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    The Civil War Centennial Handbook
    The Civil War Centennial Handbook
    The Civil War Centennial Handbook
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    The Civil War Centennial Handbook

    By William H. Price

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    This book focuses on the Civil War, which began in the 1830s as a cold war and moved toward the inevitable conflict somewhere between 1850 and 1860, which was one of America's greatest emotional experiences. It tells a story of the human toil and machinery that produced more than four million small arms for the Union Army and stamped from copper over one billion percussion caps for these weapons during the four years of war. It is the purpose of "The Civil War Centennial Handbook" to present this unusual story of the Civil War, a mosaic composed of fragments from the lesser-known and yet colorful facts that have survived a century but have been obscured by the voluminous battle narratives and campaign studies. The handbook is divided into five basic parts. The first is a presentation of little-known and unusual facts about participants, battles and losses, and the cost of war. The second is a graphic portrayal of both the men and machines that made the war of the 1860s. The special selection of photographs for this portion of the story was made available courtesy of the National Archives and the Library of Congress. Next are reproductions in color of Union and Confederate uniforms from the Official Records Atlas and the famous paintings by H. A. Ogden. The fourth section is a reference table of battles and losses listed in chronological order, accompanied by a map showing the major engagements of the war. And primarily for the growing number of new Civil War buffs, there is a roster of Civil War Round Tables, as well as a recommended list of outstanding books on the Civil War.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 25, 2021
    ISBN4057664578778
    The Civil War Centennial Handbook

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      Book preview

      The Civil War Centennial Handbook - William H. Price

      William H. Price

      The Civil War Centennial Handbook

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4057664578778

      Table of Contents

      The First Modern War

      Brother Against Brother

      They Also Served

      The Soldier, the Battle, The Losses

      The Cost of War

      Numbers and Losses

      Civil War Round Tables

      Losses in Killed, Wounded, and Missing in Engagements, Etc.,

      Where the Total was Five Hundred or more on the side of the Union Troops. Confederate Losses given are generally based on Estimates.

      Statement of the Number of Engagements

      In the several States and Territories during each Year of the War.

      Recommended Reading

      CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL PROCLAMATION No. 3882

      BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION

      Here brothers fought for their principles

      Here heroes died to save their country

      And a united people will forever cherish

      the precious legacy of their noble manhood.

      —PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT AT VICKSBURG

      The Civil War, which began in the 1830's as a cold war and moved toward the inevitable conflict somewhere between 1850 and 1860, was one of America's greatest emotional experiences. When the war finally broke in 1861, beliefs and political ideals had become so firm that they transcended family ties and bonds of friendship—brother was cast against brother. The story of this supreme test of our Nation, though one of tragedy, is also one of triumph, for it united a nation that had been divided for over a quarter century.

      Holding a place in history midway between the Revolutionary War of the 18th century and the First World War of the 20th, the American Civil War had far-reaching effects: by the many innovations and developments it stimulated, it became the forerunner of modern warfare; by the demands it made on technology and production, it hastened the industrial revolution in America. This conflict also provided the ferment from which great personalities arise. Qualities of true greatness were revealed in men like William Tecumseh Sherman, the most brilliant strategist of modern times; Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the greatest of natural born leaders; Robert E. Lee, one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation; and Abraham Lincoln, who, like the other great men of that era, would be minor characters in our history had they not been called upon in this time of crisis. And emerging from such trying times were seven future Presidents of the United States, all officers of the Union Army.

      But the story of this sectional struggle is not only one of great leaders and events. It is the story of 18,000 men in Gen. Sedgwick's Corps who formed a marching column that stretched over ten miles of road, and in that hot month of July 1863, the story of how they marched steadily for eighteen hours, stopping only once to rest, until they reached Gettysburg where the crucial battle was raging. It is the story of more than two hundred young VMI Cadets, who without hesitation left their classrooms to fight alongside hardened veterans at the battle of New Market in 1864. Or it is the story of two brothers who followed different flags and then met under such tragic circumstances on the field of battle at Petersburg.

      It is also a story of the human toil and machinery that produced more than four million small arms for the Union Army and stamped from copper over one billion percussion caps for these weapons during the four years of war.

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