CONTENTS

Title Page

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Introduction By Bill O’Reilly

Timeline

CHAPTER ONE

A GRAVE BEGINNING

John Brown Stirs America’s Passions

CHAPTER TWO

THE SOUTH RISES

The Union Is Ripped Asunder

CHAPTER THREE

A MARCH TO GREATNESS

Robert E. Lee Takes Command

CHAPTER FOUR

UNBOUND FOR GLORY

Frederick Douglass on the Road to Freedom

CHAPTER FIVE

THE COMMANDING PRESENCE

The Genius of Stonewall Jackson

CHAPTER SIX

BLOODIED BROTHERS

The Battle of Gettysburg

CHAPTER SEVEN

INTOXICATED BY WAR

U.S. Grant Battles for Respect

CHAPTER EIGHT

THE STATES OF WAR

The War Comes Home

CHAPTER NINE

THE LEADING MAN

Abraham Lincoln Runs into History

CHAPTER TEN

BURNING MAN

General Sherman Marches Through Georgia

CHAPTER ELEVEN

THE LAST SHOTS ARE FIRED

The War Ends and Lincoln is Assassinated

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SOURCES

INDEX

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