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Author:

Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925.

Title:

Inside the White House in war times : memoirs and reports of Lincoln's secretary / by William O. Stoddard ; edited by Michael Burlingame.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

xxi, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Stoddard, William Osborn,--1835-1925.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Friends and associates.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865
Secretaries--United States.--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.--Personal narratives.

Other Authors:

Burlingame, Michael, 1941-

Notes:

"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-219) and index.

Contents:

Inside the White House in war times -- Opening the door -- Persons and papers -- Weapons and war ships -- Gifts and visitors -- The critics and the gamblers -- Bronzes and earthworks -- The reception -- A variety of uniforms -- The two chieftains -- The monitor and the union league -- The capitol and the future -- Sentries and passes -- A battle summer -- The echoes of the proclamation -- Realities and the drama -- A vigil and a victory -- July 4th, 1863 -- The contrabands and the new captain -- Pictures and reports -- There is an end to all things.

ISBN:

9780803292574 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0803292570 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)41368296

LCCN:

99030021

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)