Antietam 1862 Gateway to emancipation

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Title:

Antietam 1862 Gateway to emancipation

Author:

Whitman, T. Stephen, 1950-

Personal Author:

Whitman, T. Stephen, 1950-

Publication Information:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]

Physical Description:

x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Series:

Battles and leaders of the American Civil War : gateway to emancipation

Battles and leaders of the American Civil War.

Language:

English

Contents:

Lincoln, war, and emancipation : from Ft. Sumter to the Peninsular Campaign -- McClellan on the Peninsula -- Waiting for the moment : Lincoln and emancipation in the summer of 1862 -- Europe ponders Confederate recognition -- Lee crosses the Potomac : the Maryland campaign begins -- McClellan and Lee at Antietam, September 15 to 21 -- Lincoln emancipates and voters react -- Europe reacts to Antietam and emancipation -- From Antietam to Gettysburg : Lincoln defends emancipation.

Personal Subject:

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865-Views on slavery.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184

Conference Subject:

American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658

Antietam, Battle of (Maryland : 1862) (OCoLC)fst01404253

Maryland Campaign (1862) (OCoLC)fst01010980

Subject Term:

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.

Maryland Campaign, 1862.

Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.

Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190