Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
Leadership during the Civil War -- Presidential leaders -- Union generals -- Confederate generals -- Abolitionist leaders.
Summary
Abraham Lincoln was elected to lead a country already divided; the Union was divided on just what its goals were, while the Confederacy's one goal was independence. The situation was up to military, political and abolitionist leaders to resolve by either preserving the Union or creating a new country.
