New York City in the Civil War (Images of America) marble Within hours they are immersed

Within hours they are immersed in violent combat during which the officers and men of the battery fight like veterans against the Confederates

Confederates tried to achieve victory on the battlefield while simultaneously promoting their vision of individual liberty for whites and states’ rights

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by Douglas Miller

New York City in the Civil War (Images of America) marble Within hours they are immersedby Jonathan W. White (Author), Timothy Justin Orr (Author), Harold Holzer (Foreword) New York City was the center of business, commerce, manufacturing, culture, and war spirit in the North during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln gained an important national audience at the Cooper Institute in February 1860. Tens of thousands of young men enlisted in the city and marched off to fight. Factories churned out materiel for the soldiers. Black leaders such as