The Routledge encyclopedia of Civil War era biographies / by John D. Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, John D., 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography--Encyclopedias.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (753 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Encyclopedia of Civil War era biographies

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Behind the familiar names of the military and political leaders whose names we all know--Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Grant, Sherman, and Jackson, are the people whose lives and hard work defined the Civil War era: abolitionists, slaves, inventors, manufacturers, painters, lawyers, writers, spies, nurses, and preachers. These are the people who helped shape both the war and our ideas about it. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Civil War Era Biographies is a comprehensive collection of articles on roughly 900 individuals from the Civil War era, including people from both the years leadin

Contents:

Cover; The Routledge Encyclopedia of Civil War Era Biographies; Copright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Maps; Chronology; Odds and ends; Biographies list; Biographies; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Selected bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-33150-6

0-203-12220-8

1-283-89381-9

1-136-33151-4

9780203122204

OCLC:

823389724