Books with title The Civil War

Excerpt from Stories of the Civil WarWe have tried to present a series of pictures Of our national life during the late war, around which a fuller knowledge of the course Of its history may gather.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The American Civil war was one of the greatest and deadliest wars fought within the United States . It lasted for 4 years, started in 1861 and ceased in 1865. The two opposing sides were the Union northern states and the Southern states. The Civil War comic book also has some description of the great President Abraham Lincoln. The in depth details about the wars fought at the different places gives proper insight on life of the soldiers on both the Union and Confederation Army. Battles such as Shiloh and Antietam in 1862 were the deadliest battles fought during the span of this war. Many such battles followed in the upcoming years where the Confederation Army faced lots of shortages in terms of soldiers The American Civil war was a great landmark in the American history. When the civil war ended, there was a huge loss in terms of people. To add to all this, President Abraham Lincoln was also shot dead when the war ceased. This was a sad incident. The war changed lot of things. It ended slavery but was responsible for the death of around 620,000 soldiers. Civilian casualties were unknown. But the issues that emerged from this war still affect the social and political side of the American nation. This book is a must read for all the young generation of kids who really want to understand the American history. Also it is in a comic format which makes it more fun to read. Students can learn and educate themselves without finding it tough. So it can be said Education made easy. It is history in the form of pictures and pictures speak a lot more than words bringing the war era to life.

The bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1861 set off the savage four-year war between the North and the South. The North fought to preserve the Union, whereas the South fought to win recognition as an independent nation. The war was a climax to quarrels between the two sides over the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Readers analyze the background of the war, military leadership and strategic plans of the war in the West and East, specific battles on land and sea, and the costs of the war.