Privileges of the House of Representatives: Battle of Ball's Bluff; Speech of Hon. Roscoe Conkling, of New York

Conkling, Roscoe

Verlag: Scammell & Co., Printers, Washington, D.C., 1862

Beschreibung

7 p. Uncut and untrimmed. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 6, 1862. Ref.: Sabin, 15630. This Union defeat was relatively minor in comparison to the battles to come in the war, but it had an enormously wide impact in and out of military affairs. Due to the loss of a sitting senator, it led to severe political ramifications in Washington. Stone was treated as the scapegoat for the defeat, but members of Congress suspected that there was a conspiracy to betray the Union. The ensuing outcry, and a desire to learn why Federal forces had lost battles at Bull Run (Manassas), Wilson's Creek, and Ball's Bluff, led to the establishment of the Congressional Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, which would bedevil Union officers for the remainder of the war (particularly those who were Democrats) and contribute to nasty political infighting among the generals in the high command. [973.731]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002292

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Privileges of the House of Representatives: ...

Verlag: Scammell & Co., Printers, Washington, D.C.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1862

Einband: Unbound

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: Pamphlet