Table of Contents: “…Lincoln": May-November 1860 -- "The momentous issue of Civil War": December 1860-March 1861-- "The excitement has been intense": April-May 1861 -- "The greatest battle ever fought on this continent": June-July 1861 -- "What we are fighting for": August-October 1861 -- "The darkest and gloomiest year": November 1861-January 1862 -- "The iron gunboats have settled the question": February-March 1862 -- "Operations seem everywhere to have come almost to a dead halt": April-May 1862 -- "In front of Richmond": June-July 1862 -- "Removing that dreadful evil": August-October 1862 -- "A people suffering fearfully": November 1862-January 1863 -- "If we win a battle": February-April 1863 -- "A terrific crash of musketry": May-June 1863 -- "An action of gigantic magnitude": July 1863 -- "A desperate engagement": August-September 1863 -- "The shock of battle": October-November 1863 -- "By renouncing their treason": December 1863-February 1864 -- "Gen. …”