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Book

The Civil War : a visual history

Call Number

  • 973.7 C5822 (CEN)

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Edition

1st American edition.

Publication Information

New York : DK Publishing, [2011]

Physical Description

360 pages : illustrations (color & black and white), maps, portraits ; 31 cm

Summary

Produced with the Smithsonian Institution and released in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the start of the war, "The Civil War" is a definitive visual history of one of the most defining moments in our country's history. Includes comprehensive timelines, first-person accounts by soldiers, civilians, and key political and military leaders, as well as examinations of broader topics such as transportation, the economy, and the treatment of wounded soldiers.

Contents

  • An imperfect union, 1815-1860
  • Secession triggers war, 1861
  • Clash of armies, 1862
  • The Union tightens its grip, 1863
  • Grant, Sherman, and total war, 1864
  • Collapse of the Confederacy, 1865
  • Legacies of the war, 1865-1877.

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