Atlas of the Civil WarOffering the clearest and most comprehensive examination of the conflict that transformed the United States, the Atlas of the Civil War reveals the full dimensions of this historic confrontation. Surpassing the scope of any previously published single-volume work, this atlas pairs expert scholarship with bold mapping to vividly depict the ebb and flow of destruction and reconstruction.Divided chronologically into five sections, the Atlas of the Civil War illustrates every significant battle and military campaign while simultaneously considering the important social themes that shaped the country during the same time period. All theaters of war in which armies fought and maneuvered will be covered in detail and, marking a major departure from other atlases, this volume will devote substantial attention to the nonmilitary elements of the struggle between North and South. Maps of population, economic development, elections, transportation networks and patterns of enlistment illuminate the intersections between the home front and the battlefield, demonstrating with specially commissioned cartography that no war is fought in isolation from the rest of society. Approximately forty three-dimensional maps of terrain and troop movements add yet another unique element to this ambitious reference.Written by two esteemed Civil War historians, Kenneth Winkle and Steven Woodworth, the pithy text is accented with black and white photography and illustrations that bring key characters and settings to life. Pulitzer-prize winning author James McPherson, guides the project, setting the tone of the atlas with a foreword and five shorter essays the open each of the sections. |
Contents
KEY TO MAPS | 11 |
FOREWORD | 12 |
THE COMING OF WARINTRODUCTION | 18 |
THE STRUGGLE FOR UNIONINTRODUCTION | 90 |
THE TURNING OF THE TIDEINTRODUCTION | 158 |
TOTAL WARINTRODUCTION | 212 |
TRIUMPH TRAGEDY AND RECONSTRUCTION INTRODUCTION | 296 |
MAJOR BATTLE SITES | 360 |
SOLDIERS AND THEIR ORIGINS | 364 |
CHRONOLOGY | 366 |
GLOSSARY | 376 |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 400 |
Common terms and phrases
A.P. HILL advance African Americans ALABAMA April Arkansas Army of Northern Army of Tennessee artillery assault Atlanta attack Banks Battery Battle Beauregard began Bragg Brigadier Burnside campaign captured Charleston Chattanooga City Civil command Confederacy Confederate army Confederate forces Congress Corps cotton Creek Cumberland Davis defeated defensive Democrats division Early's February Federals Ferry fighting flank FLORIDA Forrest Fort Sumter Fredericksburg garrison Georgia Grant gunboats guns Hill Hood hundred infantry Jackson James River Jefferson Jefferson Davis Johnston July June Kentucky land Lee's army Lincoln Longstreet LOUISIANA Major General John March McClellan Meade Memphis miles military Mississippi Missouri Mountain Nashville North Northern Virginia Ohio percent Petersburg Port Potomac Railroad Rappahannock Republican retreat Richmond Ridge Road Rosecrans September Shenandoah Valley Sheridan Sherman skirmishing slavery slaves soldiers SOUTH CAROLINA southern Sumter surrender Tennessee River TERRITORY thousand Union army Union casualties Union forces Union troops Vicksburg victory vote Washington West