preface 1: dinner at Brown's Hotel -- Preface II: a divided nation -- Americans fighting Americans -- The war begins -- Harriet and Uncle Tom -- Harriet, known as Moses -- Abraham Lincoln -- New Salem -- Mr. President Lincoln -- President Jefferson Davis -- Slavery -- John Brown's body -- Lincoln's problems -- The Union generals -- The Confederate generals -- President Davis's problems -- Choosing sides -- The soldiers -- Willie and tad -- General McClellan's campaign -- War at sea -- Emancipation means freedom -- Determined soldiers -- Marching soldiers -- Awesome fighting -- Lee the fox -- Speeches at Gettysburg -- More battles-will it ever end? -- The Second Inaugural -- Closing in on the end -- Mr. McLean's parlor -- A play at Ford's Theatre -- After words.
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