New York City in the Civil War (Images of America) marble through their principles and patience

through their principles and patience

by Diana L

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a span of history

New York City in the Civil War (Images of America) marble through their principles and patienceby 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