Civil wars Books
Louisiana State University Press In the Wake of War
Book SynopsisThe Civil War era marked the dawn of American wars of military occupation. In the Wake of War traces how volunteer and professional soldiers found themselves tasked with the unprecedented project of wartime and peacetime military occupation, initiating a national debate about the changing nature of American military practice.
£40.95
Louisiana State University Press Lees Tigers Revisited
Book SynopsisUses letters, diaries, memoirs, newspaper articles, and muster rolls to provide a detailed account of the origins, enrollments, casualties, and desertion rates of the Army of Northern Virginia. Illustrations chart the Tigers' positions on key battlefields in the tumultuous campaigns throughout Virginia.
£33.95
Louisiana State University Press Invisible Wounds
Book SynopsisExamines the effects of military service, particularly combat, on the psyches and emotional well-being of Civil War soldiers - Black and white, North and South. Invisible Wounds is a sweeping reevaluation of the mental damage inflicted by America’s most tragic conflict.
£35.06
LSU Press Reckoning with the Devil
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Louisiana State University Press The War Went On
Book SynopsisEssays in this collection approach Civil War veterans from oblique angles, including theatre, political, and disability history, as well as borderlands and memory studies. Contributors examine the lives of Union and Confederate veterans, African American veterans, former prisoners of war, amputees, and ex-guerrilla fighters.Trade ReviewThe War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans both encapsulates and extends the recent outpouring of work on Civil War veterans. The veterans analyzed from several creative angles engage in politics, recall their prison experience, build memorial halls, and seek pensions. But they also defend the honor of their service, go to live in veterans' homes, and even seek pensions despite being deserters. This rich collection of essays offers a wide range of veterans' voices, tackles knotty questions about their experiences, and provides direction for future work. The War Went On is a valuable and timely collection, reminding us that Civil War veterans, like all veterans, were not a monolithic group. Their postwar lives were often messy and complicated, and not uniformly defined by their war experience. Readers will further gain an excellent sense of current debates over the Civil War's lasting and significant legacy. Jordan and Rothera's magnificent collection sets a new standard in Civil War studies. Concise, deeply researched, and well written, this volume captures the incredibly diverse homecomings of those who survived America's greatest cataclysm. While each essay makes an invaluable individual contribution to the field, collectively they reflect the absolute best of current scholarship on this important issue.
£42.26
Louisiana State University Press Bloody Flag of Anarchy
Book SynopsisGenerations of scholars have debated why the Union collapsed and descended into civil war in the spring of 1861. Turning this question on its head, Brian Neumann’s Bloody Flag of Anarchy asks how the fragile Union held together for so long.
£35.06
Louisiana State University Press The Most Absolute Abolition
Book SynopsisTells the dramatic story of how vigilance committees organised the Underground Railroad and revolutionized the abolitionist movement. Jesse Olsavsky reveals how the committees cultivated a movement of ideas animated by a motley assortment of agitators and intellectuals who shared critical information with one another.
£35.06
Louisiana State University Press Hoods Texas Brigade
Book SynopsisOne of the most effective units to fight on either side of the Civil War, the Texas Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia served under Robert E. Lee from the Seven Days Battles in 1862 to the surrender at Appomattox in 1865. Susannah Ural presents a nontraditional unit history that traces the experiences of these soldiers and their families.
£25.95
Louisiana State University Press The Wild Woman of Cincinnati
Book SynopsisUses the lens of the Wild Woman display to explore the growing cultural divisions between the North and the South in 1856, especially the differing gender ideologies of the northern Republican Party and the more southern focused Democrats.
£31.46
LSU Press Normans and Saxons
Book SynopsisExplores the complex racial mythology created by the upper classes of the antebellum South in the wake of divisive events to justify secession and, eventually, the Civil War. This mythology cast southerners as descendants of the Normans of eleventh-century England and thus also of the Cavaliers of the seventeenth century.
£21.95
LSU Press Flora and Fauna of the Civil War
Book SynopsisOf the thousands of books written about the US Civil War, few mention the environment, and none address the topic as a principal theme. This volume blends traditional and natural history to create a unique text that explores the impact of the Civil War on the environment and the reciprocal influence of plants and animals on the war effort.Trade ReviewIn addition to the natural history material, this volume provides engaging environmental, economic, social, and cultural insights into the lives of the soldiers of this war. Highly recommended."—P. D. Thomas, emeritus, Wichita State University
£21.95
LSU Press Civil War Infantry Tactics
Book SynopsisDrawing on the drill manuals available to officers and a close reading of battle reports, Civil War Infantry Tactics demonstrates that linear tactics provided the best formations and maneuvers to use with the single-shot musket, whether rifle or smoothbore.
