xxi, 248, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-245) and index.
Contents
Foreword -- The penmen -- Introduction : "Glimpses of many things untold" -- 1. The tender lines of war -- 2. Army life and the comforts of home -- 3. Combat, bloodshed and the traces of battle -- 4. The union divided? -- 5. The fading gray -- 6. Bonds broken, bonds restored -- 7. Relics of war -- Index of source material from the Gilder Lehrman Collection -- Acknowledgments.