The Everything Civil War Book

by Stoddard, Brooke C.

• ISBN13: 9781598699227
• ISBN10: 1598699229
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-18
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

North against South. Grant versus Lee. Brother against brother. The Civil War split the nation into two warring parties and shaped American history and culture dramatically. This book provides a complete survey of the war’s major events, including: Profiles of the Civil War’s great leaders The struggle for African-American freedom Military strategy and weaponry Landmark historical documents like the Gettysburg Address A detailed Civil War timeline The heroic—and tragic—stories of the Civil War come alive in this extraordinary retelling, combining a compelling historical commentary with fascinating insights into the most prominent characters of that era.

Author Biography

Brooke C. Stoddard served as the editor of Military Heritage magazine, writing feature stories and editorials on the Civil War. Mr. Stoddard, the son of a southern mother and a northern father, has visited most of the major Civil War battlefields in Virginia and has toured Gettysburg three times, once with Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson. He lives in Alexandria, VA. Daniel P. Murphy, PhD is a history professor at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and the author of numerous articles and book reviews. He is the author of The Everything American Revolution Book, coauthor of The Everything World War II Book, and was a contributing author for The American Presidents. He lives in Louisville, KY.

Table of Contents

The Top Ten Facts about the American Civil War	p. x
Introduction	p. xi
Causes of the Civil War	p. 1
Regional Differences	p. 2
Expansion and States' Rights	p. 3
The Issue of Slavery	p. 5
The Life of a Slave	p. 6
The Fugitive Slave Act and the Underground Railroad	p. 8
The Many Voices of Abolition	p. 9
The Dred Scott Decision	p. 12
Bleeding Kansas	p. 13
John Brown's Harpers Ferry Raid	p. 14
Secession	p. 15
On the Eve of War	p. 19
The Nation Splits	p. 20
The Union	p. 21
The Confederate States of America	p. 23
The Border States	p. 26
Making Armies and Officers	p. 29
Union and Confederate Cabinet Officers	p. 31
Lincoln and Davis: Leaders of the North and South	p. 35
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis	p. 36
Abraham Lincoln's Childhood Years	p. 37
Lincoln's Early Politics	p. 39
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates	p. 40
Lincoln's First Presidential Election	p. 42
Jefferson Davis: A Short Biography	p. 44
Military Leaders of the North and South	p. 49
Politics and Generals	p. 50
Winfield Scott	p. 51
George B. McClellan	p. 52
Ulysses S. Grant	p. 53
William Tecumseh Sherman	p. 55
David Farragut	p. 56
Robert E. Lee	p. 57
Jeb Stuart	p. 59
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson	p. 60
Pierre G. T. Beauregard	p. 62
Joseph E. Johnston	p. 62
Other Important Military Figures	p. 63
The Course of the War: 1861	p. 67
Besieging Fort Sumter	p. 68
The Fall of Fort Sumter	p. 70
The Anaconda Plan and the Beginning of the Blockade	p. 72
The First Battle of Manassas	p. 74
Attacking Port Royal Sound and the Outer Banks	p. 76
Ball's Bluff and Belmont	p. 77
The Course of the War: 1862 Part I	p. 81
Fort Henry	p. 82
Fort Donelson	p. 83
Peninsular Campaign Begins	p. 85
The Battle of Shiloh	p. 87
The Valley Campaign	p. 89
The Seven Days Battles	p. 91
The Course of the War: 1862 Part II	p. 95
Jackson Versus Pope in Virginia	p. 96
Second Manassas	p. 97
Antietam	p. 98
The Invasion of Kentucky	p. 101
Target Vicksburg	p. 103
Fredericksburg	p. 104
The Course of the War: 1863 Part I	p. 107
Murfreesboro	p. 108
Grant Maneuvers Against Vicksburg	p. 109
The Battle of Chancellorsville	p. 110
Lee Moves North	p. 112
Victory on the Mississippi	p. 114
Cavalry Raids North and South	p. 116
The Course of the War: 1863 Part II	p. 119
Gettysburg	p. 120
Lee Versus Meade after Gettysburg	p. 124
The Battle of Chickamauga	p. 125
Chattanooga Besieged	p. 128
The Battle of Chattanooga	p. 129
Knoxville Relieved	p. 130
The Course of the War: 1864 Part I	p. 133
That Devil Forrest	p. 134
Up the Red River	p. 135
Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania	p. 136
The Drive on Atlanta	p. 139
Confederate Success at Richmond and New Market, Virginia	p. 140
From Cold Harbor to Petersburg	p. 141
The Course of the War: 1864 Part II	p. 143
General Early Heads for Washington, D.C.	p. 144
Sherman Wins Atlanta	p. 144
The Struggle for the Shenandoah Valley	p. 146
Hood Heads for Tennessee	p. 148
Sherman Marches to the Sea	p. 149
Lincoln's Second Presidential Election	p. 151
The End of the Civil War	p. 155
Sherman's March Through the Carolinas	p. 156
The Collapsing Confederacy	p. 157
The Final Battles Around Petersburg	p. 159
The Surrender of Robert E. Lee	p. 161
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln	p. 165
Flight of the Confederate Government	p. 168
Very Last Battles	p. 169
War off the Battlefield	p. 171
Naval Warfare Begins	p. 172
The Monitor Versus the Merrimac	p. 175
Island No. 10	p. 176
The Battle of New Orleans	p. 178
The Battle of Memphis	p. 179
The Battle of Mobile Bay	p. 181
Sabotage and Far-Fetched Plots	p. 182
Guerilla Warfare	p. 184
The War in the West and Other Places	p. 185
The War in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas	p. 186
The War in Texas	p. 189
War in Florida	p. 190
War in the Far West	p. 191
War on the Atlantic and Pacific	p. 192
The "War" in Europe	p. 195
Weapons of War	p. 199
Weapons Innovations	p. 200
Small Arms	p. 200
Muskets and Rifles	p. 201
Handguns	p. 206
Swords and Sabers	p. 207
Artillery	p. 208
Life in the Service	p. 213
Camp Life	p. 214
Uniforms	p. 219
What the Average Soldier Wore	p. 221
Flags of the North and South	p. 225
Horrors of War	p. 229
Battlefield Conditions	p. 230
Casualties	p. 232
Prisoners of War	p. 234
Battlefield Medicine	p. 238
War Doctors	p. 240
Nurses and Clara Barton	p. 241
Away from the Mainstream	p. 243
African-American Participation in the Civil War	p. 244
Ethnic Makeup of the Civil War	p. 248
Chronicling the Civil War	p. 250
Photography	p. 251
Espionage During the Civil War	p. 253
Women and Children on the Battlefield	p. 255
Family Life During the Civil War	p. 259
America on the Eve of Destruction	p. 260
Family Life	p. 262
City Life	p. 266
Farm Life	p. 269
Plantation Life	p. 270
Religion	p. 273
Reconstruction and Remembrance	p. 275
Reconstruction	p. 276
Confederate Exiles	p. 280
The Official End of Slavery	p. 282
African Americans after the War	p. 283
The Civil War Timeline	p. 286
Resources	p. 299
Index	p. 301
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