Title A Connecticut yankee in Lincoln's cabinet : Navy Secretary Gideon Welles chronicles the Civil War / Gideon Welles ; edited by J. Ronald Spencer

Published Middletown : Wesleyan University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents The Emancipation Proclamation and beyond -- Cabinet problems and cabinet crisis -- Welles on Lincoln -- Taking the measure of men -- Generals and admirals at war -- Navy Department challenges -- Home-state matters -- Sidelights and personal notes -- Reflections on the war -- Lincoln's assassination Summary The Civil War through the eyes of a key member of Lincoln's cabinet Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 -- Diaries Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates SUBJECT Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 fast Subject Cabinet officers -- United States -- Diaries HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Cabinet officers Friendship Military operations, Naval Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140441 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140251 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140277 Subject United States Genre/Form Electronic books Diaries History Sources Form Electronic book Author Spencer, J. Ronald ISBN 9780819574985 0819574988

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