A Pocket History of the Civil War

A unique collection of facts, trivia, and lore about the US Civil War.Whether novice or buff, readers across the spectrum will find unique and entertaining bits of trivia, facts, and lore about key American Civil War battles and leaders in A Pocket History of the Civil War, a collection of the unusual from author Martin F.Graham.From the identification of key troop locations during seminal battles of the Civil War, to details about monuments, facts about Union and Confederate officers, readers will find myriad bits of fun and fascinating information in this unique collection.Quizzes peppered throughout the book allow readers to test their knowledge.

A unique collection of facts, trivia, and lore about the US Civil War.Whether novice or buff, readers across the spectrum will find unique and entertaining bits of trivia, facts, and lore about key American Civil War battles and leaders in A Pocket History of the Civil War, a collection of the unusual from author Martin F.Graham.From the identification of key troop locations during seminal battles of the Civil War, to details about monuments, facts about Union and Confederate officers, readers will find myriad bits of fun and fascinating information in this unique collection.Quizzes peppered throughout the book allow readers to test their knowledge.

ForewordChapter One: The Evolution of SoldiersWhy Did Civilians Go to War?Transforming Civilians into SoldiersThe Organization of Northern and Southern ArmiesThe Daily Life of a Union and Confederate Soldier RationsOn the MarchThe Face of BattleThe Men Who Fought and Their Tools of WarTest Your Knowledge About the SoldiersWho Fought in the Civil WarChapter Two: Key Battles and Campaigns of the War-1861-62First Bull Run (Manassas)-Meeting the ElephantThe USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia (the Merrimack)-The Battle of the IroncladsShiloh-Grant's Close CallThe Seven Days-Lee Takes CommandSecond Battle of Bull Run-A Familiar StampedeAntietam-McClellan's Last TestFredericksburg-It Is Good That War Is So TerribleStones River-The Fight for Middle TennesseeTest Your Knowledge About the Major Battles of 1861-62Chapter Three: Key Battles and Campaigns of the War-1863Chancellorsville and Second Fredericksburg-Stonewall's Last VictoryGettysburg-Lee Takes the War to the Union HeartlandSiege of Vicksburg-Grant Conquers the Great MississippiFort Wagner-The Eyes of Thousands Will Look on What You Do TonightChickamauga-The "Rock of Chickamauga" Saves an ArmyChattanooga-The Battle Above the CloudsTest Your Knowledge About the Major Battles of 1863Chapter Four: Key Battles and Campaigns of the War-1864The Overland Campaign of Virginia-Total WarfareThe Atlanta Campaign-Johnston's RetreatSiege of Petersburg-Life in the TrenchesCedar Creek-Sheridan Wills a VictoryMarch to the Sea-Sherman Cuts a Huge Path Through GeorgiaHood's Tennessee Campaign-The Destruction of a Great ArmyTest Your Knowledge About the Major Battles of 1864Chapter Five: Peace at LastAppomattox Court House, Virginia-An Affectionate FarewellDurham, North Carolina-With Feelings of Cordial FriendshipIrwinsville, Georgia-Captured in Women's ClothesTest Your Knowledge About the War's EndChapter Six: Four Years of War-The NumbersThose Who Served-North and SouthBattles and Skirmishes-The NumbersFamous Regiments-Heroics and LossDeath in the Ranks-Commanders and GeneralsThe Economics of War-Money and LifeTest Your Knowledge About the Cost of WarChapter Seven: Civil War PrisonsCamp Sumter-Andersonville, GeorgiaCamp Douglas-Chicago, IllinoisLibby Prison-Richmond, VirginiaJohnson's Island-Sandusky, OhioTest Your Knowledge About Civil War PrisonsChapter Eight: Ten Interesting Characters and Events of the Civil WarSam Davis-Boy Hero of the ConfederacyHenry and Clara Rathbone-The Last Guests of the LincolnsSergeant Richard Kirkland-Angel of MercyAmbrose Bierce-The Mysterious Death of the Soldier and JournalistJohnny Clem-The Drummer Boy of Shiloh?Angelo Crapsey-A Tragic End to a Heroic LifeJames Andrews and William Fuller-The Great Locomotive ChaseConfederate General Clement Evans-The Sewing Kit That Saved His LifeAlonzo Cushing-A 147-Year Wait for the Congressional Medal of HonorThe Last Reunion of the Blue and the Gray- and the Years BeyondTest Your Knowledge About the Characters and Events of the Civil WarGlossaryRecommended ReadingTest Your Knowledge Answer KeyEndnotesIndex