FIRST EDITION A Civil War Research Associate Series...

Here brothers fought for their principles Here heroes died to save their country And a united people will forever cherish the precious legacy of their noble manhood. — PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT AT VICKSBURG The Civil War, which began in the 1830's as a cold war and moved toward the inevitable conflict somewhere between 1850 and 1860, was one of America's greatest emotional experiences. When the war finally broke in 1861, beliefs and political ideals had become so firm that they transcended family ti

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he outdoes Nature herself, and produces by chemistry and machinery all the slaughter of plague, pestilence and famine. — GEORGE BERNARD SHAW The arts of tactics and strategy were revolutionized by the many developments introduced during the 1860's. Thus the Civil War ushered in a new era in warfare with the ... FIRST practical machine gun. FIRST repeating rifle used in combat. FIRST use of the railroads as a major means of transp

" And why should we not accord them equal honor, for they were both Americans, imbued with those qualities which have made this country great. " —BELL IRVIN WILEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN, the Commander-In-Chief of the Union Army, had four brothers-in-law in the Confederate Army, and three of his sisters-in-law were married to Confederate officers. JEFFERSON DAVIS, Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate Army, served the U.S. Army as a colonel during the Mexican War and held the post of Secretary of War

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last part, but fame relates all.... — FULLER Poet SIDNEY LANIER fought as a private in the 2nd Georgia Battalion during the Seven Days' Battles near Richmond. In November 1862 he was captured on a Confederate blockade-runner and imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland. Sixteen years after the war he died from tuberculosis contracted while in prison. New England poet ALBERT PIKE commanded the Confederate

"There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." — WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN Of the 2.3 million men enlisted in the Union Army, seventy per cent were under 23 years of age. Approximately 100,000 were 16 and an equal number 15. Three hundred lads were 13 or less, and the records show that there were 25 no older than 10 years. The average infantry regiment of 10 companies consisted of 30 line officers and 1300 men. However, by the time a new regiment reached

— HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW From 1861-1865 it cost the United States Government approximately 2 million dollars a day to prosecute the war; the Second World War cost more than 113 million dollars a day. In 1880 the Secretary of the Treasury reported that the Civil War had cost the Federal Government 6.19 billion dollars. By 1910 the cost of the war, including pensions and other veterans benefits, had reached 11.5 billion dollars. World War II was three months shorter than the Civil War, but fro

CALIFORNIA (3) La Jolla—Ezra J. Warner, P.O. Box 382. Los Angeles—(Southern California CWRT), Col. Paul "Reb" Benton, 466 South Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Torrance—Peter A. LaRosa, 4240 West 178th Street. COLORADO (1) Denver—(Colorado CWRT), Hubert Kaub, 740 Steele Street, Zone 6. CONNECTICUT (2) Hartford—W. J. Lowry, Hartford National Bank & Trust Company. Niantic—Norman B. Peck, Jr., Remagen Road. DELAWARE (1) Wilmington—Dr. Richard H. Myers, 34 Paschall Road, Zone 3. DI

The years 1961-1965 will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the American Civil War. That war was America's most tragic experience. But like all truly great tragedies, it carries with it an enduring lesson and a profound inspiration. It was a demonstration of heroism and sacrifice by men and women of both sides, who valued principle above life itself and whose devotion to duty is a proud part of our national inheritance. Both sections of our magnificently reunited country sent into their armie