perspectives on the Civil War McPherson, James M. creator ebrary, Inc text Electronic books. enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2007 monographic eng

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xii, 260 p. Slavery and the coming of the war. And the war came ; Escape and revolt in black and white -- The lost cause revisited. The Confederacy : a house divided? ; Was the best defense a good offense? : Jefferson Davis and Confederate strategies ; The Saratoga that wasn't : the impact of Antietam abroad ; To conquer a peace? : Lee's goals in the Gettysburg campaign ; The last rebel : Jesse James ; Long-legged Yankee lies : the lost cause textbook crusade -- Architects of victory. "We stand by each other always" : Grant and Sherman ; The hard hand of war : Unvexed to the sea : Lincoln, Grant, and the Vicksburg campaign -- Home front and battle front. Brahmins at war ; "Spend much time in reading the daily papers" : the press and army morale in the Civil War ; No peace without victory, 1861-1865 -- Lincoln. To remember that he had lived ; "As commander-in-chief I have the right to take any measure which may best subdue the enemy. James M. McPherson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-251) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 E468 .M24 2007eb 973.7 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10271517 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10271517 CaPaEBR 061023 ebr10271517