£24.65
Louisiana State University Press The Politics of Faith During the Civil War
Book SynopsisSheds new light on the political motivations of homefront clergymen during wartime, revealing how and why the Civil War stands as the US's first concerted campaign to check the ministry's freedom of religious expression.Trade ReviewTimothy L. Wesley contributes to what is becoming a deep and diverse literature on religion in the Civil War era. . . . Wesley adds nuance to this important discussion with a keen sense of change over time and regional variation." - Journal of Southern History"Timothy L. Wesley's useful new study examines the ways in which the clergy, laity, denominational bodies, and national authorities, responded when a minister addressed civil and political issues from behind the sacred desk. This narrow focus represents a welcome addition to a field in which it would be easy to conclude that religion was simply in the Civil War era ether—everywhere and nowhere at the same time...a fine contribution to our understanding of religion and the Civil War, and to our understanding of the clergy's place in that struggle." - The Journal of Southern Religion"The strongest element of the book analytically is Wesley's effort to create a taxonomy of preacher politics. . . . The Politics of Faith during the Civil War is a noteworthy contribution for relentlessly returning the religious class to its rightful place at the political center of everything that brought the war on and fought it through." - Civil War History"[A] thought-provoking and ambitious volume. . . . This book uncovers a previously overlooked chapter in the history of civil liberties in wartime." - Reviews in American History"[Wesley's] wide-ranging scope, extensive research, and at times downright contrarianism make his book not only an intriguing read, but also an important contribution to the ever-expanding scholarship on the American Civil War's religious history." - Fides et Historia"[A] fine volume….Anyone interested in nineteenth-century American religion should read Wesley's work." - Church History"Wesley's book is an important contribution to our understanding of religion's significant influence on the home front during the war." - Civil War Book Review"In taking up this topic, Wesley has offered one of the most helpful studies to date for why religion mattered in the lively and often rough-and-tumble political world of the Civil War." - Civil War Monitor"The Politics of Faith During the Civil War is an excellent book about the influence of home-front ministers during the Civil War era, every bit as interesting a subject as the oft-covered role of ministers as chaplains to the opposing armies...Highly recommended." - Civil War Medicine and Writing"Wesley has...made an original contribution to our understanding of the war years through his study of ministers on all sides of the conflict." - American Catholic Studies
£28.50
Louisiana State University Press The Iron Dice of Battle
Book SynopsisKilled in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands as the highest-ranking American military officer to die in combat. In The Iron Dice of Battle, noted Civil War historian Timothy Smith reexamines Johnston's life and death, offering remarkable insights into this often-contradictory figure.Trade ReviewEvery Civil War figure should be fortunate enough to have such an important book written about his life and career by such an outstanding scholar." - John F. Marszalek, author of Commander of All Lincoln's Armies: A Life of General Henry W. Halleck"Timothy B. Smith explores a man both flawed and formidable, a chess player by choice yet unafraid to 'roll the iron dice.' This is a much-needed modern view of a man of many contradictions." - Larry J. Daniel, author of Engineering in the Confederate Heartland"Smith undertakes a painstaking analysis of Albert Sidney Johnston as a man and a soldier, illuminating his dual nature as a careful chess player and an impulsive gambler, and how it led him to the disasters of 1862. A truly fresh and perceptive study of perhaps the greatest might-have-been of the western Confederacy." - Sam Davis Elliott, author of Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator
£32.25
Louisiana State University Press The Last Battle of the Civil War
Book SynopsisSeventeen years after Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, one final, dramatic confrontation occurred between the Lee family and the United States government. In The Last Battle of the Civil War, Anthony Gaughan recounts the fascinating saga of United States v. Lee, known to history as the ‘Arlington Case’.
