1,001 concise, vivid entries covering the significant characters, events, and cultural phenomenon's of the war. The entries are arranged chronologically, starting wit h the election of Lincoln in November of 1860 and continuing through Appomattox. Photographs, line drawings, engravings, and maps evoke the hardships and anxieties the soldiers went through. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 burned for three days and left 100,000 people homeless. This book follows four characters in detail and includes eyewitness accounts from many others.
Maps show the progress of the fire as it consumed major landmarks in Chicago.
Chicago did her full share in the destruction of the South. God adjusts balances. Maybe with Chicago the books are now squared. It is followed by and article on the slave trade. There is a map of the entire plantation as well as a detailed schematic of the floor plan of the Big House plus much more.