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Inside the White House in war times : memoirs and reports of Lincoln's secretary / by William O. Stoddard ; edited by Michael Burlingame.
- Title
- Inside the White House in war times : memoirs and reports of Lincoln's secretary / by William O. Stoddard ; edited by Michael Burlingame.
- Author
- Stoddard, William O., 1835-1925
- Publication
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E664.S85 A3 2000 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxi, 226 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "First published in 1890, the book depicts the president's reaction to the defeats at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the difficulties encountered (and presented) by Mary Lincoln, the president's relations with George B. McClellan and other generals, and the anxiety preceding the Merrimack's epic battle with the Monitor. In 1866 Stoddard also penned thirteen "White House Sketches" about his time in Lincoln's service. Originally published in an obscure New York newspaper, these essays - never previously collected - supplement Stoddard's memoir. Together the memoir and sketches provide an intimate look at the sixteenth president during a time of crisis."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Biographies
- 1861-1865
- American Civil War > (United States : > 1861-1865)
- Personal narratives
- History
- Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865
- Secretaries > United States > Biography
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Friends and associates
- Stoddard, William O., 1835-1925
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Personal narratives
- History.
- Personal narratives.
- Note
- "A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-219) and index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-219) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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
- 0803292570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^99030021^
- OCLC
- 41368296
- SCSB-11538781
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library