Illustrations and an examination of arms and equipment used during the Civil War.

Includes index.

Introduction (p.6) -- The South in the Civil War (p.8) -- The savage wars of peace (p.16) -- Land battle in the Civil War (p.20) -- Pistols (p.44) -- Muskets and rifles (p.50) -- Carbines (p.58) -- Machine guns (p.64) -- Field artillery (p.66) -- Railroads (p.82) -- The war in the air : Union and Confederate balloons (p.84) -- River crossing (p.86) -- Wagon trains (p.88) -- Fort Sumter (p.90) -- The defenses of Charleston (p.92) -- The siege of Petersburg (p.96) -- Fort Fisher (p.98) -- Fort Henry (p.100) -- Three men and a fort : the surrender of Fort Donelson (p.102) -- The defenses of Nashville (p.104) -- The defenses of Mobile (p.106). Cont.): Running the forts at New Orleans (p.108) -- The bombardment of Fort Pulaski (p.110) -- The defenses of Washington (p.112) -- Siege artillery (p.114) -- Seacoast and naval ordnance (p.128) -- The US Navy at the outbreak of war (p.138) -- Naval warfare during the Civil War (p.140) -- Warships of the US and Confederate Navies (p.156) -- Mine warfare (p.186) -- Index (p.190).