£26.96
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Within the Plantation Household Black and White
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Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. The American Civil War A HandsOn History
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Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. The Fate of Their Country Politicians Slavery
Book SynopsisHow partisan politics lead to the Civil War What brought about the Civil War? Leading historian Michael F. Holt convincingly offers a disturbingly contemporary answer: partisan politics. In this brilliant and succinct book, Holt distills a lifetime of scholarship to demonstrate that secession and war did not arise from two irreconcilable economies any more than from moral objections to slavery. Short-sighted politicians were to blame. Rarely looking beyond the next election, the two dominant political parties used the emotionally charged and largely chimerical issue of slavery''s extension westward to pursue reelection and settle political scores, all the while inexorably dragging the nation towards disunion.Despite the majority opinion (held in both the North and South) that slavery could never flourish in the areas that sparked the most contention from 1845 to 1861-the Mexican Cession, Oregon, and Kansas-politicians in Washington, especially members of Co
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Hill & Wang Half Slave and Half Free The Roots of Civil War
Book SynopsisRevised EditionWith a New Preface and AfterwordIn a revised edition, brought completely up to date with a new preface and afterword and an expanded bibliography, Bruce Levine''s succinct and persuasive treatment of the basic issues that precipitated the Civil War is as compelling as ever. Levine explores the far-reaching, divisive changes in American life that came with the incomplete Revolution of 1776 and the development of two distinct social systems, one based on slavery, the other on free labor--changes out of which the Civil War developed.
£16.00
Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. Battle Lines A Graphic History of the Civil War
Book SynopsisFeaturing breathtaking panoramas and revelatory, unforgettable images, Battle Lines is an utterly original graphic history of the Civil War. A collaboration between the award-winning historian Ari Kelman and the acclaimed graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, Battle Lines showcases various objects from the conflict (a tattered American flag from Fort Sumter, a pair of opera glasses, a bullet, an inkwell, and more), along with a cast of soldiers, farmers, slaves, and well-known figures, to trace an ambitious narrative that extends from the early rumblings of secession to the dark years of Reconstruction. Employing a bold graphic form to illuminate the complex history of this period, Kelman and Fetter-Vorm take the reader from the barren farms of the home front all the way to the front lines of an infantry charge.A daring presentation of the war that nearly tore America apart, Battle Lines is a monumental achievement.Trade ReviewBattle Lines is thoughtful, sophisticated, and beautifully wrought. Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman offer further proof that the graphic novel is a powerful medium for exploring the nuances of history.--Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese, finalist for the National Book Award
£29.75
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Abraham Lincoln Philosopher Statesman
Book SynopsisProviding an accessible framework for understanding Lincoln’s statesmanship, this thoughtful study examines the sixteenth president’s political leadership in terms of the traditional moral vision of statecraft as understood by epic political philosophers such as Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.Trade Review“Viewing Lincoln through the lens of political philosophy, Fornieri convincingly shows how the sixteenth president piloted the ship of state prudently between the Scylla of utopian perfectionism and the Charybdis of mere cynical shrewdness.” - Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, University of Illinois Springfield"Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman is a judicious and clear-thinking book that makes thoughtful sense of Lincoln’s greatness."—John Burt, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association
£18.86
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Looking for Lincoln in Illinois Lincoln and
Book SynopsisAlthough they inhabited different political, social, and cultural arenas, Abraham Lincoln and the pioneer generation of Latterday Saints, or Mormons, shared the same nineteenth century world. Bryon C. Andreasen’s Looking for Lincoln in Illinoisrelates more than thirty fascinating and surprising stories that show how the lives of Lincoln and the Mormons intersected.
£16.46
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni 1865
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincoln the Law and Presidential Leadership
Book SynopsisFrom his early years as a smalltown lawyer through his rise to the presidency, Abraham Lincoln respected the rule of law. In this incisive essay collection, scholars from a variety of academic disciplines explore Lincoln’s actions as president and identify within his decisionmaking process his commitment to law and order and the principles of the Constitution.
£35.10
John Wiley & Sons Lincoln in Indiana
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John Wiley & Sons Lincoln and the Abolitionists
Book SynopsisAbraham Lincoln was not among those Americans who, decades before the Civil War, favoured immediate emancipation of all slaves inside the US. Those who did were the abolitionists - the men and women who sought freedom and equal rights for all African Americans. Stanley Harrold traces how, despite Lincoln's political distance from abolitionists, they influenced his evolving political orientation.
