Table of Contents
Introduction by Bill O’Reilly 1
TIMELINE 4
Chapter One
A GRAVE BEGINNING
John Brown Stirs America’s Passions 7
Chapter Two
THE SOUTH RISES
The Union Is Ripped Asunder 41
Chapter Three
A MARCH TO GREATNESS
Robert E. Lee Takes Command 79
Chapter Four
UNBOUND FOR GLORY
Frederick Douglass on the Road to Freedom 113
Chapter Five
THE COMMANDING PRESENCE
The Genius of Stonewall Jackson 137
Chapter Six
BLOODIED BROTHERS
The Battle of Gettysburg 171
Chapter Seven
INTOXICATED BY WAR
U.S. Grant Battles for Respect 195
Chapter Eight
THE STATES OF WAR
The War Comes Home 225
Chapter Nine
THE LEADING MAN
Abraham Lincoln Runs into History 255
Chapter Ten
BURNING MAN
General Sherman Marches Through Georgia 283
Chapter Eleven
THE LAST SHOTS ARE FIRED
The War Ends and Lincoln is Assassinated 317
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 343
SOURCES 345
INDEX 350
CREDITS 361