The Civil War : an illustrated history

Knauer, Kelly. (Added Author). Time Inc. Home Entertainment. (Added Author).

Summary: Presents a full pictorial account of the Civil War, using photographs and original artifacts from the period to chronicle the notable issues, battles, locations, and people involved in the war.

Record details

ISBN: 9781603201711
ISBN: 1603201718
Physical Description: print
vi, 202 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Time Home Entertainment, ©2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Jeff Shaara -- The 1850s : Map: 1860 Election ; Galler: A Tale of Three Nations ; A Less Than Perfect Union ; Lincoln's Election Sunders the Union -- 1861 : Map: Situation Report ; The South Secedes ; Clash at Fort Sumter ; Gallery: Americans Go to War ; The First Battle of Bull Run ; The Battle of Wilson's Creek -- 1862 : Map: Situation Report ; The War at Sea ; Gallery: A Sailor's Life ; River War in the West ; Gallery: A Soldier's Life ; The Peninsula Campaign ; Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign ; Profile: George B. McClellan ; The Second Battle of Bull Run ; The Battle of Antietam ; Free at Last ; Gallery: African Americans at War ; Duels in the Border Country ; The Battle of Fredericksburg -- 1863 : Map: Situation Report ; The Siege of Vicksburg ; Profile: Ulysses S. Grant ; The Battle of Chancellorsville ; The Battle of Gettysburg ; The Gettysburg Address ; Gallery: Caring for the Wounded ; The Struggle to Control Tennessee ; Gallery: The First Modern Conflict -- 1864 : Map: Situation Report ; The Union's Overland Campaign ; Gallery: Women in the War ; Sherman Captures Atlanta ; More Union Advances ; Lincoln Wins the Election of 1864 ; Sherman Marches Through Georgia -- 1865 : Map: Situation Report ; Richmond Falls, and the South Surrenders ; Profile: Robert E. Lee ; Lincoln Is Assassinated ; The Last Hurrah.