836 pictures illustrating the Civil War with a narrative that covers both military and political aspects of the war.

A house divided -- The opening guns -- The clash of amateur armies -- Real warfare begins -- The Navies -- Confederate high-water mark -- A search for allies -- Stalemate, East and West -- The South's last opportunity -- The Armies -- Two economies at war -- The destruction of slavery -- The northern vise tightens -- The politics of war -- Total warfare -- The forlorn hope -- Victory -- End and beginning -- A sound of distant drums.