Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index.
Summary:
Presents key events, battles, profiles of the war's leaders, memorable quotations, and photographic timelines of the Civil War, from the debate over state's rights and first shots at Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomatox and the Lincoln assassination.
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