U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle - Paperback

by Iain MacGregor (Author)

This attractively packaged gift book offers a highly illustrated introduction to some of the American Civil War's most famous and important battles, from the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 to the Battle of Appomattox Court House in 1865.

The American Civil War was the most cataclysmic military struggle of the late 19th century, and in four bloody years of fighting from 1861 to 1865 over 620,000 American soldiers and sailors lost their lives in more than 8,000 battles, engagements, and skirmishes.

U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle tells the story of 30 of the most significant of these battles. These include some of the most famous clashes, such as the battles of Gettysburg and the Fredericksburg, which resonate through American military history, but also the less well known, such as the battles of Brandy Station and Cedar Creek.

This highly illustrated introduction, packed full of color artwork, covers every theater of the war and details infantry, cavalry, artillery, and seaborne units from both the Union and Confederate forces to give a true sense of the scale of the War between the States.

Author Biography

Iain MacGregor has almost three decades of working in non-fiction publishing, having begun his editorial career with Osprey Publishing. He has edited books on various U.S. Civil War campaigns, including Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Iain has also published books with major historians such as David McCullough, Simon Schama, Max Hastings, Michael Wood, David Grann and Professor Richard Overy. He is a recognised, and well-reviewed writer of history, too, with his latest book, Checkpoint Charlie, published by Scribner in 2019