Battle cry of freedom : the Civil War era /
James M. McPherson.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- xix, 904 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
- Oxford history of the United States v. 6 .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 865-882.
From the Halls of Montezuma The United States at midcentury Mexico will poison us An empire for slavery Slavery, rum, and Romanism The crime against Kansas Mudsills and greasy mechanics for A. Lincoln The Revolution of 1860 The counterrevolution of 1861 Facing both ways: the upper south's dilemma Amateurs go to war Farewell to the Ninety Days' War Blockade and beachhead: the Salt-water War, 1861-1862 The River War in 1862 The sinews of war Billy Yank's chickahominy blues We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued Carry me back to old Virginny John Bull's Virginia reel Three rivers in winter, 1862-1863 Fire in the rear Long remember: the summer of '63 Johnny Reb's Chattanooga blues When this cruel war is over If it takes all summer After four years of failure We are going to be wiped off the earth South Carolina must be destroyed We are all Americans To the shoals of victory
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