Frank L Grzyb
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
219 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The smallest state to defend the Union and one far from the battlefront, Rhode Island's stories of the Civil War are often overlooked. From Brown University's John M. Hay, later to become Lincoln's assistant secretary, to the city of Newport's role as the temporary headquarters for the U.S. Naval Academy, the Civil War history of the Ocean State is a fascinating if little-known tale. Few know that John Wilkes Booth visited Newport to meet his supposed...