Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War
id:
washington-d-c-in-the-american-civil-war-220-2501766
title:
Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War
text:
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, was the center of the Union war effort, which rapidly turned it from a small city into a major capital with full civic infrastructure and strong defenses. The shock of the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, with demoralized troops wandering the streets of the capital, caused President Abraham Lincoln to order extensive fortifications and a large garrison. That required an i
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.,_in_the_American_Civil_War
date created:
2006-08-28T19:28:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T17:20:47Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q3566495","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3566495"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Capitol_under_const_1860.jpg","width":1354,"height":1133}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15