Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Jonathan W. White - NH) Section- African American History August 7 - September 19

August 7 - September 19

Abraham Lincoln

An ineffective Confederate response exposed one of Bragg’s flanks—and his entire army—to complete disaster

But his efforts came at tremendous cost: long separations from his beloved children and “dearest friend” and wife

the establishment and organization of Confederate hospitals

Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Jonathan W. White - NH) Section- African American History August 7 - September 19by Jonathan White From the New York Times: "The astonishing stories in Shipwrecked [offer] a fresh perspective on the mess of pitched emotions and politics in a nation at war over slavery." Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid 19th century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering