A comprehensive narrative history of the Civil War photography including the first combat action photographs, photo essays of news events as they happened, and photos first censored by the federal government.
slavery, secession, and the president's war powers
Simon, James F
2006
Examines the controversial relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, addressing such issues as their disagreements over slavery, secession, and Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case.
evangelicalism, proslavery, and the causes of the Civil War
Daly, John Patrick
2002
Examines the evangelical defense used to justify slavery in the nineteenth century and explains how it influenced the South's moral, intellectual, and socio-economic development and its conflict with the North.
a story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War
Claxton, Melvin
2006
Tells the story of the contributions made by Sergeant Christian Fleetwood and other escaped slaves, ex-slaves, and freemen to the Union cause and how they overcame oppression, suspicion, and Confederate gunfire during the Battle of New Market Heights in 1864.
Presents a narrative history of key issues of the American Civil War, eighteen biographical sketches of important civilian, military, and political figures, and sixteen annotated primary documents plus illustrations, maps, and chronology.
Reviews the causes of the Civil War, beginning with the settlers who arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607 not planning to own slaves, although thousands were already working in the New World. Includes Internet links to Web sites related to the Civil War.
southern secession commissioners and the causes of the Civil War
Dew, Charles B
2001
Explains how the views and actions of state-appointed commissioners who attempted to persuade the political leadership and the citizens of the slave states to join in efforts to destroy the Union and forge a new Southern nation lead to the start of the Civil War.
A comprehensive history of the decades surrounding the presidency of Abraham Lincoln from the 1840s to 1900 that encompasses Lincoln's legacy of freedom for all.
the stories behind the most influential battles, people and events in the war between the states
Lanning, Michael Lee
2006
Contains brief essays that describe and rank the one hundred most significant leaders, battles, and events of the American Civil War by order of influence, as selected by the author.
Traces the Western campaign during the second half of the Civil War and focuses on the partnership between Grant and Sherman and the events that led to the capture of Atlanta and the destruction of the Southern interior.
