The extraordinary lives, passions, and careers of four great military leaders--Stonewall Jackson, Winfield Scott Hancock, Joshua Chamberlain, and Robert E. Lee--come to a climax as Union and Confederate forces clash on the battlefields of the Civil War. A worthy companion to The Killer Angels . . . Shaara brilliantly charts the war, the exploits of the combatants and their motivations. He also concisely shows how the early parts of the campaign unfolded....

A dramatization of the confrontations between Robert E. Lee, Lawrence Chamberlain, and Ulysses S. Grant during the last two years of the Civil War.

It's the spring of 1862. The Confederate Army in the West teeters on the brink of collapse following the catastrophic loss of Fort Donelson. Commanding general Albert Sidney Johnston is forced to pull up stakes, abandon the critical city of Nashville, and rally his troops in defense of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Hot on Johnston's trail are two of the Union's best generals: the relentless Ulysses Grant, fresh off his career-making victory...

Chronicles the major battles and turning points of the Civil War, including the Battle of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and Sherman's march through Georgia.

Discusses the number of troops and casualties in each battle as well as the length and outcome of the individual campaigns.

Provides an account of the Civil War battle of Antietam in Maryland on September 17, 1862, and includes maps, profiles of military leaders, and general information about the war.

Discusses the strategy, tactics, actual fighting, aftermath, and key figures involved in one of the Civil War's pivotal battles at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The story of the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war.

Details the Civil War battle at Antietam Creek, MD, September 17, 1862, between the forces of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. George B. McClellan.

Bestselling author Mary Ellis (A Widow's Hope) presents The Lady and the Officer, Book 2 of her new Civil War historical romance series, which tells the stories of brave women and the men who love them. Serving for a brief time as a nurse after the devastating battle of Gettysburg, Madeline Howard saves the life of Elliot Haywood, a colonel in the Confederate Home Guard. But even though Maddy makes her home in the South, her heart and political sympathies...