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Part III
 Part II - The War-
- In this section
(Chapters 12-30), the book attempts not only to chronicle the great
people, issues, and events of the war, but to go to where the
important lessons and morals for all generations, including our own,
lie.
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- The war itself
unfolded primarily in two major theaters, East and West. The
Eastern Theater roughly entailed the battles and campaigns occurring
in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia; the Western Theater
encompassed the action west and south of those states. Though the
Eastern Theater encompassed the largest armies and battles, and many
of the most famous figures, the authors believe the Western Theater
possessed equal significance.
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- To aid the reader in
following the flow of this vast conflict, Part II is divided into
chapters both by the individual years of the war, and into Eastern
and Western chapters for each year. In keeping with the
aforementioned Christian worldview approach, the reader will note
significant attention paid to acts and undertakings that present
clearly moral dimensions, both good and evil. These include
atrocities and clearly unbiblical deeds, as well as acts of
Christian charity and the movement and expansion of the Church of
Jesus Christ in the midst of war.
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- The book presents a
large number of biographical sketches, particularly in this section,
in the belief that history becomes more interesting and
understandable when learned through the experiences, hopes, and
fears of human beings. The biographies include not only the stories
of soldiers and politicians, but of people from many different walks
of life.
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- Part II Highlights
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- Abraham Lincoln
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Border States
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Eastern Theater battles
and campaigns
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Western Theater battles
and campaigns
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Home front, North and
South
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Battles at sea
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Spies and intrigue
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Religious revivals in the
armies
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The Copperheads (anti-war
Northerners)
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Soldiers of color—black,
Hispanic, and American Indian
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Stonewall Jackson’s
military and spiritual leadership
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Robert E. Lee
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Rise and success of
Ulysses S. Grant
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Sherman, Sheridan, and
Total War
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Appomattox and
assassination
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