Includes bibliographical references (pages 440-441) and index. "The material in this book has been previously published under the titles Battles of the American Civil War and The Timeline of the Civil War."--Title page verso
Contents:
Introduction -- 1861: Fort Sumter -- First Manassas -- 1862: Fort Donelson -- Kernstown --Shiloh -- New Orleans -- Gaines' Mill -- Second Manassas -- Antietam -- Corinth -- Perryville -- 1863: Chancellorsville -- Champion Hill -- Gettysburg -- Chickamauga -- 1864: The Wilderness/ Spotsylvania Courthouse -- Kennesaw Mountain -- Mobile Bay -- Franklin/ Nashville -- 1965: Petersburg -- Aftermath -- Index.
Summary:
"Introduces 20 key battles from the conflict that shaped modern America ... Each battle includes a contextual introduction of the campaign, a concise description of the action and an analysis of the aftermath. A specially-commissioned colour map illustrat[es] the dispositions and movement of forces"--Jacket.
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