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Sixteenth PresidentinWaiting
Book SynopsisBetween Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 and his departure for Washington three months later, journalist Henry Villard sent scores of dispatches from Springfield, Illinois, to various newspapers describing the president-elect's doings. With Sixteenth President-in-Waiting Michael Burlingame has collected all of these dispatches in one insightful and informative volume.Trade Review“Michael Burlingame keeps collecting and editing important Lincoln materials. This time, Burlingame has found, compiled, and edited, in chronological order and with informed annotations, the almost daily reports of brilliant young journalist Henry Villard on Lincoln’s three months as president-elect. Villard’s dispatches to the New York Herald and two other newspapers provide revealing information on Lincoln’s daily routine as president-elect—his personality, physical appearance, reception of visitors—and on life in Springfield. The dispatches are filled with humorous anecdotes. Villard’s well-written newspaper reports from Springfield are the best source that we have on Lincoln during the critical months after his election, when he was waiting to become president, and as secession was unfolding in the lower South. General readers as well as historians owe Burlingame a debt of gratitude for this valuable edition of Villard’s dispatches.”—William C. Harris, author of Lincoln and Congress“Nobody knows better than Michael Burlingame that rarely consulted files of old newspapers contain ‘high-grade ore for the historian’s smelter.’ His magisterial biography of Abraham Lincoln, published a decade ago, made ample use of such material. In this volume, Burlingame ably excavates the writings of journalist Henry Villard, the most astute correspondent posted to Springfield, Illinois, during the fateful months following the 1860 election. Day after day, Villard described Lincoln’s emerging response to the dreadful and unexpected reality of Southern disunion. When secessionists spurned Lincoln’s assurances that he had ‘no right to meddle with slavery’ in the states where it already existed and no wish to impose ‘Negro equality,’ Villard realized that the incoming president might ultimately have to use force to maintain the Union. The taut drama captured in these long-ago dispatches will command the attention of scholars and the wider reading public.” —Daniel W. Crofts, author of Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery: The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union
£29.87
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni An Illustrated Guide to Virginias Confederate
Book SynopsisFrom well-known battlefields, such as Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Appomattox, to lesser-known sites, such as Sinking Spring Cemetery and Rude's Hill, Sedore leads readers on a vivid journey through Virginia's Confederate history. Tablets, monoliths, courthouses, cemeteries, town squares, battlefields, and more are cataloged in detail and accompanied by photographs and meticulous commentary.
£30.23
Southern Illinois University Press Abraham Lincolns Statesmanship and the Limits of
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study that assesses the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the lenses of governmental power, economic policy, expansion of executive power, and natural rights to show how Lincoln not only believed in the limitations of presidential power but also dedicated his presidency to restraining the scope and range of it.
£27.71
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincoln and Emancipation
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTo revisit the proclamation after reading Edna Greene Medford's Lincoln and Emancipation is also a remarkable experience—a revelation of how deliberate, even strategic, its lawyerly ineloquence really was. . . . To understand it better you might want to read Medford's little dynamite stick of a book." —Scott McLemee Inside Higher Ed"Edna Green Medford brings to the task a balanced and well-informed perspective...She thus resolves the longstanding and flawed question of whether Lincoln freed the slaves or the slaves freed themselves; the correct answer is both."—Brian R. Dirck, The Annals of Iowa"Medford marshals an impressive array of voices and vignettes to succinctly demonstrate the codependence of Lincoln and African Americans in the emancipation process." —Glenn David Brasher, Civil War Monitor"Medford provides a nuanced view that both demonstrates Lincoln’s evolution from gradual, compensated emancipation to immediate, universal abolition and incorporates the active role played by African Americans in winning their own freedom." —Mark A. Smith, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association"Part of the succinct yet illuminating Concise Lincoln Library series, Lincoln and Emancipation is a scholarly examination of the evolution of President Lincoln's perspective on slavery, from the beginning of the Civil War (when he was open to a noninterference compromise if it would save the Union) to championing the cause of abolition before the conflict ended. Lincoln and Emancipation explores not only President Lincoln's words and ideology as they evolved over time, but also the voices of those who clamored for slavery's end: abolitionists and Radical Republicans, War Democrats, and both enslaved and free black people. Thought-provoking and expertly researched, Lincoln and Emancipation is a welcome addition to American History