Part 1Politicians 15 -- Chapter 1 Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Wartime Governors 19 -- Chapter 2 Best and the Worst of the Presidential Cabinets 31 -- Chapter 3 Global Aspects of the Civil War 43 -- Part 2 Generals 53 -- Chapter 4 Best and the Worst of the Senior Citizen Generals 57 -- Chapter 5 Top Generals of the Confederacy 67 -- Chapter 6 Civil War Hall of Shame: Commanders With Bad Timing, Bad Judgment, and Bad Luck 77 -- Part 3 Fighting 89 -- Chapter 7 Most Influential Battles of the Civil War 93 -- Chapter 8 Most Influential Campaigns of the Civil War 107 -- Chapter 9 Mysteries of the Deep 117 -- Part 4 Medicine 127 -- Chapter 10 Worst Doctors in the Union Army 131 -- Chapter 11 Sick and Wounded Generals in the Confederate Army 145 -- Part 5 Aftermath 157 -- Chapter 12 Monumental Battle of Gettysburg 161 -- Chapter 13 Continuing Controversies of the Civil War 171 -- Chapter 14 Civil War in Poetry 181.