civil war, 1861-1865

Explores the material, political, intellectual, and spiritual impact of the enormous loss of life resulting from the Civil War in America, and looks at how military personnel and civilians dealt with the carnage on both practical and spiritual levels.

"Offers a front-row view of congressional mayhem and sheds new light on the careers of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and other luminaries, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known but no less fascinating men. The result is a fresh understanding of the workings of American democracy and the bonds of Union on the eve of their greatest peril"--Amazon.

A biography of Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction, offering a detailed examination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy.

Text and illustrations describe the uniforms of every branch of Northern and Southern troops included in the Civil War.

Studies the lasting American thoughts of the drama of the Civil War, the freeing of the slaves, the Treasury of Virtue in the North and the Great Alibi in the South.

Uses excerpts from speeches, letters, articles, and official documents to point out the military and political contributions and the feelings of African-Americans during the Civil War.

An account of Lincoln's famous Army of the Potomac during the early years of the Civil War.

A study of Ulysses S. Grant during the last year and a half of his Civil War command, providing an account of his activities after being made commander in chief of the Union armies.

A study of Ulysses S. Grant in the early years of his Civil War command, focusing on his strategy for gaining control of the Mississippi River for the Union, with accounts of some of the war's great battles, and discussion of Grant's personal relationships and problems.