Highlights & Sidelights of the Civil War

90 pp. "...designed primarily to accent the drama, faith, sacrifice, humor, and heartbreak of the Civil War Period. An anecdote, a couplet from a 19th century poem or song, a slogan, catchword, or epigram, a memorable phrase from a speech or an editorial--all these are vital threads in the intricate tapestry of Civil War history. They reveal the manners and morals of the age; they reconstruct its tempo and mood. They mirror the ambitions, follies, and hopes of Abraham Lincoln's and Jefferson Davis's generation. They provide the accompaniment to the chronicle of its failures and, more important, its achievements."