This invaluable volume contains over 4,000 entries, including 2,000 biographical sketches of Civil War leaders; extensive descriptions of all 20 campaigns (and entries on lesser battles, engagements, and skirmishes) and politics, literature, statistics, military terms and definitions; and 86 specially prepared maps and diagrams.
"This remarkable book constitutes an encyclopedia of the Civil War."--The New York Times
Mark Mayo Boatner III was an American soldier, historian, and author. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1943 and then fought in Italy during the second world war. He also fought in the Korean War. While teaching history at West Point he wrote and published The Civil War Dictionary. View titles by Mark Boatner
This invaluable volume contains over 4,000 entries, including 2,000 biographical sketches of Civil War leaders; extensive descriptions of all 20 campaigns (and entries on lesser battles, engagements, and skirmishes) and politics, literature, statistics, military terms and definitions; and 86 specially prepared maps and diagrams.
"This remarkable book constitutes an encyclopedia of the Civil War."--The New York Times
Author
Mark Mayo Boatner III was an American soldier, historian, and author. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1943 and then fought in Italy during the second world war. He also fought in the Korean War. While teaching history at West Point he wrote and published The Civil War Dictionary. View titles by Mark Boatner
