162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation. This book provides a concise introduction to events from the secession to the end of the war. It focuses on
the military progress of the war
Union and Confederate politics
social change - particularly the emancipation of North American... Read more
Part one Background; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Problem; Chapter 2 Origins of the Civil War; Part two Analysis; Chapter 3 The War, 1861–62; Chapter 4 The Union Homefront; Chapter 5 The South and the Confederacy: Institutions and Allegiance; Chapter 6 War and Politics, 1863–64; Chapter 7 A More Perfect Union?; Part three Assessment; Chapter 8 Emancipation and Reconstruction; Part four Documents;
Biography
REID MITCHELL taught at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and is the author of 'Civil War Soldiers'.
