A Guide to Civil War Washington, D.C.

The Capital of the Union

Nonfiction, History, Military, Pictorial, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest, Americas, United States
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Author: Lucinda Prout Janke ISBN: 9781614238843
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Publication: March 19, 2013
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Lucinda Prout Janke
ISBN: 9781614238843
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication: March 19, 2013
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

An in-depth account of the Civil War people and events that left their mark on the city at the heart of the Union, shaping its historic legacy.
 
When the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861, Washington, DC, 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.
 
Includes photos!

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An in-depth account of the Civil War people and events that left their mark on the city at the heart of the Union, shaping its historic legacy.
 
When the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861, Washington, DC, 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.
 
Includes photos!

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