ch. 1. A house divided --
ch. 2. The opening guns --
ch. 3. The clash of amateur armies --
ch. 4. Real warfare begins --
ch. 6. Confederate high-water mark --
ch. 7. A search for allies --
ch. 8. Stalemate, east and west --
ch. 9. The South's last opportunity --
ch. 11. Two economies at war --
ch. 12. The destruction of slavery --
ch. 13. The Northern vise tightens --
ch. 14. The politics of war --
ch. 16. The forlorn hope --
ch. 18. End and beginning --
ch. 19. Sound of distant drums --
Chronology of the Civil War --
Index to the chronology --
The leading participants --
