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Introduction

The Distant Roots of War

The First Shots of the War

The Call to Arms

An Early Stalemate

Antietam and Gettysburg

Life in the Field

The War Drags On

Surrender and Victory

The Results of the War

Chapter 1 Fort Sumter and the Outbreak of War

Chapter Preface

Preparing for War

On Opposite Sides

Panic at Bull Run

Chapter 2 Fighting for the Union Cause

Chapter Preface

First Days in the Union Army

Meeting the Rebs at Fair Oaks

Battling the Confederate Army of Virginia

Riding and Raiding in Virginia

Chapter 3 In the Officer's Tent

Chapter Preface

Grant Takes Command in Missouri

One Officer's Opinion

Why the North Must Fight

Life in Andersonville Prison

Chapter 4 The Black Soldier in the Northern Army

Chapter Preface

Life in a Black Regiment

A Plea for Equal Pay

Racist and Incompetent Leaders

An Appraisal of Black Troops

Chapter 5 On the Home Front

Chapter Preface

Quantrill's Raiders Attack Lawrence

Fighting the Copperheads

Witness to the Draft Riots

The Advantages of Slavery

Chapter 6 Doctoring for the North

Chapter Preface

A Volunteer Surgeon Marches with General Grant

Life on a Hospital Cot

Tending to the Sick

A Woman Doctor Treats Casualties from a Black Regiment

Chapter 7 Appomattox and Victory

Chapter Preface

Witness at Appomattox

"Death to All Traitors"

Captain Adams Musters Out

Advice from an Old Friend

Chronology

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