History of War Book of the American Civil War



The events, people and battles that shaped America. More than 150 years after the end of the American Civil War, the story of America’s bloodiest conflict remains a potent one – a defining period in the formation of the United States as we know it today. In this bookazine we explore the American Civil War through investigating its key events, significant battles and its most influential figures. Through expert analysis, a wealth of authentic artefacts, spectacular photography, and eyewitness accounts, we’ll deliver a fascinating insight into a conflict that continues to profoundly impact the world we live in.

The events, people and battles that shaped America

Secession Triggers War
- Discover the key actions that triggered the war

Clash of Armies
- Witness historic battles of Civil War in 1862

Grant, Sherman and Total War
- Uncover the battles that left the end of the war in sight

Collapse of the Confederacy
- Uncover the events that resulted in surrender

Also inside...
- The State of the nation
- A Question of Union
- Slavery Divides the Country
- The Fury of Abolition
- The Rise of the Republican Party
- The Raid at Harpers Ferry
- The Call to Arms
- The Souths Challenge
- Raising Armies
- The First Battle of Bull Run
- Organizing for the Fight
- Missouri and Kentucky
- Blockading the South
- Soldiers in Gray
- Soldiers in Blue
- The Battle of Hamptons Roads
- The Fall of New Orleans
- Action on the Mississippi River
- Grant Takes Forts Henry and Doneston
- The Battle of Shiloh
- Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley
- The Peninsula Campaign
- The Seven Days Battles
- The Second Battle of Bull Run
- Lee Invades Maryland
- The Battle of Antietam
- Burnside Takes the Offensive
- The Far West
- Bragg Invades Kentucky
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- The Battle of Chancellorsville
- Lee Advances North
- The Battle of Gettysburg       
- The Vicksburg Campaign
- The Home Front
- The Chickamauga Campaign
- The Chattanooga Campaign
- Lincoln Prevails
- The Wilderness Campaign
- Maneuvering toward Richmond
- Rebel Victories
- Prisoners of War
- The Battle of Cold Harbor
- Grant Advances to Petersburg
- The Valley Campaign
- The Siege of Petersburg
- Confederate Raiders
- The Battle of Mobile Bay
- Mississippi Operations
- Sherman’s Advance to Atlanta
- Sherman’s March to the Sea
- Franklin and Nashville
- The Thirteenth Amendment
- The Carolinas and Alabama
- The Fall of Petersburg and Richmond
- The Assassination of Lincoln
- Last Terms of Surrender

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