The Siege of Washington

by John Lockwood and Charles Lockwood

Book Overview

On April 14, 1861, following the surrender of Fort Sumter, Washington was "put into the condition of a siege," declared Abraham Lincoln. Located sixty miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line, the nation's capital was surrounded by the slave states of Maryland and Virginia. With no fortifications and only a handful of trained soldiers, Washington was an ideal target for the Confederacy. The South echoed with cries of "On to Washington!" and Jefferson Davis's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199759898
• ISBN13: 9780199759897
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"