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A Guide to Civil War Washington, D.C.: The Capital of the Union
Contributor(s): Janke, Lucinda Prout (Author), Scott, Gary Thomas (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 1540224996     ISBN-13: 9781540224996
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa)
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 975.302
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.81 lbs) 146 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
- Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Locality - Washington, D.C.
 
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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, historian Lucinda Prout Janke renders an intimate portrait of a community on the front lines of war. Join Janke as she guides readers through the changing landscape of a capital besieged.
 
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