Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Preface

Maps

Introduction

Chapter 1      The House of Dixie

Chapter 2      Securing the Mansion: The Slaveholder Revolt and Its Origins

Chapter 3      Early Portents: The First Phases of War

Chapter 4      Recognizing the “Logic of Events”: Union War Policy Evolves, 1861–63

Chapter 5      “The Clouds Are Dark over Us”: The Convulsions of 1863

Chapter 6      Bound for “A Land They Knew Not”: After Slavery, What?

Chapter 7      Cracks in the Walls Widen

Chapter 8      A Ray of Light Shines Briefly through the Rafters

Chapter 9      Feeling the Timbers Shudder

Chapter 10    And the Walls Gave Way: Richmond, Appomattox, and After

Conclusion: “We Should Rejoice”

Photo Insert

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited

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