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Lincoln's citadel : the Civil War in Washington, DC /

Describes the Civil War from Abraham Lincoln's point of view in Washington, D.C., chronicling how the president supported fugitive slaves and also personally comforted wounded troops during wartime.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winkle, Kenneth J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Description
Summary:Describes the Civil War from Abraham Lincoln's point of view in Washington, D.C., chronicling how the president supported fugitive slaves and also personally comforted wounded troops during wartime.
Physical Description:xvi, 486 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393081558 (hbk.)
0393081559 (hbk.)