Civil War and Reconstruction

This desk reference is both a readable summary of the major elements of the war itself, and a critical guide to current research in LC's collections. Overviews include "Civil War Time Line," "Antebellum America," "Wartime Politics," "The War on the Water," "Prisons and Prisoners of War," "Medical Care and Medicine," "The Home Front," and "Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the War." Nonhistory students will benefit from the chapter "The Civil War and the Arts," and serious Civil War researchers will appreciate the chapter "Studying the War: Research and Preservation." This volume is located in the library's circulating collection.