THE CIVIL WAR
by
JAMES I. ROBERTSON, JR.
Washington 25, D. C.
U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission
1963
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
- Alma E. Anderson, Social Studies Department, Robert E. Lee Junior High School, Danville, Va.
- E. Merton Coulter, Professor-Emeritus of History, University of Georgia, Athens
- William M. Grant, History Department, Upper Arlington High School, Columbus, O.
- Richard Harwell, Librarian, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me.
- William B. Hesseltine, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Daniel W. Hollis, Professor of History, University of South Carolina, Columbia
- Stanley F. Horn, Chairman, Tennessee Civil War Centennial Commission, Nashville
- William M. Lamers, Assistant Superintendent, Milwaukee Public Schools
- A. B. Moore, Professor-Emeritus of History, University of Alabama, University
- Allan Nevins, Chairman, U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission, San Marino, Cal.
- Mary G. Oliver, History Department, George Washington High School, Danville, Va.
- Glenn A. Rich, Director, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus
- Bell I. Wiley, Professor of History, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
- T. Harry Williams, Professor of History, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
- Hazel C. Wolf, History Department, Manual High School, Peoria, Ill.
FOREWORD
Thousands of student requests for information on the Civil Warprompted the publication of this booklet. Its purpose is to present insimple language a survey of the eleven most popular aspects of the1861-1865 conflict. This guide is intended as a supplement, not a substitute,for American history textbooks.
Space limitations prevented mention of each of the 6,000 engagementsof the Civil War. Thus, while such actions as the battle ofPicacho Pass, Ariz., and Quantrill’s sacking of Lawrence, Kan., hadimport for their particular locales, they of necessity had to be omitted.In those battles herein discussed, statistics for armies and losses are thosegenerally accepted. The map midway in the booklet may help familiarizethe student with the various theaters of military operations. Aftereach section is a list of works recommended for those who desire moredetailed information on the subject.
Relatively little consideration of the political, economic, and socialhistory of the period was possible within the limits of this small work.However, the Commission can supply upon request and without chargethe following pamphlets treating in part of those subjects