Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 (James Oakes - BH) Size:Hardcover This thoroughly researched and well-written

This thoroughly researched and well-written book includes three appendices—two orders of battle and a discussion of the historic context of some of the tactics employed by the Union mounted force on September 18

With accessible presentation and fresh interpretations of primary and secondary evidence

Lee’s discretionary orders to advance into Maryland and Pennsylvania

Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren

Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 (James Oakes - BH) Size:Hardcover This thoroughly researched and well-writtenFreedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861 1865 by James Oakes Winner of the Lincoln Prize "Oakes brilliantly succeeds in [clarifying] the aims of the war with a wholly new perspective." David Brion Davis, New York Review of Books Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and