Twelve Days - How the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Day Ten: Tuesday, April 23, 1861 -- 1. Why Don't They Come? -- Day One: Sunday, April 14 -- 2. The Evacuation Of Sumter -- 3. Washington, The Secessionist City -- Day Two: Monday, April 15 -- 4. If I Were Beauregard I Would Take Washington -- 5. Northern Militia In Tatters -- Day Three: Tuesday, April 16 -- 6. Take Washington City Immediately -- Day Four: Wednesday, April 17 -- 7. Virginia's Decision -- Day Five: Thursday, April 18 -- 8. The First Defenders 9. Washington Prepares For The Worst -- 10. Indecision At The Navy Yard And Harpers Ferry Is Lost -- Day Six: Friday, April 19 -- 11. The New York Seventh Departs -- 12. The Baltimore Riots -- 13. Insurrection In Maryland -- Days Six And Seven: Friday, April 19-saturday, April 20 -- 14. Washington Cut Off And Insurrection Rages In Maryland -- Day Seven: Saturday, April 20 -- 15. A New Route To Washington -- 16. The Fortified Capital -- Day Eight: Sunday, April 21 -- 17. Confederate Troops Move North -- 18. A Northern Convoy Departs -- 19. Brinksmanship In Washington Day Nine: Monday, April 22 -- 20. A Torrent Of Federal Resignations -- 21. General Butler, The Belligerent Brigadier -- Day Ten: Tuesday, April 23 -- 22. Stalled In Annapolis -- 23. New York's Irish Join The Fight -- Day Eleven: Wednesday, April 24 -- 24. The March Of The Seventh And Eighth Regiments -- Day Twelve: Thursday, April 25 -- 25. Washington Is Saved -- Friday, April 26-monday, April 29 -- 26. The Aftermath -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Tony Silber. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.