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The Civil War : primary documents on events from 1860 to 1865
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The Civil War : primary documents on events from 1860 to 1865

Author: Ford Risley
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2004.
Series: Debating historical issues in the media of the time
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Strong collection of annotated primary documents from the Civil War years present a wide range of opinions, North and South, on the major political and military controversies of the time.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Ford Risley
ISBN: 0313321264 9780313321269
OCLC Number: 55700866
Description: xi, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Lincoln elected president, 1860 -- Southern states secede, 1860/1861 -- Confederacy takes shape, 1861 -- Attack on Fort Sumter, 1861 -- Preparing for war, 1861 -- Battle of First Bull Run, 1861 -- Trent affair, 1861 -- West Virginia becomes a state, 1861/1863 -- Liberties, 1861/1865 -- Emancipation Proclamation, 1861/1865 -- George McClellan controversy, 1861/1862 -- Mid-term midterm elections, 1862 -- Diplomacy, 1861/1865 -- Prisoners of war, 1861/1865 -- Peace movements, 1861/1865 -- Black soldiers, 1861/1865 -- Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 -- Military draft, 1862/1864 -- Sherman's Georgia campaign, 1864 -- Presidential election, 1864 -- Arming the slaves, 1861/1865 -- Hampton Roads conference, 1865 -- Confederacy surrenders, 1865 -- President Lincoln assassinated, 1865.
Series Title: Debating historical issues in the media of the time
Responsibility: [compiled by] Ford Risley.
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Strong collection of annotated primary documents from the Civil War years present a wide range of opinions, North and South, on the major political and military controversies of the time.

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