The Long Road to Antietam
How the Civil War Became a Revolution
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2012]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxxii, 478 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy, one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation Proclamation: an unprecedented use of federal power that would revolutionize Southern society.
Contents:
Turning point : military stalemate and strategic initiatives : July 1862 -- The Confederate offensive : August 1862 -- The invasion of Maryland : September 2-15, 1862 -- The Battle of Antietam : September 16-18, 1862 -- The revolutionary crisis : September 22-November 7, 1862.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership.
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership.
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
ISBN:
9780871404114 (hbk.)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War Civil Campaigns Slo | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY War Civil Campaigns Slo | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.