Contents
Foreword by James M. McPherson
Introduction
Chronology
Part l: The war in the East 1861-May 1863
Outbreak - Election: Southern secession;
creation of the confederacyWarring sides - Strengths and weaknesses
of the Union and the ConfederacyThe fighting - From First Manassas
to ChancellorsvilleCommon soldiers - Federals and Confederates
in camp and battlePortrait of a soldier - Robert Augustus Moore,
a Confederate soldierThe world around war - Northern and Southern
society adjust to the demands of the warPortrait of a civilian - Elizabeth Herndon Maury
on the Virginia home frontHow the period ended - An uncertain futurePart ll: The war in the West 1861—July 1863
The fighting - Struggle for the heartlandCommon soldiers - Billy Yank and Johnny Reb at warPortrait of a soldier - John Beatty, a Union soldierPortrait of a civilian - Kate Stone, a Confederate civilianHow the period ended - The promise of summer791726323680858997101105146152157160