The saga of a nation divided-from the Union Army's disaster at Fredericksburg to its triumph at Gettysburg-by a Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War chronicler.

In the second book of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Bruce Catton-one of America's most honored Civil War historians-once again brings the great battles and the men who fought them to breathtaking life. As the War Between the States moved through its second bloody year, General Ambrose Burnside was selected by President Lincoln to replace the ineffectual George "Little Mac" McClellan as commander of the Union Army. But the hope that greeted Burnside's ascension was quickly dashed in December 1862 in the wake of his devastating defeat at Fredericksburg.

Following Burnside's exit, a mediocre new commander, Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker, turned a sure victory into tragedy at Chancellorsville, continuing the Union's woes and ensuring Robert E. Lee's greatest triumph of the war. But the tide began to turn over the course of three days in July 1863, when the Union won a decisive victory on the battlefield of Gettysburg. Months later, Lincoln would give his historic address on this ground, honoring the fallen soldiers and strengthening the Union Army's resolve to fight for a united and equal nation for all of its people.

With brilliant insight, color, and detail, Catton interweaves thrilling narratives of combat with remarkable portrayals of politics and life on the home front. Glory Road is a sweeping account of extraordinary bravery and shocking incompetence during what were arguably the war's darkest days.

Bruce Catton (1899-1978) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian, and journalist. He served in the navy during World War I and was the director of information for the War Production Board during World War II. Catton's military and government experience inspired his first book, TheWar Lords of Washington, and he is best known for his acclaimed works on the Civil War, including Mr. Lincoln's Army and Glory Road. His most celebrated Civil War history, A Stillness at Appomattox, won both the National Book Award for Nonfiction and the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1954. Catton was also the founding editor of American Heritage magazine. Among his other works are Grant Moves South; Grant Takes Command; and a three-part chronicle endorsed by the US Civil War Centennial Commission, The Coming Fury, Terrible Swift Sword, and Never Call Retreat.

• Dedication
• Contents
• One: Deep River
  • 1. For What There Was in It
  • 2. Jordan Water, Rise over Me
  • 3. Big Stars Are Busting
  • 4. Burnished Rows of Steel
• Two: All Played Out
  • 1. A Long Talk with Robert
  • 2. The Fools That Bring Disaster
  • 3. The Third That Remained
• Three: Revival
  • 1. Men Who Are Greatly in Earnest
  • 2. The Imperatives of War
  • 3. Soldiers' Bargain
  • 4. May Day in the Wilderness
• Four: On the Other Side of the River
  • 1. Some of Us Will Not See Another Sunrise
  • 2. Hell Isn't Half a Mile Off
  • 3. Go Boil Your Shirt
• Five: Lincoln Comin' Wid His Chariot
  • 1. The Grapes of Wrath
  • 2. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
  • 3. White Road in the Moonlight
• Six: End and Beginning
  • 1. The Economics of Eighty Per Cent
  • 2. All the Trumpets Sounded
  • 3. And It May Be Forever
  • 4. Valley of Dry Bones
• Bibliography
• Notes
• Map of Fredericksburg
• Map of Chancellorsville
• Map of Gettysburg
• Index
• About the Author