In this one-of-a-kind atlas, scores of archival maps anddozens of newly created maps trace the battles, political turmoil,and great themes of America’s most violent and pivotal clash ofarms. From the Antebellum South to Fort Sumter, the assassinationof Abraham Lincoln, and the fitful peace of Reconstruction,National Geographic’s Atlas of the Civil War displays eye-openingmaps—and a gripping, self-contained story—on every spread. Eighty-five rare period maps, many seen here for the first time,offer the cartographic history of a land at war with itself: from19th-century campaign maps surveying whole regions and strategiesto vintage battlefield charts used by Union and Confederategenerals alike, along with commercial maps produced for anews-hungry public, and comprehensive Theater of War maps. In 35innovative views created especially for this book, the key momentsof major battles are pinpointed by National Geographic’saward-winning cartographers using satellite data to render theterrain with astonish