Table of Contents

Introduction and chronology; Background to War; Warring sides; The outbreak; The fighting; Portrait of a soldier; The world around war; Portrait of a civilian; How the wra ended; Conclusion and consequences

About the Author

Joseph T. Glatthaar is currently Professor of History at the University of Houston. Among his publications are The March to the Sea and Beyond: Sherman's Troops in the Savannah and Carolinas Campaign; Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers; and Partnerships in Command: The Relationships between Leaders in the Civil War.