, and biographical and explanatory endnotes.--Adapted from publisher description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011-2014

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):The library of America
  • Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2011-2014

Notes

Includes indexes.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (4 volumes) : : maps

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1598531387, 9781598531381
  • oclc:ocn904441120
  • LC Classification:E464
  • Dewey Decimal:973.7

Table of Contents

[V. 1.] The first year -- [v. 2.] The second year -- [v. 3.] The third year -- [v.4.] The final year.

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History Personal narratives Récits personnels Sezessionskrieg Sources United States United States -- History -- 1861-1865, … United States -- History -- Civil War, … United States -- Personal narratives. -… United States -- Personal narratives. -… United States -- Sources. -- History --… United States -- Sources. -- History --…

Writers

Sears, Stephen W. Sheehan-Dean, Aaron Charles Simpson, Brooks D.

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