An invaluable source of Civil War facts, statistics, data, and trivia compiled from a wealth of histories, studies, accounts, and reminiscencesThis wide variety of lists includes detailed Civil War topics of every description. Commanders from both sides of the conflict are ranked according to the best and worst ever to lead troops during the war. A selection of casualty figures demonstrates the enormous number of lives taken on the fields of the war's bloodiest battles. The composition of the armies is given in terms of state origin, ethnic background, and even average height of the troops. Lists also probe social issues such as the distribution of the African American and White populations, the elections of 1860 and 1864, and the songs and poems sung in the North and the South. Lists of the best books available on the Civil War provide a pathway through the mountainous literature on the subject and offer a basis for further study. More frivolous lists detail unusual unit nicknames, delicacies made from hardtack, the ugliest generals, and generals killed in personal encounters.Over 300 informative lists of facts and trivia including:Best BrigadesBest RegimentsTen Best and Worst Commanded Battles of the WarTen Most Evenly Matched BattlesTop Turning Points of the WarState, Division, and Brigade Strengths and Losses at GettysburgBloodiest and Least Bloody BattlesRegiments with Greatest Total Casualties, Percentage Loss, and Battle DeathsGenerals Listed by West Point Class and RankRobert E. Lee's Marks at West PointBest and Worst GeneralsGenerals with Best NicknamesAverage Height and and Weight of Union SoldiersEye Color of Union SoldiersRegiments of Foreign BornStates and Territories Ranked by PopulationStates and Territories Ranked by Number of SlavesConfederate States Ranked by Order of Secession and Percentage of Blacks in the PopulationInfantry Regiments of "The Old Army" Ranked by SeniorityElection of 1860States and Territories Ranked by Total Numbers of Men Recruited for the WarNumber of Jewish SoldiersHighest Ranking Black OfficersWomen Known to Have Enlisted in the ArmyBest Lines from the Civil WarBest Unit HistoriesBest Campaign StudiesBest Civil War Fiction Read Less