Mr. Lincoln's High-tech War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mr. Lincoln's High-tech War write by Thomas B. Allen. This book was released on 2009. Mr. Lincoln's High-tech War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Shows the part technology played in the North winning the Civil War over the South and how Lincoln appreciated technology after awhile.
Lincoln’s First Crisis
Lincoln’s First Crisis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lincoln’s First Crisis write by William Bruce Johnson. This book was released on 2020-07-21. Lincoln’s First Crisis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lincoln’s First Crisis concerns five of the most consequential months in American history: December 1860 through April 1861. When Abraham Lincoln swore his oath as president, the United States was disintegrating. Seven states had seceded, and as many as eight seemed poised to join them, depending upon how the new president handled the secession crisis and its flashpoint: Fort Sumter in South Carolina, the heart of the rebellion. The fate of the republic hung in the balance. The Sumter crisis has been hotly debated and deeply researched for more than 150 years. In this thoughtful reassessment, William Bruce Johnson combines thorough research and the latest historiography with a litigator’s methodical analysis and a storyteller’s eye for meaningful detail. Shortly after taking office, Lincoln decided upon a plan to avoid war with the seceded states while keeping his inaugural promise to maintain a Union military presence in the South. Because he chose not to reveal his plan to anyone, rumors soon spread that he was simply afraid to act. One source of such rumors was Lincoln’s secretary of state, William Henry Seward. Resentful that Lincoln had deprived him of the Republican nomination and convinced that Lincoln lacked the political sophistication necessary to deal with the secession crisis, Seward decided to negotiate with the Confederacy on his own and in secret. General Winfield Scott, meanwhile, the Union’s most senior military officer, had for a decade depended upon Seward for political advice, and now considered himself under orders from Seward, not the president. Johnson traces how Seward and Scott sabotaged Lincoln’s plan. From this account, from his examination of various personalities (such as that of Fort Sumter’s commander, Major Robert Anderson), and from his granular research into aspects of the Order of Battle in Charleston, Johnson has here constructed a new narrative of this crucial period, culminating in a new theory of how and why the Civil War began as it did, and how and why, if the new president’s orders had been properly carried out by Seward and Scott, it might have been averted.
Mr. Lincoln's Army
Mr. Lincoln's Army - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mr. Lincoln's Army write by Bruce Catton. This book was released on 2015-11-03. Mr. Lincoln's Army available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A vivid account of the early battles, first in the Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: “One of America’s foremost Civil War authorities” (Kirkus Reviews). The first book in Bruce Catton’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln’s Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling first steps under the command of the controversial general George McClellan. Following the secession of the Southern states, a beleaguered President Abraham Lincoln entrusted the dashing, charismatic McClellan with the creation of the Union’s Army of the Potomac and the responsibility of leading it to a swift and decisive victory against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Although a brilliant tactician who was beloved by his troops and embraced by the hero-hungry North, McClellan’s ego and ambition ultimately put him at loggerheads with his commander in chief—a man McClellan considered unworthy of the presidency. McClellan’s weaknesses were exposed during the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history, which ended in a stalemate even though the Confederate troops were greatly outnumbered. After Antietam, Lincoln ordered McClellan’s removal from command, and the Union entered the war’s next chapter having suffered thousands of casualties and with great uncertainty ahead. America’s premier chronicler of the nation’s brutal internecine conflict, Bruce Catton is renowned for his unparalleled ability to bring a detailed and vivid immediacy to Civil War battlefields and military strategy sessions. With tremendous depth and insight, he presents legendary commanders and common soldiers in all their complex and heartbreaking humanity.
Tarnished Victory
Tarnished Victory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tarnished Victory write by William Marvel. This book was released on 2011. Tarnished Victory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A critical look at the the fourth year of Lincoln's administration and the conclusion of the author's four-volume re-examination of the Civil War.
Mr Lincoln S Army
Mr Lincoln S Army - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mr Lincoln S Army write by Bruce Catton. This book was released on 2023-07-18. Mr Lincoln S Army available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first volume in the acclaimed Army of the Potomac trilogy, Mr. Lincoln's Army is a detailed and engrossing account of the early years of the American Civil War. From the first shots at Fort Sumter to the Union victory at Antietam, Catton provides a vivid and compelling narrative that brings this pivotal period of American history to life. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the American Civil War or the history of the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
