Author: United States. National Archives and Records ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Telegrams Collected by the Office of the Secretary of War (bound), 1861-1882
Author: United States. National Archives and Records ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Records of the Headquarters of the Army
Author: Aloha SouthMicrofilm Resources for Research
Author: United States. National Archives and Records AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Documents on microfilm
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Lincoln's Autocrat
Author: William MarvelPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469622505
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869), one of the nineteenth century's most impressive legal and political minds, wielded enormous influence and power as Lincoln's secretary of war during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction. In the first full biography of Stanton in more than fifty years, William Marvel offers a detailed reexamination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy. Marvel argues that while Stanton was a formidable advocate and politician, his character was hardly benign. Climbing from a difficult youth to the pinnacle of power, Stanton used his authority--and the public coffers--to pursue political vendettas, and he exercised sweeping wartime powers with a cavalier disregard for civil liberties. Though Lincoln's ability to harness a cabinet with sharp divisions and strong personalities is widely celebrated, Marvel suggests that Stanton's tenure raises important questions about Lincoln's actual control over the executive branch. This insightful biography also reveals why men like Ulysses S. Grant considered Stanton a coward and a bully, who was unashamed to use political power for partisan enforcement and personal preservation.
The Papers of Jefferson Davis
Author: Jefferson DavisPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080715895X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
"Being powerless to direct the current, I can only wait to see whither it runs," wrote Jefferson Davis to his wife, Varina, on October 11, 1865, five months after the victorious United States Army took him prisoner. Indeed, in the tumultuous years immediately after the Civil War, Davis found himself more acted upon than active, a dramatic change from his previous twenty years of public service to the United States as a major political figure and then to the Confederacy as its president and commander in chief. Volume 12 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis follows the former president of the Confederacy as he and his family fight to find their place in the world after the Civil War. A federal prisoner, incarcerated in a "living tomb" at Fort Monroe while the government decided whether, where, and by whom he should be tried for treason, Davis was initially allowed to correspond only with his wife and counsel. Released from prison after two hard years, he was not free from legal proceedings until 1869. Stateless, homeless, and without means to support himself and his young family, Davis lived in Canada and then Europe, searching for a new career in a congenial atmosphere. Finally, in November 1869, he settled in Memphis as president of a life insurance company and, for the first time in four years, had the means to build a new life.Throughout this difficult period, Varina Howell Davis demonstrated strength and courage, especially when her husband was in prison. She fought tirelessly for his release and to ensure their children's education and safety. Their letters clearly demonstrate the Davises' love and their dependence on each other. They both worried over the fate of the South and of family members and friends who had suffered during the war. Though disfranchised, Davis remained careful but not totally silent on the subject of politics. Even while in prison, he wrote without regret of his decision to follow Mississippi out of the Union and of his unswerving belief in the constitutionality of state rights and secession. Likewise, he praised all who supported the Confederacy with their blood and who, like himself, had lost everything.
Inventory Series
Author: National Archives (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
The Secret War for the Union
Author: Edwin C. FishelPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395901366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Examines military intelligence during the Civil War, drawing on original sources to describe the various intelligence campaigns.
National Archives Accessions
Author: National Archives (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Historical Reports of State Acting Assistant Provost Marshals General and District Provost Marshals, 1863
Author: United States. National Archives and Records ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
"They Have Killed Papa Dead!"
Author: Anthony S. PitchPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510733922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is a central drama of the American experience. Its impact is felt to this day, and the basic story is known to all. Anthony Pitch?s thrilling account of the Lincoln conspiracy and its aftermath transcends the mere facts of that awful night during which dashing actor John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the head and would-be assassin Lewis Payne butchered Secretary of State William Seward in the bed of his own home. ?They Have Killed Papa Dead!? transports the reader to one of the most breathtaking moments in history, and reveals much about the stories, passions, and times of those who shaped this great tragedy. Virtually every word of Anthony Pitch?s account is based on primary source material: quotes from previously unpublished documents, diaries, letters, and journals. With an unwavering fidelity to historical accuracy, Pitch provides confirmation of threats against the president-elect?s life as he traveled to Washington by train for his first inauguration, and a vivid personal account of John Wilkes Booth being physically restrained from approaching Lincoln at his second inauguration. Perhaps most chillingly, details come to light about conditions in the special prison where the civilian conspirators accused of participating in the Lincoln assassination endured tortuous conditions in extreme isolation and deprivation, hooded and shackled, before and even during their military trial. Pitch masterfully synthesizes the findings of his prodigious research into a tight, gripping narrative that adds important insights to our national story.