A guide to Civil War Washington, D.C.
Subtitle: the capital of the union
By: Lucinda Prout Janke ; foreword by Gary Thomas Scott
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781609498474
Subjects: History
Description: "When the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861, Washington, D.C., was a small, essentially Southern city. The capital rapidly transformed as it prepared for invasion-- army camps sprung up in Foggy Bottom, the Navy Yard on Anacostia was a beehive of activity and even the Capitol was pressed into service as a barracks. Local citizens and government officials struggled to accommodate the fugitive slaves and troops that crowded into the city. From the story of one of the first African American army surgeons, Dr. Alexander Augusta, to the tireless efforts of Clara Barton, [the author] renders an intimate portrait of a community on the front lines of war"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index.