Article Title

Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War

Authors

John Benson

ISBN

375404546

Price

$30.00

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Abstract

Recreating Washington

A new capital for a reunited nation

Its location was the result of compromise; its topography was primarily lowlands that yielded swamps, poor drainage, and insects. It was uncomfortably hot and humid in the summer. It was our nation's capital. But the Civil....

Recommended Citation

Benson, John (2005) "Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 7 : Iss. 2 .
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol7/iss2/16