The Lincoln Assassination
Title | The Lincoln Assassination PDF eBook |
Author | William C. Edwards |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 1490 |
Release | 2010-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0252091078 |
On April 22, 1865, Brevet Colonel H. L. Burnett was assigned to head the investigation into the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted murder of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Burnett orchestrated the collection of thousands of documents for the Military Commission’s trial of the conspirators. This deep archive of documentary evidence--consisting of letters, depositions, eyewitness accounts, investigative reports, and other documents--provides invaluable insight into the historical, cultural, and judicial context of the investigation. Only a fraction of the information presented in these documents ever made its way into the trial, and most of it has never been readily accessible. By presenting an annotated and indexed transcription of these documents, this volume offers significant new access to information on the events surrounding the assassination and a vast new store of social and political history of the Civil War era. “With tears in my eyes I think it your duty to hang every rebel caught. I feel as bad as if was my own mother or father & will be one to volunteer to try & shoot every Southern man. May God have mercy on the man’s soul that done such a deed. With much Respect for our Country, I remain Weeping” --Anonymous letter, New York, April 15, 1865 “I know Booth. He was in the habit of coming to my place to shoot. . . . He shot well, and practiced to shoot with accuracy in every possible position. . . . He was a quick shot; always silent, reticent.” --Deposition of Benjamin Barker, Pistol Gallery proprietor
Knights of the Golden Circle
Title | Knights of the Golden Circle PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Keehn |
Publisher | LSU Press |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2013-04-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807150053 |
In 1860, during their first attempt to create the Golden Circle, several thousand Knights assembled in southern Texas to "colonize" the northern Mexico. Due to insufficient resources and organizational shortfalls, however, that filibuster failed. Later, the Knights shifted their focus and began pushing for disunion, spearheading prosecession rallies, and intimidating Unionists in the South. They appointed regional military commanders from the ranks of the South's major political and military figures, including men such as Elkanah Greer of Texas, Paul J. Semmes of Georgia, Robert C. Tyler of Maryland, and Virginius D. Groner of Virginia. Followers also established allies with the South's rabidly prosecession "fire-eaters," which included individuals such as Barnwell Rhett, Louis Wigfall, Henry Wise, and William Yancy.
The Gentleman's Magazine
Title | The Gentleman's Magazine PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 726 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | Early English newspapers |
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The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
Abraham Lincoln
Title | Abraham Lincoln PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | PediaPress |
Pages | 491 |
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Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery) Preserved in the Public Record Office
Title | Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery) Preserved in the Public Record Office PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Court of Chancery |
Publisher | |
Pages | 808 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | Archives |
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Title | Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 728 |
Release | 1798 |
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The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare
Title | The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Hooper |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1996-01-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521440493 |
This book offers a highly readable account of warfare in Europe and the Mediterranean from the Battle of Poitiers to the Wars of the Roses. With an emphasis on superb full-colour cartography and illustration, The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768 1487 focuses on military strategy, debunking some of the prevailing myths of medieval warfare. Often characterized as an era dominated by lone knights and long sieges, the Middle Ages in fact had a military culture as sophisticated and complex as our own, with organized armies and a high degree of tactical intelligence. This complexity is detailed in maps, plans, and an informative text. Development of naval warfare, cavalry, and siege tactics are all covered, as is the nature of contemporary logistics and contemporary understanding of the science of warfare.