Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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Civil War Book Review: The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth
Hess, Earl J. The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth. Lawrence.: University of Kansas Press, 2008. 288 p. ISBN# 0700616071. $29.95. According to historian Earl J. Hess, the Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and author of numerous scholarly works, the American Civil War remains the first and only […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Battles of New Hope Church
The Battles of New Hope Church by Russell Blount Jr. Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Pelican Publishing (April 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1589807480 ISBN-13: 978-1589807488 This is an impressive first book, with much to recommend it. The author’s writing style produces a vivid easy to read narration. Couple this with seamlessly switching between […]
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Civil War Book Review: Federal Laws of the Reconstruction
Hosen, Frederick E. Federal Laws of the Reconstruction: Principal Congressional Acts and Resolutions, Presidential Proclamations, Speeches and Orders, and Other Legislative and Military Documents, 1862-1875. McFarland & Company, Inc. (April 2010). 206 pp., tables, appendices, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-7864-4668-1 $49.95 (Paperback). Near the end of the Civil War and on into Reconstruction, many “battles” were […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Battle of Brandy Station (VA): North America’s Largest Cavalry Battle
The Battle of Brandy Station (VA): North America’s Largest Cavalry Battle (Civil War Sesquicentennial) [Paperback] by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: The History Press (March 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1596297824 ISBN-13: 978-1596297821 Eric Wittenberg writing on the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, the only improvement would be to make […]
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June 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! June 2010 James W. Durney *********************************************************** In my mailbox or on the shelves Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market by Charles R. Knight is 336 pages, 50 photos and illustrations, 9 original maps, and 8 appendices, with traditional footnotes, covering the “complex prelude” and the battle. The author is […]
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Civil War Book Review: A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War
Sutherland, Daniel E. A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War. The University of North Carolina Press (July 1, 2009). 456 pp., 16 illustrations, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-8078-3277-6 $35.00 (Cloth). When people mention the Civil War, images of solid lines of opposing ranks firing volleys into their […]
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Civil War Book Review: Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined the Army after 1861
Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined the Army after 1861 by Kenneth W. Noe Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (April 15, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807833770 ISBN-13: 978-0807833773 We are enamored with first, in Civil War histories that means men who rush to enlist in 1861. Much of […]