The siege of Washington : the untold story of the twelve days that shook the Union / John Lockwood and Charles Lockwood.
On April 14, 1861, Washington was 'put into the condition of a siege', declared Abraham Lincoln. Located 60 miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line, the nation's capital was surrounded by the slave states of Maryland and Virginia. With no fortifications and only a handful of trained soldi...
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