1863
Subtitle: Lincoln's pivotal year
By: edited by Harold Holzer and Sara Vaughn Gabbard
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780809332465
Subjects: Politics and government; Military leadership; History
Other titles: Lincoln's pivotal year
Description: "Only hours into the new year of 1863, Abraham Lincoln performed perhaps his most famous action as president by signing the Emancipation Proclamation.... Several defining moments of Lincoln's presidency took place in 1863, including the most titanic battle ever to shake the American continent, which soon inspired the most famous presidential speech in American history. The ten essays in this book explore the year's important events and developments, including the response to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation; the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and other less-well-known confrontations; the New York City draft riots; several constitutional issues involving the war powers of President Lincoln; and the Gettysburg Address and its continued impact on American thought. Other topics include the adaptation of photography for war coverage; the critical use of images; the military role of the navy; and Lincoln's family life during this fiery trial."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The day of jubilee / Edna Greene Medford; title: Under cover of liberty / Frank J. Williams; title: Lincoln at sea / Craig L. Symonds; title: Military drafts, civilian riots / Barnet Schecter; title: The fiery furnace of affliction / Catherine Clinton; title: And the war goes on / John F. Marszalek and Michael B. Ballard; title: Picturing war / Bob Zeller; title: The general tide / William C. Davis; title: The Gettysburg Address revisited / Orville Vernon Burton; title: Seldom twice alike: the changing faces of history / Harold Holzer.