Chapter 15: Secession and the Civil War

Chapter 15: Secession and the Civil War focuses on:
 * Secession
 * The Civil War

Section Headings

 * 1) Introduction: The Emergence of Lincoln (419)
 * 2) The Storm Gathers (421)
 * 3) The Deep South Secedes (421)
 * 4) The Failure of Compromise (423)
 * 5) And the War Came (424)
 * 6) Adjusting to Total War (426)
 * 7) Prospects, Plans, and Expectations (426)
 * 8) Mobilizing the Home Fronts (428)
 * 9) Political Leadership: Northern Success and Southern Failure (429)
 * 10) Early Campaigns and Battles (432)
 * 11) The Diplomatic Struggle (436)
 * 12) Fight to the Finish (437)
 * 13) The Coming of Emancipation (437)
 * 14) African Americans and the War (438)
 * 15) The Tide Turns (439)
 * 16) Last Stages of the Conflict (441)
 * 17) Effects of the War (444)
 * 18) Conclusion: An Organizational Revolution (446)