[Best Little Stories From... 01] • Best Little Stories From the Civil War by Kelly, C. Brian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Coverpage Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction Select Guide to Battles & Personalities Portents Beginnings

First Time Out Fresh Start Sought Who the South Was Fate Makes a Choice Racing to War Better Angels Invoked Social Notice Taken Lincoln Wins Rebel Debate Sumter's Silence Stomach Pumping Questioned Robert and Mary Spy with a Future Swinging His Arms A "Bear" Installed Death of a Congressman Most Famous Shooter Perfect Storm of Bullets At Every Shot a Convulsion First Postmortem Sherman's Threat Appealed Head of the Passes Heart in the Throat Good Times and Bad Staggering Stats

Middles

Hello, Washington No Panacea for Politicians Brave Deed Recorded Complete Conquest Required Secession from Secession Soldier A-Courting Battery Disbanded "Granny" Lee Stirring Words Found Jackson's Odd Failure Hello, Richmond Loyalty Charge Dismissed Poignant Moments in Battle Unnecessary Tragedies Knights of the Realm Six-Year-Old's Flight Davises Everywhere Capitalism at Andersonville Jaws of Death Bride Left Behind Audible, Not Visible Spank the Boys Injury Added to Insult Family Affair Miss Kate's Brief Run Escape from Success Faces in the Crowd Red Shirt, White Shirt More Than a Few Ghosts "Shot for You" No Whizz, Bang Heard Women of the Times Woman at the Lead Road to Gettysburg Love Story Coincidences at Gettysburg Old White Oak Black Faces in the Crowd Gettysburg Facts, Stats Lee Family Saga, Continued Three Generals Named Winfield Cat Parties Ended The Fighting McCooks Sidling Down to Richmond Friendly Boost Given "Down, You Fool!" Brave Men Spared Christmas What Does a Slave? More Staggering Stats

Endings

Old Abe the Soldier Bird Bleak Holiday Unlucky John Bell Hood "On, Wisconsin On!" Longest Siege Each to His Own Pathway Squint to His Eye Ugly Blows Exchanged They Also Served Story with a Kick Two More to Mourn Embarrassing Outing Surviving to Serve Again Hospital Town So Very Personal No Opportunity for Surrender Parallel Spies Acquiring a New Name Close Connections Lee's Final Order Julia Reads a Note Freedom Still Denied Surprisingly Kind Fate Always a Clear Course War's Sting Delayed Pair for Two Final Glimpses An Arlington Postmortem The Lincoln Memorial: A Postscript

The Civil War's Two First Ladies

Varina: Forgotten First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln: Troubled First Lady

The Civil War-a Short Chronology Acknowledgments Select Bibliography Index About the Authors