The editors of Time-Life Books present a masterful account of the Civil War, brilliantly re-creating the characters, conflicts, and bloody battles of this tragic episode in American history in one gripping, profusely illustrated volume.
Author(s): Time-Life Books & David Dunbar & Champ Clark & Henry Wiencek & Bryce S. Walker & William Goolrick & George Constable & Dianne Stine Thomas & James M. McPherson
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Year: 1995
Language: English
Commentary: Bookmarked, OCR (Cleartype)
Pages: 440
City: New York
Tags: History, United States
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AMERICA'S BLOODIEST WAR: 1861-1865
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ISBN 1-56619-902-6
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
THE TWO AMERICAS
Boom Time in the Cotton Kingdom
A Realm of Sleepy Towns and Scattered Hamlets
Melting Pots for New Americans
The North's "Great, Silent Revolution"
Pride and Peril in the "Wisest System Ever Devised
CHAPTER 1 THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT
Life in Bondage
The Breakup of a Slave Family
Tools of Punishment and Intimidation
West Pointers at the Crossroads
CHAPTER 2 FIRST BLOOD
SentimentalFarewells to theGal lant Recruits
Sentimental Farewells to the Gallant Recruits
A Helter-SkelterRush to Arms
A Helter-Skelter Rush to Arms
Tools of the Soldier's Trade
"SEEING THE ELEPHANT"
CHAPTER 3 THE ROAD TO SHILOH
The Union's Homespun Hero
THE COASTAL WAR
The Siege of Charleston
The Battle of Mobile Bay
Assault on Fort Fisher
CHAPTER 4 FROM RICHMOND TO SHENANDOAH
The Making of a General
A Fortress City on the Potomac
CHAPTER 5 THE BLOODIEST DAY
A GALLERY OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER 6 THE STRUGGLE FOR TENNESSEE
Panic along the Ohio
A Son of Virginia on the Union Side
The Craft of Field Artillery
The Tools of a Well-Drilled Team
The Precise Art of Aiming
An Array of Lethal Ammunition
The Nation's Rail roads at War
A Bustling Hub for Supply Missions
Building with Speed and Ingenuity
The Waterborne Railway
CHAPTER 7 REBELS RESURGENT
Traffic Between the Lines
Veteran Fighters of Lee's Legions
Swift Signals via Flag and Telegraph
The Odyssey of the Wounded
CHAPTER 8 WAR ON THE MISSISSIPPI
BIDING TIME BETVVEEN BATTLES
CHAPTER 9 GETTYSBURG
Heirs to a Knightly Tradition
The Importance of Maintaining a Mount
Jeb Stuart's Untimely Ride
A Panoramic View of the Last Change
The Terrible Price That Was Paid
The Picture ThatMoved a Nation
An Address at Gettysburg
CHAPTER 10 THE FIGHT FOR CHATTANOOGA
The Legendary Johnny Clem
The Fallen Commanders
The Awesome Repeating Rifles
The Slow-Loading, Fast-Firing Colt
The Rugged, Lever-Action Spencer
A Prisoner's Plight
A CHRONICLE OF OCCUPATION
First Impressions of a Powerful Foe
The Ruin of a Town
CHAPTER 11 THE KILLING GROUND
Sketching the Common Soldier
CHAPTER 12 BATTLES FOR ATLANTA
SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA
The Path of Destruction
Savannah in Defeat
CHAPTER 13 DEATH IN THE TRENCHES
The Grim Testing of Black Troops
Varied Views of the Surrender
CHAPTER 14 THE NATION REUNITED
APPENDIX
STRENGTH OF THE ARMIES
Federal Army and Navy
Confederate Army and Navy
The Regiment
Organization of an Army
Badges to Distinguish Rank, Federal Army
Badges to Distinguish Rank, Confederate Army
Federal Casualties
Confederate Casualties
Federal General Officers killed or mortally wounded in battle
Confederate Generals killed or mortally wounded in battle
Prisoners of War
The Bloodiest Battles
Regimental Losses
INDEX
A, B, C
D, E, F
G, H
I, J, K, L
M, N
O, P, R
S, T
U, V, W, Y, Z
PICTURE CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THE CRIMSON FIELDS OF VIRGINIA
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