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Index
Cover
Title
Contents
Section I: A Growing Fissure
America in 1860: High Hopes and a Widening Divide
Two Nations in One: North vs. South
Slavery Comes to America
The Union is Dissolved
First Fire on Fort Sumter
The Diary of Mary Chestnut
Mobilizing the Troops
The War Sparks a Boom in the North
The Confederate Economy Crashes Quickly
Section II: Brother Against Brother
Soldiers North and South Rush to Arms
Sworn into Service
“They Met Death Coolly, Bravely”
“No Two Keep the Same Step”
Military Discipline Does Not Come Easily
Disease: The War’s Most Lethal Enemy
New Technology and Old Tactics Reshape the Battlefield
“There Is No End To These Horrors”
The Reality of the Battlefield
Turning to God
Capture Is As Deadly As Combat
Civil War Photography
Saturated with Blood
Sinking Morale
In the “Mule Shoe” at Spotsylvania
Section III: A Nation Transformed
Heartbreak and Sagging Morale in a Land of Plenty
Women at War: Spies, Scouts, Soldiers, and Heroic Homemakers
Indian Raids Create Fear for Frontier Civilians
The Children of the Battlefield
A Wave of Looting, Burning, and Retaliation
Hell on Earth
The Thirteenth Amendment Ends Slavery in America
Surrender at Appomattox
A Just and Lasting Peace
Credits
Copyright
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