Description
Book Synopsis This Civil War sourcebook organizes the crucial details of the war in an inventive format designed to enhance the reader''s knowledge base and big-picture understanding of key events and outcomes. The war''s causes, political and economic issues, important personalities, campaigns and battles are examined. Nearly 200 reader challenges stimulate reviews of critical moments, with suggested further reading. Photographs and maps have been carefully selected to supplement the topic being explored.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- I Prologue to the Civil War Challenges 3
Answers 17
- II Political Personalities Challenges 35
Answers 47
- III Lincoln's Speeches and Quotations Challenges 56
IV Economic Issues of the War Challenges 66
Answers 72
- V Military Personalities Challenges 83
Answers 97
- VI 1861 Battles and Campaigns Challenges 115
Answers 119
- VII 1862 Battles and Campaigns Challenges 124
Answers140
- VIII 1863 Battles and Campaigns (Except Gettysburg) Challenges 157
Answers 166
- IX Gettysburg Challenges 176
Answers 196
- X 1864 Battles and Campaigns Challenges 217
Answers 35
- XI Spies and Secret Organizations Challenges 250
Answers 260
- XII Civil War Medicine Challenges 272
Answers 282
- XIII 1865—The End of the War and the Lincoln Assassination Challenges 291
Answers 299
- Essential Reading
- Index
