The Union Is Dissolved!

by Bostick, Douglas W.

• ISBN13: 9781596295735
• ISBN10: 1596295732
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-30
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Join Charleston historian Dougs Bostick as he traces the political turmoil of 1860 and early 1861, when the firebrands of secession in Charleston were pushing the South to act together in a decisive way. The Union Is Dissolved! chronicles the face-off between professor and student-Robert Anderson and Pierre G.T. Beauregard-and the firing on Fort Sumter, signaling the beginning of the American Civil War. Featuring many historical images and first-person accounts found in period newspapers and family papers, this fascinating volume offers a concise introduction to our nation's greatest struggle. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
The Principles of Self-Determination	p. 11
The Fathers of Secession	p. 13
Lincoln Is Elected	p. 17
A Southerner in Charge	p. 31
"The Spirit Has Departed"	p. 37
In the Dark of the Night	p. 47
Big Red	p. 55
Horses and Spies	p. 67
The Confederate States	p. 75
The Student Arrives	p. 79
A New President	p. 85
Friends to Charleston	p. 89
"A Sheep Tied"	p. 95
The First Shot	p. 101
Bloodless Victory	p. 113
Epilogue	p. 121
Bibliography	p. 125
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