The Civil War
Subtitle: primary documents on events from 1860 to 1865
By: [compiled by] Ford Risley.
Contributors: Risley, Ford.
Series: Debating historical issues in the media of the time
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Description: Strong collection of annotated primary documents from the Civil War years present a wide range of opinions, North and South, on the major political and military controversies of the time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: Lincoln elected president, 1860; title: Southern states secede, 1860/1861; title: Confederacy takes shape, 1861; title: Attack on Fort Sumter, 1861; title: Preparing for war, 1861; title: Battle of First Bull Run, 1861; title: Trent affair, 1861; title: West Virginia becomes a state, 1861/1863; title: Liberties, 1861/1865; title: Emancipation Proclamation, 1861/1865; title: George McClellan controversy, 1861/1862; title: Mid-term midterm elections, 1862; title: Diplomacy, 1861/1865; title: Prisoners of war, 1861/1865; title: Peace movements, 1861/1865; title: Black soldiers, 1861/1865; title: Battle of Gettysburg, 1863; title: Military draft, 1862/1864; title: Sherman's Georgia campaign, 1864; title: Presidential election, 1864; title: Arming the slaves, 1861/1865; title: Hampton Roads conference, 1865; title: Confederacy surrenders, 1865; title: President Lincoln assassinated, 1865.