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Страница 1Страница 2 American Civil War For Dummies® To view this book's Cheat Sheet, simply go to www.dummies.com and search for “American Civil War For Dummies Cheat Sheet” in the Search box. Table of Contents List of Tables List of Illustrations Guide Pages Страница 8Страница 9Страница 10 How Did the War Happen? The Big Picture: War and Politics What’s a civil war? The setting: 1850–1860 WHAT DO I MEAN BY NORTH AND SOUTH? The North and South: Two Different Worlds The Opposing Sides WILMOT’S PROVISO Playing a Part in the Controversy: The Constitution Struggling for Power Amassing states: The political stakes involved Entering the Union: The politics of compromise, 1850 California: The Compromise of 1850 The Fugitive Slave Law D.C. is free What did the compromise do? Страница 27 The Five Steps to War: 1850–1860 Setting the Stage: Five Events Leading to War Struggling for Kansas THE “LITTLE GIANT” The Kansas-Nebraska Act The violence begins Rising from the Collapse: The Republican Party Disappearing Whigs and Southern Democrats The Free Soilers The Know-Nothings The Republican Party arrives The Republicans and the 1856 Presidential Election The Democrats: Choosing a safe candidate Millard Fillmore for president THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES Politics becomes sectional ABRAHAM LINCOLN: EARLY CAREER, 1809–1860 Southern reaction to the Republican Party SOME COLD, HARD FACTS TO CONSIDER The Dred Scott Decision SECESSION, NORTHERN STYLE The reaction to the decision The can of worms is opened The firestorm in the North UNCLE TOM’S CABIN The results of the Dred Scott decision The Underground Railroad John Brown’s Raid Harpers Ferry Sending in the Marines The results of John Brown’s raid John Brown’s end “JOHN BROWN’S BODY” The Fighting South, the Angry North The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 A new party emerges The Democrats divide Lincoln wins by electoral vote The South’s view of the election Страница 67 Secession and War: 1860–1861 The First Secession: South Carolina and the Lower South Building a New Nation: The Confederacy WORDS HAVE MEANING JEFFERSON DAVIS: EARLY CAREER, 1808–1860 The growing crisis in Charleston: Fort Sumter Walking the tightrope: President Buchanan Confederates at Charleston: Waiting for a sign and heavily armed WHAT ABOUT FORT PICKENS? Sitting quietly: The outgoing president beats the clock Taking Office: Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address The Sumter crisis renewed The decisions that led to war Firing the First Shot Calling for the 75,000 and another secession: The upper South DOUBLEDAY UP TO BAT The hardest choice: Robert E. Lee takes his stand So, Who Started the War? Страница 86Страница 87 Civil War Armies: Structure and Organization Understanding the Basics of War The offensive and the defensive Strategy and tactics Creating a Strategy: Three Basic Questions Uncovering the Principles of War Developing Campaigns: The Art of War Interior and exterior lines Lines of communication and supply Supply is critical in war Information: Orders and critical intelligence The Indirect Approach Taking the initiative: Who is on top? Putting It All Together: Strategy to Campaigns to Battles Fighting battles Win the battles — lose the war The commander’s choices Terrain and the defensive Ending a battle Looking at the Civil War Army Organization Eyes and ears: The cavalry Providing firepower: The artillery Fleet of foot: The infantry Other important branches Hauling food and ammo: The quartermaster Mastering the terrain: The engineers Building a Basic Civil War Army Structure: The Regiment Strength and size of units UNION AND CONFEDERATE CAVALRY: A COMPARISON Roles of different units in an army Cavalry regiments Comparing the Science versus the Art of War Страница 120 Union and Confederate Strategy Comparing Northern and Southern Resources Industrial power Agricultural advantages: Food and crops Cotton: The double-edged sword Cotton as collateral Soldiers and laborers: Population Financial wealth Analyzing the statistics for both sides Wartime Strategy: Union and Confederate The Union’s strategy The Confederacy’s strategy Geography and Strategy: Theaters of War The Eastern Theater The Western Theater The Trans-Mississippi Theater Civil War Strategy in Retrospect Страница 138{buyButton}

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