collections." —Midwest Book Review"Edna Greene Medford's new volume achieves a nearly impossible feat: a graceful and elegant synthesis of some of the best new scholarship on Lincoln’s road to emancipation, a compact chronological outline of the political and policy shift highlights during the Civil War, and a narrative enriched with contemporary black voices and African American agency. Her solid and engaging study will prove invaluable to scholars and students alike, as this accessible and authoritative volume fills an important gap." —Catherine Clinton, Denman Chair of American History, University of Texas at San Antonio"Medford presents in this brief volume an understanding of the complexity of emancipation during the Civil War by approaching it from the bottom up rather than the top down, giving African Americans their proper place in the struggle. Neither strident nor patronizing but with judiciousness, Medford brings all the players and factors into this controversial, yet essential, act in an illuminating way. This is a must read for all who are interested in freedom." —Frank J. Williams, founding chair of the Lincoln Forum"Medford’s riveting account of emancipation does justice to the role of President Abraham Lincoln in the freeing of the slaves and to the role of African Americans in their self-emancipation. Her research is thorough, her prose flowing, and her insights cogent. Medford has created a masterpiece in brief that students of Civil War and African American history must read." —John F. Marszalek, executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University"Today’s reassessment of ‘the central act’ of Lincoln’s administration requires sound, thoughtful analysis, and Medford delivers. Prudently she separates myth from reality. Medford broadens emancipation history to embrace many active participants, including the impatient and fervent African Americans who agitated for freedom even before the United States of America was born. Comprehensively researched and wonderfully readable, this book strikes a fine balance between the traditional narrative of Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation and the essential role of others. Just as emancipation ushered in an expectation of equality and fairness, today’s general and diverse audience will appreciate that this work has something important to say about the construction of America’s new birth of freedom." —Orville Vernon Burton, author of The Age of Lincoln
£15.26
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni The Impulse of Victory
Book SynopsisThis sophisticated strategic and operational analysis of General Ulysses S. Grant's command decisions and actions shows how his determined leadership relieved the siege and shattered the enemy, resulting in the creation of a new strategic base of Union operations and Grant's elevation to commander of all the Federal armies.Trade Review“Faced with a crisis at Chattanooga, Abraham Lincoln turned to his most successful general, Ulysses S. Grant, to rescue the Union forces desperately holding on to the strategic little city on the Tennessee River. Employing the impressive body of research he amassed for his well-acclaimed work on the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaign, David A. Powell concisely and insightfully demonstrates how Grant, with both persistence and flexibility, led troops from three different Union armies to gain a significant victory." —Sam Davis Elliott, author of John C. Brown of Tennessee: Rebel, Redeemer, and Railroader“In this engagingly written account of the Chattanooga campaign, Powell transitions seamlessly between the tactical and strategic levels of war, recounting the mud and blood of the battlefield as well as the rancor and resentment among the commanders. Powell’s narrative reveals how Grant managed his commanders’ egos, foibles, and personalities to prevail in the struggle over the vital rail center of Chattanooga. The Impulse of Victory is a good introduction to the battles for Chattanooga and Grant’s contributions to Union victory." —Harry S. Laver, U.S. Army Command and General Staff School, author of A General Who Will Fight: The Leadership of Ulysses S. GrantTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue 1. “Some Western General of High Rank” 2. “Wet, Dirty, and Well” 3. “They Looked upon the Garrison as Prisoners of War” 4. “Recollect That East Tennessee Is My Horror” 5. “We Went in a Zigzag” 6. “The Elements Were against Us” 7. “It Is All Poetry” 8. “We Shall Have a Battle on Mission Ridge” 9. “Inspired by the Impulse of Victory” 10. “A Most Important Position” 11. “A Very Dangerous Defile” 12.The Best-Planned Battle? Appendix: Order of Battle, Chattanooga Campaign Notes Bibliography Index
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincolns Forgotten Friend Leonard Swett
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Scarecrow Press The A to Z of the Civil War
