Pictorial History of the War for the Union, Volume 1, is an indispensable read for any Civil War buff. Written during the Civil War, Ann Stephens had no concept of the war's conclusion or how long it would last. An ardent unionist, she writes a war history of the kind no longer in fashion - extirpating on the glories of battle and the valor of patriotic sacrifice. In our post-Red Badge of Courage world, this type of writing seems strange. In extreme detail, she recounts both the famous battles of the early war, as well as skirmishes forgotten today. The end of the text includes an excellent and helpful chronology putting major events of the Civil War in order.
(Summary by Tatiana Chichilla)
Chapters
1 Introduction 4 min 2 War for the Union 20 min 3 Fortifications in Charleston Harbor & Bombardment of Fort Sumter 31 min 4 The Nation's Response 17 min 5 Fortification of Fort Pickens & Burning of Harper's Ferry Arsenal 12 min 6 Through Baltimore 25 min 7 Military Occupation of Annapolis, MD 15 min 8 Maryland 12 min 9 Destruction of the Gosport Navy Yard & The State of the Union Before its Troops Entered Virginia 26 min 10 Occupation of Alexandria, VA & Battle of Great Bethel 21 min 11 The Ambuscade at Vienna, VA, Review at Washington & Advance of the Grand Army 14 min 12 The Battle of Bull Run 28 min 13 The Battle of Bull Run - Climax and Retreat & The Battle on the Left Wing 42 min 14 Western Virginia, Battle of Phillipi & Great Destruction of Railroad Property 12 min 15 General McClellan in Western VA, Battle of Scareytown & Battle at Rich Mountain 8 min 16 Battle of Carrick's Ford, The West & Missouri 18 min 17 Capture of Camp Jackson, Cairo & Battle of Booneville 16 min 18 Battle of Carthage, Battle at Monroe, MO & Guerrilla Bands in Missouri 9 min 19 Battle of Dug Springs, Skirmish at Athens, MO & Battle of Wilson's Creek 19 min 20 Kentucky, The Occupation of Paducah & Naval Operations 24 min 21 The Expedition to Cape Hatteras & Capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark 10 min 22 Western Virginia, Surprise at Cross Lanes & Battle of Carnifex Ferry 10 min 23 Battle of Cheat Mountain Pass, Engagement at Chapmansville & Reconnoissance at Green Brier, Western Virginia 11 min 24 Defense of Lexington, MO, Attack on Santa Rosa Island & Battle of Ball's Bluff 36 min 25 Battle at Camp Wild Cat, KY, Battle at Romney, VA & Battle of Frederickton, MO 14 min 26 Charge of Fremont's Bodyguard at Springfield, MO & The Department of Missouri 16 min 27 The Stone Fleet, Battle of Camp Alleghany, WV & Battle at Munfordsville, KY 18 min 28 Capture of Rebel Recruits at Milford, MO, Battle of Dranesville, VA & Expedition to Ship Island 18 min 29 Engagement at Mount Zion, AR and the Indians & Bombardment at Fort Pickens 11 min 30 Rout of General Marshall at Paintsville, KY, Battle of Middle Creek, KY & Battle of Silver Creek, MO 15 min 31 Battle of Mill Spring at Logan's Cross-roads, KY 18 min 32 Investment of Fort Pulaski, GA, New Mexico and Arizona & Battle of Valverde 20 min 33 Battle of Apache Canyon, Fight at Blooming Gap, VA & East Tennessee Under Confederate Rule 19 min 34 Capture of Fort Henry, TN, The Burnside Expedition & Capture of Roanoke Island 35 min 35 Evacuation of Bowling Green, KY & Capture of Fort Donelson 45 min 36 The Occupation of Nashville, Fort Clinic and Fernandina, FL & The Merrimac and the Monitor 27 min 37 Capture of Jacksonville, FL, Occupation of Columbus, KY & Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas 33 min 38 Battle of Newburn, NC & The Capture of New Madrid, MO 24 min 39 Island No 10, Capture of Island No 10 and the Rebel Army & Battle of Winchester, VA 20 min 40 Battle of Pittsburg Landing - First Day 52 min 41 Battle of Pittsburg Landing - Second Day 38 min 42 General Sherman's Reconnoissance Toward Corinth, Occupation of Huntsville, AL & Capture of Fort Pulaski, GA 23 min 43 Battle of South Mills, Camden, NC, Capture of Fort Macon, NC & Siege of Yorktown, VA 27 min 44 Battle of Lee's Mills, VA & Capture of New Orleans 46 min 45 The Evacuation of Yorktown, Battle of Williamsburg & Battle of West Point, VA 33 min 46 Chronology (Nov 1860- Sep 1861) 59 min 47 Chronology (Oct 1861-Nov 1861) 31 min 48 Chronology (Dec 1861-Feb 1862) 39 min 49 Chronology (Mar 1862-May 1862) 19 min
