A Connecticut yankee in Lincoln's cabinet Navy Secretary Gideon Welles chronicles the Civil War

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

Author/creator	Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Other author/creator	Spencer, J. Ronald.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Hartford, Connecticut : The Acorn Club, [2014]
Description	x, 187 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878--Diaries. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Friends and associates. Cabinet officers--United States --Diaries. United States--Politics and government --1861-1865. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Naval operations. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Sources.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014004776
ISBN	9780615961033 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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