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nine new essays explore the end of the Civil War

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No Greater Calamity for the Country: North-South Conflict, Secession,and the Onset of Civil War (Leon Reed - CH) tea set and Frank Jby Leon Reed No Greater Calamity for the Country: North South Conflict, Secession and the Onset of the Civil War The year long crisis that started with the first summer months of the 1860 presidential campaign and ended in the first major combat at Manassas is one of the most consequential 12 months in American history. Over that eventful year, one of the two major political parties shattered (and lost the next six presidential elections the longest