Roll call to destiny: the soldier's eye view of Civil War battles

New weapons, new ways of warfare

Burnside's fight: the advance to the Bull Run battlefield

Burnside's fight: the struggle for Matthews Hill

Tactical observation #1

The Fifty-Seventh New York Infantry at Fair Oaks

Tactical observation #2

Washington artillery on Marye's Heights (Fredericksburg, December 12-13, 1862)

Webster's Parrotts and the attack against Arkansas Post

Cavalry versus cavalry at Gettysburg, July 3

Attack and defense of Fort Sanders

The Second Minnesota Infantry at Missionary Ridge

A last hurrah! The Seventh South Carolina Cavalry at the Battle of Darbytown Road

Tactical observation #3

Conclusion.