SIEGE OF WASHINGTON (Part the First)

Nicholas Biddle (ca. 1796-1876)

In which we relate the events in the dark days of April, 1861 when Washington, D.C. was cut off from the loyal states of the North.

Our book recommendation for this episode is The Siege of Washington: The Untold Story of the Twelve Days that Shook the Union by John Lockwood & Charles Lockwood.

“The Lockwoods capture the sense of urgency that gripped the city during these 12 days when fear of rebel invasion was acute and the president waited anxiously for the promised reinforcements from the Northern states to arrive… An exciting blow-by-blow history of a tense, historically significant fortnight.”  ~  Kirkus Reviews

Listen to Episode 37: SiegeWashington