Cry havoc! : the crooked road to Civil War, 1861 / Nelson D. Lankford.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2008.Description: viii, 308 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780143112792
- 0143112791
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-292) and index.
Prologue: Harpers Ferry, October 1859 -- Faithfully execute: Washington, D.C., March 4, 1861 -- Wait and see: early March --Toujours la politesse: Washington, D.C., early to mid-March -- Contrivances of delay: Richmond, mid-March -- Collision course: late March to early April -- Flash point: Charleston, April 12 -- Tidings of war: April 12 to 15 -- Cheated and deceived: April 15 to 17 -- Give the old lady time: Richmond, April 15 to 17 -- John Brown in gray: Harpers Ferry, April 17 to 18 -- Burning bridges: Baltimore, April 17 to 19 -- Alone: Washington, D.C., April 18 to 21 -- Broad stripes and bright stars: April 18 to 21 -- Sunday rest: Gosport Navy Yard, April 21 -- Wild excitement: Baltimore, April 20 to 21 -- Countless rumors: April 21 to 25 -- Dismembering the nation: late April to early May -- Epilogue: Spring 1865.