Civil War firsts
Subtitle: the legacies of America's bloodiest conflict
By: Gerald S. Henig and Eric Niderost.
Contributors: Niderost, Eric.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
Description: "The Civil War did produce unprecedented change. Americans were never the same once Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. It may be true that many of the new developments spawned by the war would have taken place in spite of it. But it was war ... that served as 'the fiery crucible in which the old nation was melted down, and out of which modern America was poured' ... Civil War firsts attempts to fill [a] void. Authors Gerald S. Henig and Eric Niderost focus on the numerous, and in many cases pivotal, precedents established during the Civil War"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-426) and index.