The Confederate Nation: 1861–1865

“Incisive and insightful. . . . As good a short history of the Southern war effort as we have.” —T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lincoln and His Generals Emory M. Thomas’s critically acclaimed chronicle of the Confederacy remains widely recognized as the standard history of the South during the Civil War. Now with a new introduction by the author, The Confederate Nation presents a highly readable, highly personal portrait of the Southern experience during these years. Thomas,