WHO WAS WHO IN THE CIVIL WAR is a one-volume compendium of over 2,500 complete and detailed biographies of the major participants (and lesser-known actors) in the War Between the States. Here is the ideal reference for Civil War scholars, students, political historians and enthusiasts who want to know the real people who fought at Bull Run and Gettysburg, as well as the civilians behind the lines who contributed to their efforts. The cast of characters is as large and varied as the United States itself.
Arranged in an A-Z format, WHO WAS WHO IN THE CIVIL WAR covers:
- Major military leaders - all 583 Union and 425 Confederate officers who attained one of the ranks of general.
- Lesser-ranking officers, soldiers, seamen, scouts and spies who particularly distinguished themselves in action.
- Major political leaders - presidents, presidential candidates, senators, congressmen and governors.
- Political activists - Secessionists, Abolitionists, Southern Unionists and Copperheads.
- Important civilian noncombatants - engineers, journalists, photographers, artists-correspondents, surgeons and nurses.
Complementing the authoritative text are nearly 250 illustrations, many of them historic photographs from such famous battlefield photographers as Mathew Brady.
Arranged in an A-Z format, WHO WAS WHO IN THE CIVIL WAR covers:
- Major military leaders - all 583 Union and 425 Confederate officers who attained one of the ranks of general.
- Lesser-ranking officers, soldiers, seamen, scouts and spies who particularly distinguished themselves in action.
- Major political leaders - presidents, presidential candidates, senators, congressmen and governors.
- Political activists - Secessionists, Abolitionists, Southern Unionists and Copperheads.
- Important civilian noncombatants - engineers, journalists, photographers, artists-correspondents, surgeons and nurses.
Complementing the authoritative text are nearly 250 illustrations, many of them historic photographs from such famous battlefield photographers as Mathew Brady.
