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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878.

A Connecticut yankee in Lincoln's cabinet Navy Secretary Gideon Welles chronicles the Civil War / [electronic resource] : Gideon Welles ; edited by J. Ronald Spencer. - Hartford, Connecticut : The Acorn Club, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Emancipation Proclamation and beyond -- Cabinet problems and cabinet crisis -- Welles on Lincoln -- Taking the measure of men -- Generals and admirals at war -- Navy Department challenges -- Home-state matters -- Sidelights and personal notes -- Reflections on the war -- Lincoln's assassination.

ISBN: 9780819574985 0819574988

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Friends and associates.
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 --Diaries.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cabinet officers--United States--Diaries.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.
United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E467.1.W46 / A3 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7092