COMMANDING THE STORM: Civil War Battles in the Words of the Generals Who Fought Them

Twelve commanders from each side of the Civil War vividly describe what they and their men experienced at twelve of the war's most legendary battles--from Fort Sumter to Appomattox Court House--in accounts gathered from letters, memoirs, reports, and testimonies. Informative biographies and headnotes for each battle give parallel statistics at a glance and establish context. Well illus.