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A review by jbjcubs
The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote
5.0
This is an EPIC read and I'm going to need to take some time before moving to the second volume. However, I can definitely say that as far as the Civil War goes between 1861 and 1863 I now know far more than I ever thought I would.
This is not a series for readers looking for a grand year-by-year overview of the Civil War. Rather it is for those who are interested in how the armies themselves rose and fell at each individual battle and skirmish along the various frontiers and in and around the two capital cities, only punctuated by zooming out to hear about the political and personal challenges facing Lincoln and Davis.
This is not a series for readers looking for a grand year-by-year overview of the Civil War. Rather it is for those who are interested in how the armies themselves rose and fell at each individual battle and skirmish along the various frontiers and in and around the two capital cities, only punctuated by zooming out to hear about the political and personal challenges facing Lincoln and Davis.