Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0028621220, Paperback)

You're no idiot, of course. You know that Abe Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, and that the Gettysburg Address begins, "Four score and seven years ago..." But when it comes to remembering the details of the Civil War, you feel like you're buried in the trenches. Don't wave the white flag yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Civil War is a vivid, compelling narrative of American's bloodiest war. You'll follow the course of U.S. history from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. In between, you'll read fascinating stories of the men and women who lived and died during the war. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you'll find: