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Lincoln and the Civil War /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burlingame, Michael, 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2011]
Series:Concise Lincoln library.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Military leadership.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The election of 1860 and southern secession
  • From election to inauguration
  • The Fort Sumter crisis
  • The war begins
  • Stalemate
  • War in earnest
  • Dealing with slavery
  • Winter of discontent
  • The tide turns
  • Reelection
  • Endgame.