confederate states of america

Presents biographical profiles of sixty significant individuals involved in the American Civil War; a comprehensive overview of the conflict and the groups of people involved; fourteen full or excerpted primary documents from the period; and a cumulative index. The four main volumes also contain a time line.

Draws upon primary sources to introduce the Civil War, discussing its causes, the outcome of the war, and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Offers an analysis of every naval campaign of the Civil War, from the efforts at Fort Sumter during the secession of South Carolina in 1860, through the battles in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Mississippi River, and along the eastern seaboard, to the final attack at Fort Fisher on the coast of North Carolina in January 1865.

Profiles sixteen Confederate generals who came to represent Southern leadership, including Robert E. Lee, J. E. B. Stuart, James Longstreet, and P. G. T. Beauregard; also includes more than two hundred photos and period illustrations.

Presents over 1,600 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about political, military, and social aspects of the Civil War, including biographies of major and minor figures; and features primary documents, maps, illustrations, a glossary of terms, and an extensive bibliography.

Explores the history of the Fifth Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops, examining contemporary writings to provide insight into why these men, living free in the North, chose to fight in the Civil War.

Examines life for a sailor in the Union navy including recruitment and training, clothing, diet and health, wages, and combat experience; as well as issues such as racial integration and the development of the navy from wooden ships to steam and iron.

Uses a detailed letter written by Union lieutenant Frank A. Haskell to his brother in July 1863 and further eyewitness accounts by Union and Confederate soldiers to frame several of the engagements in the Battle of Gettysburg.

During his service in the Civil War, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.