Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 John Brown's Raid -- TURNING POINT: John Brown's attack in 1859 was a prelude to the Civil War. What if the raid had been supported by former slave Frederick Douglass and his followers? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 2 Confederate States of America -- TURNING POINT: During the Civil War the Confederates sought support from European powers, which never came. What if the Europeans had allied themselves with the Southern cause? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 3 First Battle of Bull Run -- TURNING POINT: In 1861 the North suffered a major defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. What if the North had better trained troops and had defeated the South? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 4 Battle of Antietam -- TURNING POINT: In 1862 the South suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Antietam. What if Confederate General Robert E. Lee's forces had won the battle? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 5 Emancipation Proclamation -- TURNING POINT: The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863. What if President Abraham Lincoln had taken the advice to delay the proclamation? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 6 Battle of Gettysburg.

TURNING POINT: In 1863 the North was victorious at the Battle of Gettysburg. What if the Southern forces had defeated Union General George Meade? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 7 Sherman's March to the Sea -- TURNING POINT: In 1864 Union General William T.Sherman devastated Georgia in his "march to the sea." What if Confederate forces had counterattacked and ambushed Sherman's troops? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 8 Lincoln Assassination -- TURNING POINT: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. What if assassin John Wilkes Booth had not pulled the trigger and Lincoln served a full second term? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 9 Thirteenth Amendment -- TURNING POINT: Proposed in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery. What if the amendment was not ratified and slavery was only partially abolished? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 10 Reconstruction -- TURNING POINT: Reconstruction after the Civil War was a tumultuous time for the re-emerging United States. What if President Andrew Johnson had beenmore successful in his Reconstruction plans? -- Introduction -- Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 11 Johnson's Impeachment -- TURNING POINT: In 1868 Congress impeached but did not convict President Andrew Johnson. What would have happened to presidential power had Congress not impeached Johnson? -- Introduction.

Turning Point -- Actual History -- Alternate History -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- Appendices -- Appendix I: The Confederate Constitution -- Appendix II: The Secession of South Carolina, 1860 -- Chronology of the Civil War Era -- Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

This work is a creative approach to history that not only recounts what actually happened during the Civil War, but also imagines alternate outcomes had key events turned out differently, and how they might have changed the course of American history.

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