"In which the author places the numerical strength of the armies that fought for the Confederacy at approximately 1,000,000 men, and shows that 296,579 white soldiers living in the South, and 137,676 colored soldiers, and approximately 200,000 men living in the North that were born in the South, making 634,255 southern soldiers, fought for the Preservation of the Union."
Topics include Early Moves, Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Wilson's Creek, Shiloh, Fort Pulaski, South Mountain, Harper's Ferry, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Rocky Face Ridge, Monocacy, Mobile Bay, Jonesboro, Fort Fisher, Fort Stedman, and much more. This detailed historical account concludes with an Alphabetical List of Southern Officers Commanding Brigades, Vessels, Etc.; a General Index to full names, places and subjects; and an Index of Battles, Combats, Actions, Engagements and Expeditions.