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Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 2006.
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| Description |
416pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
The men and women who endured the Civil War created a remarkable first-hand chronicle of America's most tumultuous era. Soldiers penned letters and journals, their uncensored words revealing emotions and actions born of unimaginable circumstances. Wives and mothers wrote back, attempting to boost the soldiers' morale while fighting their own battles to keep families fed and sheltered. Photographers lugged their cumbersome tools into war zones, compiling a visual record whose like the world had never seen. Soldiers and civilians carefully tucked away keepsakes of the momentous events they had witnessed. Eyewitness to the Civil War examines every significant battle and initiative through detailed maps, pictures, and the participants own words.
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| Contents |
Introduction
About This Book
Prologue: A Nation Divided
1861: First Blood
1862: Total War
1863: The Confederate High Tide
1864: Grant Against Lee p. xxx
1865 The Road to Appomattox
Epilogue: Healing the Wounds
Appendix
Index
Acknowledgements and Staff Credits
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| Standard Number |
9780792262060 Hb.
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