The new Civil War handbook : facts and photos for readers of all ages
"This book triumphs on several levels ... This is going to be my answer to the question 'Where should I start looking at the Civil War'' from now on."--TOCWOC-A Civil War Blog The New Civil War Handbook is a complete up-to-date guide for American Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. Author Mark Hughes uses clear and concise writing, tables, charts, and more than 100 photographs to trace the history of the war from the beginning of the conflict through Reconstruction. Coverage includes battles and campaigns, the common soldier, technology, weapons, women and minorities at war, hospitals, prisons, generals, the naval war, artillery, and much more. In addition to these important areas, Hughes includes a fascinating section about the Civil War online, including popular blog sites and other Internet resources. Reference material in The New Civil War Handbook includes losses in battles, alternate names for battles, major causes of death of Union soldiers (no data exists for Confederates), deaths in POW camps, and other valuable but hard to locate information. Readers will find The New Civil War Handbook to be an invaluable quick reference guide, and one that makes an excellent gift for both the Civil War novice and the Civil War buff. "Updated and more comprehensive than ever, Mark Hughes' timely release of The New Civil War Handbook will introduce yet another generation to the defining event in American history."--Terrence J. Winschel, retired Chief Historian, Vicksburg National Military Park and author of Triumph and Defeat
eBook, English, 2009
Savas Beatie ; Casemate [distributor], El Dorado Hills, Calif., Newbury, 2009
Chronology
1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations
9781611210439, 1611210437
759858221
Contents
Foreword
Publisher�s Preface
SECTION I: FACTS Naming the War
Civil War Voices
Did You Know? Interesting Facts About the Civil War
What�s in a Name?
Civil War Veterans Better Known for Other Achievements
Organization of the Armies
SECTION 2: IMAGES OF WAR Civil War Begins
Generals
Soldiers
A Soldier�s Life
Battles and Battlefields
Technology and the War
Weapons of War
War on the Water
Caring for the Sick, Wounded, and Dead
Prisoners of War
Civilians Caught up in the War Women and the WarAfrican Americans and the War
The Civil War and Native Americans
The War Ends
Reconstruction
SECTION III: FIGURES Numbers and Losses
Strength of the Union Army
Losses in Major Battles
Number of Engagements Fought in Each State and Territory During the Civil War
Alternate Names of Battles
Troops Furnished by the Various States and Territories to the Union Army
Causes of Battle Wounds
Major Causes of Death
Principal Union Prisons
Principal Confederate Prisons SECTION IV: MISCELLANY African Americans in the Civil WarNative Americans in the Civil War
Glossary of Civil War Terms
Civil War Points of Interest
Civil War Bookshelf
Civil War on the Web