What Was America's Deadliest War? by Martin W. Sandler

What Was America's Deadliest War?

And Other Questions About the Civil War

Martin W. Sandler, Robert Hunt

Union Square & Co. · Print & ebook · January 7, 2014

Who fired the first shots in the American Civil War?

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Who it’s for
Martin Sandler takes up questions about the war’s opening shots, battles, and emancipation.
Genres
Civil War Era (U.S.), Military & Wars
Published
Union Square & Co., January 7, 2014

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About this book

Who fired the first shots in the American Civil War? Where were the fiercest battles fought? How did Lincoln free millions of slaves with one document? Acclaimed author Martin Sandler answers all these and other “must-know” questions about the war that pitted brother against brother and tore the United States apart.

Civil War Questions

Martin Sandler takes up questions about the war’s opening shots, battles, and emancipation.

Come here for

  • Where the first shots were fired
  • How Lincoln’s document freed millions of enslaved people

Expect

  • Where the fiercest battles were fought

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Publisher categories

  • U.S. History
Authors
Martin W. Sandler, Robert Hunt
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Published
January 7, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
U.S. History