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The Atlanta Cam iver to Kennesaw y David A. Powel ootnotes, index,…

In the earl and noted mar group of acco States. The U two regiments

With the 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Reynolds rode in Ben McCulloch’s brigade and saw his first action at Springfield/Wilson’s Creek. Ensuing camp li…

Each time I visit the Education and Leadershi by the massive thirty-f nearly 7,000 volumes wr Lincoln in the sixteen

Paul Taylor is an award-winning author of nine books pertaining to the American Civil War era. His latest bo ’Tis Not Our War: Avoiding Military…

Civil War History of Pinckney Holding Charleston the Civil War. By W. A. M. Locke. Map, gl bibliography, index,…

Race to the Potomac: Lee and July 4-14, 1863. By Bradley M. Gottfried. Savas Beatie, savas…

The Civil War in the Ag Eichhorn & Duncan A. Camp 2024. Louisiana State Uni

They Came Only to Die: The Battle of Nashville, December 15-16, 1864. By Sean Michael Chick. Savas

War in the Western Theater: Favorite Stories and Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil Edited by Sarah Kay Bierle and Chris Mackowski…

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in his handling of his officers?” he asks; “the answer must be in the negative.” (That’s Freeman for you!) A somber element of Lee’s Lieutenants is se…

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Their All For Freedom: The Civil War Letters of the Mulkin Brothers, 105th Pennsylvania Volunteers. By Ross J. Kelbaugh. Forty-three photos &…

Hoosier Spies and Horse Marines: A History of the Third Indiana Cavalry, East Wing. By James A. Goecker. Illustrated, Bibliography, Notes, Appendices …

Captain Joe Derie is a longtime Civil War buff with a special interest in Civil War naval histo and the Civil War in the West. He is a retired USCG…

In this campaign Forrest was n on his own, but was subordinate to Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, who

A Wilderness of Destruction: Confederate Guerrillas in East and South Florida, 1861–1865. By Zack C. Waters. Illustrated, bibliography, index, Mercer…

‘If We Are Striking For Pennsylvania:” The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg, Volume 2, June 2230, 1863. By…

Stephen Davis, of Cumming, GA, has been writing on the war for decades. His latest work is an edition of Georgian Eliza “Fanny” Andrews’ memoir…

Institute, and other smaller military schools. Lee, his corps

Bert Dunkerly and his toy soldiers are excited about his new book with Caroline Davis! Force of a Cyclone: The Battle of Stones River, December 31, 18…

The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (1), The First Day. By Timothy J. Orr. Illustrated, bibliograp index, Osprey Publishing, 2022,…

paled in comparison to the job that would define his life, Grant

392 page, full-color Civil War Artillery Pr – The Half Shell Book. For more information

The Confederate Detective Service. By Ransom N. Hundley. Illustrated, bibliography, 258 pp., Knucklesamich Publishing,

Mike Priest is author of Antieta The Soldiers’ Battle (1989) and Before Antietam: The Battle of South Mountain (1992).

very successful in orchestrat the Confederate victory. His prickly personality put in bad stead with Jefferson D

of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act may have influenced his growing abolitionist sentiments. Like

True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War and Reconstruction (Conflicting Worlds: New

The Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the Civil War: The Struggle for Control of the Nation’s Longest Railway. By Dan Lee. Endnotes, bibliography, index…

An Essential Collection of Union Veterans’ Writings The Left-Armed Corps: Writings by Amputee Civil War Veterans. Edited by Allison M. Johnson…

District. He received his BA Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

in the community despite the passing of time. A Social Action Committee formed in 1962 with the goal of improving work-related and educational…

Joseph Truglio, of Manchester, N.J., is a retired Motion Picture Technician who has a lifelong interest in the Civil War. He is past President of the…

Confederate General Joseph E. Jo action, but few victories, in Ma

Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country. By Fay A. Yarbrough. Bibliography, index, notes, maps, 280 pp., University of North Ca…

Francis Marion and the Snow’s Island CommunityMyth, History, andArchaeology. By Steven D. Smith. Maps, Photos, Illustrations, Endnotes Bibliography…

Book Reviews, from the March 2022 issue of Civil War News.

