A House Divided During the Civil War Era

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ISBN: 9781851098811 | 185109881X
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Copyright: 2/1/2007

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With its superior industrial base, and decided advantages in weapons and financing, the Union army's victory over the armies of the Confederacy may have seemed inevitable. But it was far from a foregone conclusion. The war might have played out very differently if certain circumstances and decisions had changed. What if, for example, Frederick Douglass had strongly supported John Brown's raid? What if Confederate general Robert E. Lee had won at Antietam?

Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
John Brown's Raid	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Turning Point	p. 3
Actual History	p. 6
Alternate History	p. 12
Discussion Questions	p. 16
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 16
Confederate States of America	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
Turning Point	p. 21
Actual History	p. 22
Alternate History	p. 27
Discussion Questions	p. 39
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 39
First Battle of Bull Run	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Turning Point	p. 43
Actual History	p. 45
Alternate History	p. 50
Discussion Questions	p. 55
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 55
Battle of Antietam	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
Turning Point	p. 60
Actual History	p. 63
Alternate History	p. 66
Discussion Questions	p. 70
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 70
Emancipation Proclamation	p. 73
Introduction	p. 73
Turning Point	p. 77
Actual History	p. 80
Alternate History	p. 85
Discussion Questions	p. 87
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 88
Battle of Gettysburg	p. 89
Introduction	p. 89
Turning Point	p. 92
Actual History	p. 95
Alternate History	p. 101
Discussion Questions	p. 105
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 106
Sherman's March to the Sea	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Turning Point	p. 111
Actual History	p. 112
Alternate History	p. 118
Discussion Questions	p. 123
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 123
Lincoln Assassination	p. 125
Introduction	p. 125
Turning Point	p. 131
Actual History	p. 132
Alternate History	p. 137
Discussion Questions	p. 141
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 141
Thirteenth Amendment	p. 143
Introduction	p. 143
Turning Point	p. 146
Actual History	p. 149
Alternate History	p. 155
Discussion Questions	p. 160
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 160
Reconstruction	p. 163
Introduction	p. 153
Turning Point	p. 167
Actual History	p. 168
Alternate History	p. 176
Discussion Questions	p. 182
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 183
Johnson's Impeachment	p. 185
Introduction	p. 185
Turning Point	p. 190
Actual History	p. 192
Alternate History	p. 199
Discussion Questions	p. 203
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 203
The Confederate Constitution	p. 205
The Secession of South Carolina, 1860	p. 219
Chronology of the Civil War Era	p. 225
Resources	p. 235
Index	p. 243
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