Terrible Swift Sword Author:Bruce Catton Volume 2 (of 3) of The Centennial History of the Civil War.
Following this story of the road to war, Terrible Swift Sword traces the personalities and actions leading to the Emancipation Proclamation and the removal of General McClellan from command of the North's principal army.
My husband is reading this book and loves it. There are 3 books in the series and he is reading them all. It is a well written account of the civil war.