Every drop of blood : the momentous second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln /

By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. That day, after a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington's Capitol grounds to see Abraham Lincoln take the oath for a second term. As the sun emerg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Achorn, Edward (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Inaugurations. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Influence. Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs > 19th century. Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > 19th century. Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.

Table of Contents:

Bloody Gashes on the Face of Heaven
One and a Half Times Bigger
A Message from Grant
The Real Precious and Royal Ones
Meditation on the Divine Will
Public Sentiment Is Everything
Indefinable Fascination
The Blighting Pestilence
There Was Murder in the Air
A Future with Hope in It
Andy Ain't a Drunkard
An Excellent Chance to Kill the President
With Malice toward None
A Truth That Needed to Be Told
A Sacred Effort
Epilogue: The Stuff to Carry Them Through.