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It has long been accepted historiography that the Union naval blockade of Confederate ports became more effective

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Joseph C. Porter’s Brigade. Thes two brigades formed the core of the 4th Cavalry Division, Army

book that provides students of the battle of Gettysburg’s with

Book Reviews, from the July 2021 issue of Civil War News.

the reputation of the Georgians for quite some time. Following Champion’s Hill, the 42nd served as part of the be

The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battles Between the White House and

An Immigrant Story. By Kenneth E. Burchett. Illustrated Index, Notes, Amity American Publishing, 2020, 167 pp., softcover. Amity America.

Lincoln and the American Founding. By Lucas E. Morel. Notes, bibliography, index, Southern Illinois University

Abraham Among t Yankees: Lincoln’s 1848 Visit to Massachusetts. By William F. Hanna. Illustrated, Notes, Bibliography, Index, 202 Southern Illinois…

namely: the law of compact. We Constitution. The State of New the forms of the Constitution, a

General William Franz Sigel and the War in the Valley of Virginia, May 1864. By David A. Powell. Photos, maps, notes, index, 264 pp., 2019. Savas…

Civil War: An Illustrated Journey Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War. By Mark Hughes. Illustrated, appendices, index, 160 pp., 2019, Savas

New Lincoln Book is a Pleasure to Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington. By Ted Widmer. Simon &

The River Was Dyed With Blood: Nathan Bedford Forrest and Fort Pillow. By Brian Steel Wills. Illustrated, appendix, notes, bibliography, 288 pp…

Mary Lincoln is perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood first lady in history. This is the impression I took away from the opening essay of Jason …

or North Carolina so they could join Confederate General Joseph

Book Reviews, from the March 2020 issue of Civil War News.

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that the sales were not legal, in particular, point out that lower court never ruled on the cemetery issue. In 2017, on Wednesday, December 20, the…

make for an ideal read, particularly for North Carolinians in these 327 captivating pages.

Chris Mackowski’s review o A. Wilson Greene’s A Campaig of Giants: The Battle for…

the midst of an 11-year renaissance in Civil War book literature. Author Lawrence Peterson has chosen this campaign for the seventh installment of UT …

The Fight for the Old North State: The Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864. By Hampton Newsome. Illustrations, maps, notes, appendices…

Book Reviews, from the July 2019 issue of Civil War News.

die. They never seem to doubt their success and I don’t think such men can be whipped at all.”

in Slavery and Freedom, and Confederate Men and Women in the Aftermath of War. Suicide

Smith and his family returned to Rome in December 1864, after

Who sent the following message to the Confederate commander at Fort Donelson: “I propose to move immediately upon your works”? Who wrote Preside Linco…

Rising in Flames: Sherman’s March and the Fight for a New Nation. By J. D. Dickey. Maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index, 413 pp., 2018. Pegasus…

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from the peaceful picnic spot that Culp’s Hill was before the Civil

in galloping octometer, on the subject of “Sheridan’s Ride.” The poem was considerably short of a masterpiece, the best lines going to the horse Rienz…

Book Reviews, from the November 2017 issue of Civil War News.

Missouri. From my ing, it’s a Feder pin. I was curious a and value.…

of the pioneer movement of the early to middle 19th century— thus creating a parallel narrative

Jay Jorgensen is a judge in New Jersey. He has written several books on Gettysburg. He is the editor and co-author of the recent released Top Ten at…

Book Reviews, from the July 2017 issue of Civil War News.

Forgotten Trial Of A Uni Confederate in Cons-The Civil War Treason…

or slightly used, when I first sta ed reading about the Civil War, to today, when many are now true…

Capital of the Confederacy Civil War Show November 12 & 13, 2016

Lawrence K. Peterson’s Confederate Combat Commander: The Remarkable Life of Brigadier General Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr. was reviewed in the August…

A Confederate Biography: The Cruise of the CSS Shenandoah. By Dwight Sturtevant Hughes. Illustrated, map, photos, notes, bibliography, index, 240…

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I wish to express my sincere are displayed on page 13. gratitude and thanks to Kay For the readers that pleaded to Jorgensen, Beth Godin, Linda Hoyt k…