Book SynopsisThe Civil War was the most traumatic event in American history, pitting Americans against one another, rending the national fabric, leaving death and devastation in its wake, and instilling an anger that has not entirely dissipated even to this day. Thus, it is essential to have a resource that can inform about this terrible war clearly and objectively, providing the indispensable details while also offering an overall view. This nearly impossible task has been attempted frequently but rarely accomplished as well as by the Historical Dictionary of the Civil War, which now appears as a somewhat abbreviated A to Z of the Civil War. An overview of the war is provided in the fairly extensive introduction, covering the causes, the course of the war, and the conclusion. It is then followed-sometimes almost day-by-day-in the chronology. Hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, taking up over 1,500 pages, fill in the basic details on persons, places, events, institutions, battles, andTrade ReviewThis massive reference work, in two volumes, offers a brief, but informative, entry for almost any term, person, or event one could imagine. * The Journal Of Military History *...takes the lead as the preferred Civil War dictionary... * American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007) *...an abridged version of Historical Dictionary of the Civil War, published in 2002 and called by some reviewers the best Civil War historical dictionary published thus far....Libraries that didn't purchase the 2002 dictionary...will find this to be a relative bargain at almost a quarter of the original's cost. * Booklist, 10/15/2006 *This is a reprint of a 2002 work titled, Historical Dictionary of the Civil War (Scarecrow Press). In this two-volume reference prepared for the wide audience of Civil War historians, buffs, and students, Jones (history, U. of Louisiana) provides alengthy (75-page) introduction, giving a broad overview of the war and its origins and consequences. Then, alphabetically-arranged entries, ranging in length from a couple lines to a couple pages, identify and describe personnel, places, institutions, military engagements, weapons, and terminology pertaining to the conflict. A few b&w maps and a detailed chronology are included...A bibliographic essay accompanies the selective listing of Civil War books, which is arranged according to eight topical categories and occupies 58 pages; quarterly journals are also listed.. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 *This is a reprint of a 2002 work titled, Historical Dictionary of the Civil War (Scarecrow Press). In this two-volume reference prepared for the wide audience of Civil War historians, buffs, and students, Jones (history, U. of Louisiana) provides a lengthy (75-page) introduction, giving a broad overview of the war and its origins and consequences. Then, alphabetically-arranged entries, ranging in length from a couple lines to a couple pages, identify and describe personnel, places, institutions, military engagements, weapons, and terminology pertaining to the conflict. A few b&w maps and a detailed chronology are included...A bibliographic essay accompanies the selective listing of Civil War books, which is arranged according to eight topical categories and occupies 58 pages; quarterly journals are also listed. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 *Table of ContentsPart 1 Volume 1 Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 4 Maps Chapter 5 Chronology Chapter 6 Introduction Chapter 7 THE DICTIONARY, A-L Part 8 Volume 2 Chapter 9 THE DICTIONARY, M-Z Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 About the Author
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Rlpg/Galleys The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot
Book SynopsisThe Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story recounts the story of President Abraham Lincoln's role in the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864. This engagement stands apart in American history as the only time a sitting American president came under enemy fire while in office. In this new study of this overlooked moment in American history, Cooling poses a troubling question: What if Lincoln had been shot and killed during this short battle, nine months prior to his death by John Wilkes Booth's hand in Ford''s Theater? A potential pivotal moment in the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Stevens could have changedwith Lincoln''s demisethe course of American history.The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot, however, is more than a meditation on an alternate history of the United States. It is also a close study of the attempt by Confederate general Jubal Early to capture Washington, DC, to remove Lincoln and the Union government from power, and to turn the tide of the Civil War in the SouthTrade ReviewMost Civil War buffs are aware that Lincoln came under Confederate fire, and this work presents all the details they could wish to learn about the incident. It occurred in July 1864, when the president traveled to one of Washington’s forts to see the combat that erupted when a Confederate force attacked. To prepare his readers for the narrative of the battle that Lincoln witnessed, Cooling describes the military preliminaries, which began with General Robert E. Lee’s dispatching a force to threaten Washington. Recounting its progress under its commander, Jubal Early, Cooling runs through its march through Maryland, victory at the Battle of Monocacy, and approach toward the defenses of the federal capital. Noting the anxieties Early provoked among government leaders, Cooling recounts the reinforcements they summoned and the battle that occurred at Fort Stevens before delving into such questions as the precise location from which Lincoln observed the proceedings. After balancing witnesses’ recollections, Cooling describes the postwar memorialization of the battle site, which can be visited today—indeed, battlefield tourists will be Cooling’s best customers. * Booklist *This is a detailed and skilled account of a faded chapter in the annals of Civil War history that should not be ignored. * Publishers Weekly *Cooling fills the book with interesting and arcane anecdotes, using participants' words to move the narrative. . . .This is a colorful and unusual tale. * America's Civil War *Cooling has produced a work well worth buying and reading. * On Point: The Journal of Army History *Cooling presents an exhaustive history of pre-battle events, Lincoln’s activities at the fort, and Union troops’ courageous actions defending the capital. . . .Cooling has written what should stand as the definitive treatment of the Fort Stevens story for years to come. -- Thomas A. Horrocks, John Hay Library at Brown University, Director * Civil War News *
