The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War

by Library of Congress, Margaret E. Wagner, Gary W. Gallagher (Introduction)

With striking visuals from the Library of Congress' unparalleled archive, The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War is an authoritative and engaging narrative of the domestic conflict that determined the course of American history. A detailed chronological timeline of the war captures the harrowing intensity of 19th-century warfare in firsthand accounts from soldiers, nurses, and front-line journalists. Readers will be enthralled by speech drafts in Lincoln's own hand, quotes from the likes of Frederick Douglass and Robert E. Lee, and portraits of key soldiers and politicians who are not covered in standard textbooks.

The Illustrated Timeline's exciting new source material and lucid organization will give Civil War enthusiasts a fresh look at this defining period in our nation's history.

Genres: History, Civil War, Nonfiction, American, 19th Century

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in four buildings in Washington, D.C., as well as the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and number of books.

The Library's primary mission is researching inquiries made by members of Congress through the Congressional Research Service. It also serves as the legal repository for copyright protection and copyright registration for the United States Copyright Office.

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Reviews

[Kasia Hubbard]

I won this on Goodreads. I receieved my copy as well as a duplicate copy on October 14.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating pictures

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, clear, and concise - but nothing new.

[Jeni Enjaian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent overview of the Civil War. I picked up the book because I saw it displayed in the new book section of the library. (Well done librarians!) While I would have appreciated even more visuals, this book placed the major (and many of the minor) events of the events of the American Civil War in chronological order. This book helps the reader realize that life did not stop during the Civil War, that people continued living albeit living lives significantly altered due to this horrible war. I also learned a few new things, such as the death of Confederate President Davis' 5 year old son in 1864. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of history. (The only negative is that it is so heavy! :D)