“In all the vast collection of books on the American Civil War there is no book like this one,” says Bruce Catton. Never before has such a stunning body of

The hardcover reference titles in the Day by Day series examine the evolution of wars in a chronological timeline, from the first skirmish to the last battle an

From the early seizure of government property during the latter part of 1860 to the final Confederate surrender in 1865, this book provides a day-to-day account

Describes events on a typical day virtually at the midpoint of the American Civil War.

More Americans died during the Civil War than in any other war in the history of the United States. In this day-by-day chronicle of the war, relive the courage