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Abrams Nurse Soldier Spy The Story of Sarah Edmonds a
Book SynopsisA thrilling picture book biography of Civil War soldier Sarah Emma Edmonds, from award-winning creators Marissa Moss and John Hendrix When Frank Thompson sees a recruitment poster for the new Union army, he’s ready and willing to enlist. Except Frank isn’t his real name. In fact, Frank is really Sarah Emma Edmonds, in disguise. Only nineteen years old, Sarah has already been dressing as a man for three years and living on the run in order to escape an arranged marriage. She’s tasted freedom, and as far as she’s concerned, there’s no going back. Eager to fight for the North during the Civil War, Sarah joins a Michigan infantry regiment. She excels as a soldier and even takes on the grueling task of nursing the wounded. Because of her heroism, she is asked to become a spy, cross enemy lines, and infiltrate a Confederate camp. For her first mission, Sarah must once again disguise herself and rely on Trade Review“The incredible story of how Sarah Edmonds becomes Frank Thompson is full of adventure, bravado and pathos.” * San Francisco Chronicle *“Readers won't stop until the last page of Marissa Moss' exciting Civil War story about Sarah Edmonds' life as a man in the Union Army. Vivid illustrations by artist John Hendrix match Moss' exciting account of Sarah's life in the Army.” * Sacramento Bee ***STARRED REVIEW** “Hendrix's artwork is, as usual, a showstopper, and his bold caricatures convey Edmonds's strength and determination. Moss delivers a riveting narrative, making it clear that Edmonds was fighting for more than one kind of freedom.” * Publishers Weekly, starred review *“The pen-and-ink with acrylic wash illustrations are full of vibrant detail. Hendrix presents a meticulous view of military life, including army camp layouts and fortifications. Hand-drawn typography highlights important or humorous points in the text and adds even more visual interest.” * School Library Journal *“Hendrix’s art emphasizes the horror and drama of war. Using hand-lettered text reminiscent of broadsides of the time, he visually shouts danger to the reader when tension is the highest.” * The Horn Book *“In ink-and-wash illustrations, Hendrix again displays his knack for visual narrative. The aerial view of Edmonds approaching the Confederate camp is particularly effective. This large-format picture book illustrates Edmonds’ courage and determination while conveying a good deal of information in a highly readable way.” * Booklist *“Admirable and enlightening. Moss is a lively prose writer, and Hendrix’s illustrations inject humor into what is actually a serious subject.” * The New York Times ***STARRED REVIEW** “Boldly illustrated. The text is full of interesting details. This book strikes a fine balance which conveys the horrors of the Civil War without portraying too much blood and violence for elementary readers. A very useful and researchable picture book." * Library Media Connection, starred review *
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Stackpole Books The New Annals of the Civil War
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Stackpole Books The Gallant Dead
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Stackpole Books In Hospital and Camp
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Stackpole Books The Story the Soldiers Wouldnt Tell Sex in the
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RLPG Gettysburg The Story of the Battle with Maps The
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Stackpole Books Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments Find
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National Book Network The Battle of Gettysburg 150 Things to Know
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Stackpole Books The Civil War
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Stackpole Books The First Battle of Manassas An End to Innocence
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Stackpole Books Sumter After the First Shots
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Stackpole Books Mother May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen
Book Synopsis"Previously published in hardcover in 1990 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc."--Title page verso.
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Stackpole Books Bleeding Blue and Gray
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Stackpole Books Civil War Williamsburg
Book SynopsisIn May 1862 the battle of Williamsburg was fought just outside of the quiet town. Union troops now occupied the city, and throughout the rest of the war, Williamsburg residents, who had enthusiastically supported the Confederacy, were forced to endure the indignities of living under the military government. This book recounts the tragic, comic, and mundane events that made up life in Williamsburg during occupation.
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