Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258).
Contents:
Prologue to the coming of the war: 1828-1848 -- The coming of the Civil War: 1848-1860 -- The church and slavery -- The war years: 1861-1865 -- The Irish contribution -- Reconstruction: 1865-1877.
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