This timely addition to Civil War history shares the stories of 25 unique military organizations, showing how past and future collided in the first modern war.
• Covers all of the varied and unique units that emerged during the Civil War, including machine gunners, submariners, and others made possible by advances related to the Industrial Revolution
• Examines what happened when archaic military units met new and innovative units that saw their first service in this game-changing conflict
• Shares the histories of African American and Native American units and of women and children who fought
• Connects past and future and provides insights into how the application of new technologies during the Civil War impacted warfare for future generations