Project Gutenberg 2012-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 82 Russell, William Howard, Sir 1820 1907 Russell, W. H. (William Howard), Sir 03005067 The Civil War in America Fuller's Modern Age, August 1861 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Civil War in America" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The text offers an insightful perspective on the early stages of the American Civil War, as seen through the eyes of a special correspondent for the London Times. It captures the socio-political atmosphere of the United States during this turbulent time, particularly focusing on the events leading to the secession of Southern states and the initial military skirmishes. The opening of the work presents a vivid snapshot of Washington, D.C., and New York City, contrasting their apparent calm with the underlying tensions concerning the impending Civil War. Russell describes the dissonance between public perceptions and the growing crisis as well as the political maneuverings and societal attitudes that characterized both Northern and Southern states. He reflects on the motivations and sentiments of various actors, including politicians and the broader populace, forecast their responses to the burgeoning conflict, and forecasts a potential division of the nation that seems increasingly imminent as tensions flare. Through his detailed observations, Russell sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the war’s impact and the ideologies driving it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40749/40749-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate Confederate States of America Southern States -- Description and travel E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 519674 519683 2024-09-17T07:56:37.236030 2023-09-17T16:01:30.885357 text/html text/html 519111 2021-01-25T13:41:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 229758 2021-01-25T13:41:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 242650 2024-09-17T07:56:42.616015 application/epub+zip 249241 2024-09-17T07:56:37.963031 application/epub+zip 249240 2024-09-17T07:56:37.601005 application/epub+zip 392927 2024-09-17T07:56:46.898153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359580 2024-09-17T07:56:42.270012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359574 2022-09-18T16:11:30.476992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497121 2024-09-17T07:56:36.808033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499481 2012-09-13T14:22:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 195366 2012-09-13T14:39:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 496852 2012-09-13T14:38:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194859 2012-09-13T14:39:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 496787 2012-09-13T14:37:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194651 2012-09-13T14:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22122 2024-09-17T07:56:47.037962 application/rdf+xml 17868 2024-09-17T07:56:37.682047 image/jpeg 3103 2024-09-17T07:56:37.643010 image/jpeg 232468 2024-09-17T07:56:37.285016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia