Description
Book SynopsisBeginning with the economic, political and social forces behind the conflict, continuing to the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the military strategies, battles and people, and following Lee's surrender at Appomattox to the reconstruction and modern aftermath, The Handy Civil War Answer Book is a captivating, concise and convenient history of American's defining conflict.
Trade Review"This new volume is a quick and fascinating introduction to the Civil War, touching on pertinent aspects of the conflict. The author covers the battles but also discusses, various social, economic, political, and other issues related to the period. Highly Recommended."
Choice"This is a well-written, interesting approach to Civil War history. It will interest those who have some knowledge and want to pursue inquiries on various aspects of particular battles or other subjects. It is recommended for those readers."
Civil War News"This title could work as a supplementary American history textbook for high school students or serve as personal reading for Civil War buffs."
Library Journal"Using a question-and-answer format, this information-filled volume offers a plethora of facts about the Civil War ... An inexpensive addition to the numerous Civil War books being published during the sesquicentennial."
School Library Journal"The author achieves a strong narrative flow. [He] is knowledgeable and judicious. Like the other
Handy Answer Books, this entry on the Civil War is not specifically marketed to young adults, but is quite suitable for teens as well as for general readers."
Voya ReviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction
Cast of Characters
Chronology
1 The Road to Harpers Ferry
2 Election and Secession
3 First Blood
4 A Rich Man’s War and a Poor Man’s Fight
5 Crimson Tide
6 The Home Front
7 Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Battery Wagner
8 Battles for the West
9 Total War
10 The Final Struggles
11 Elegies and Eulogies
12 The Civil War in the National Memory
Appendix A: Jefferson Davis First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861
Appendix B: Abraham Lincolns First Inaugural Address,, March 4, 1861
Appendix C: The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
Appendix D: The Gettysburg Address, November 23, 1863
Appendix E: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
Appendix F: Appendix F: Jefferson Davis conversation with Gilmore and Jaquess, July 17, 1864
Appendix G: Conversation between Secretary of War Stanton and Major General William T. Sherman, January 12, 1865
Appendix H: The Thirteenth Amendment
Appendix I: Union Regiments that Suffered the Highest Percentage of Total Casualties
Bibliography
Index
