'Captains of the Civil War: A Chronicle of the Blue and the Gray' by William Wood is the thirty-first volume in the fifty-volume Chronicles of America series . The book is the fourth of six volumes in the series under the theme 'The Storm of Secession.' This volume tells the story of the Civil War, with a focus on the leading generals and political figures of the crisis. This chronicle is a good review of the Civil War, focusing on the battles and the leaders of both the Union and the Confederacy.