The story of how the Civil War began.

Describes the events leading up to the Civil War, the major conflicts, the lives of the soldiers, and the outcome of the war.

Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull Run in 1861 to the Battle of the Five Forks in 1865.

In July 1883, just a few days after the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at The Century Magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest battle of them all? One claimed it was Chickamauga, another Cold Harbor. The argument inspired a brainstorm. Why not let the magazine's 125,000 readers in on the conversation by offering a series of articles written by officers in command of both...

Discusses the Civil War and Reconstruction and their effects on the nation and on Black Americans in particular.

Anthology on the subject of the Civil War, a collection of thirty-six essays that examine the war from the perspectives critical to the war's outcome-the larger than life personalities of the important players from Lincoln to Lee and the national strategies and key battle tactics that shaped the four year long crisis.