American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/20/war.ph ... index.html

Looks interesting.

Major General Gary McClellan
1st Division, XXIII Corps
AoO,USA

$19.00 at Amazon.

"Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Featuring more than 500 images from the collections of the Library of Congress, this book offers a keen overview of the Civil War. Wagner's succinct accounts of prominent figures and events paint a rich portrait of public sentiment in the pre-and-post-war years, but it is the sheer number of photographs, lithographs, battlefield drawings, political cartoons, posters, maps and letters that distinguishes this book. From the realignment of roles among African-Americans, women and civilians to the contents of Lincoln's pockets upon his death, this book affords many unique glimpses of the bloodiest war in American history.
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From School Library Journal
Adult/High School This illustrated history is a best buy. The black-and-white photographs and color reproductions are of excellent quality and the narrative is clear as well. The book is organized topically rather than chronologically, which takes getting used to. The topics include: Irrepressible Conflict (the causes of the war), Gathering Momentum (opening battles), War in the East (Bull Run to Appomattox), Wartime Politics (North, South, and foreign), War on the Water, Fighting for Freedom (the story of African Americans), Turning Points, and so on. Daily occurrences that run consecutively on each page are never cued to the illustrations on those pages, and the events jump from year to year within the main topics. The pages are not numbered. The chapter titles are the months of the year, but chapter events are never related to the month of the chapter title. The index, however, is cued to the date e.g., Dred Scott is mentioned in the index on 1/12, 1/13, and 1/15, meaning readers will find him mentioned on pages January 12, January 13, and January 15. Idiosyncrasies aside, this is a uniquely high-quality visual history. Alan Gropman, National Defense University, Washington, DC
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In addition, The desk reference that Margaret E. Wagner co-authored also got good reviews.


<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
General, Commanding, Army of Ohio

ACWGC Cabinet member
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