Twelve Days : How the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War / Tony Silber.

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.