1858, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the war they failed to see, Bruce Chadwick
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1858, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the war they failed to see, Bruce Chadwick
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-338) and index
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contains biographical information
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platesillustrations
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
1858
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
166872781
Responsibility statement
Bruce Chadwick
Sub title
Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the war they failed to see
Table Of Contents
The White House, New Year's Day, 1858 -- The death of Jefferson Davis -- The White House, early 1858: one year of Dred Scott -- Colonel Robert E. Lee leaves the military forever -- The White House, Feb. 1858: showdown with Stephen Douglas -- Honest Abe and the little giant: The Lincoln-Douglas debates -- The White House, July 1858 -- The White House, Autumn 1858: the Forney feud -- Oberlin, OH: the rescuers -- The White House, Oct. 1858 -- William Seward: the "irrepressible conflict: -- The White House, Election Day -- William Tecumseh Sherman: dead-ended -- The White House, Winter 1858: swashbuckling in the Americas -- Terrible swift sword: John Brown's Christmas raid into Missouri -- The White House, Dec 1858
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- Generals -- Southern States -- Biography
- Secession -- Southern States
- Generals -- United States -- Biography
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
- Politicians -- Southern States -- Biography
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- Generals -- Southern States -- Biography
- Secession -- Southern States
- Generals -- United States -- Biography
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
- Politicians -- Southern States -- Biography
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