Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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Book Review: Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard & His Fellow Veterans
Bernard, George S. Newsome, Hampton (ed). Horn, John (ed). Selby, John G. (ed). Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard & His Fellow Veterans. (University of Virginia Press: July 2012). 512 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 16 maps, bibliography, footnotes, index. ISBN: 978-0-8139-3175-3 $35.00 (Hardcover). Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard […]
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Civil War Book Review: THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862: Volume II, Antietam
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862: Volume II, Antietam by Ezra A. Carman & Thomas G. Clemens Product Details Hardcover: 696 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (September 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 161121114X ISBN-13: 978-1611211146 Ezra Carman commanded the 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry at Antietam. After the war, he worked for the government becoming involved […]
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October 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! October 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** New in the stores James M. Schmidt’s newest from History Press Galveston and the Civil War: An Island City in the Maelstrom went from no firm date to on the shelves. The Chattanooga Campaign edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear […]
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Civil War Book Review: Birch Coulie: The Epic Battle of the Dakota War
Birch Coulie: The Epic Battle of the Dakota War by John Christgau Product Details Paperback: 152 pages Publisher: Bison Books (March 1, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0803236360 ISBN-13: 978-0803236363 The largest battle you will ever see is when you come under fire. This is an intensely personal experience you will never forget. Later, history might […]
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Civil War Book Preview: New Siege of Petersburg Diary from the 36th Wisconsin
Editor’s Note: This preview has been cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. Also be sure to check out the book’s permanent bibliography page. Taylor, Guy C. & Alderson, Kevin (ed) & Alderson, Patsy (ed). Letters Home to Sarah: The Civil War Letters of Guy C. Taylor, Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. (University of Wisconsin Press: November […]
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First reactions to “The Chattanooga Campaign”
This week I was excited to get my hands on The Chattanooga Campaign, a collection of essays released by Southern Illinois University Press on August 27, 2012. Since writing back in May about Walker’s division at Chattanooga, I have wanted to blog some more about the fighting at the north end of Missionary Ridge. […]
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Reading the War September 1862
Reading the War September 1862 Tempest At Ox Hill: The Battle Of Chantilly by David A. Welker is one a very few books on this small battle. We are lucky that it is a very good book about a very nasty little battle that saved much of Pope’s army. Often lost in the rush […]