Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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February 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! February 2009 James Durney ***************************************** Jacquie LeBel’s question on TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog has inspired this month’s column. He is newly retired and wishes to study the Civil War but he is unsure where to begin. I have seen this question many times and always try to respond […]
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Review: One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863
Eric J. Wittenberg, J. David Petruzzi, and Michael F. Nugent. One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863. New York: Savas Beatie LLC (June 2008). 576 pages, notes, bibliography, index, 16 maps. ISBN: 978-1932714432 $34.95 (Hardcover w/DJ). Who knows anything about Lee’s retreat from […]
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Review: A Vermont Cavalryman in War & Love: The Civil War Letters of Brevet Major General William Wells and Anna Richardson
A Vermont Cavalryman in War & Love: The Civil War Letters of Brevet Major General William Wells and Anna Richardson by Elliott W. Hoffman (Editor) Product Details Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Schroeder Publications (December 3, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889246514 ISBN-13: 978-1889246512 A good Civil War history always includes some human-interest elements. Some histories will […]
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Review: Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington
Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington by Benjamin Franklin Cooling Product Details Paperback: 344 pages Publisher: Fire Ant Books; 1 edition (January 28, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0817354751 ISBN-13: 978-0817354756 By the summer of 1864, the Army of Northern Virginia is pinned and slowly being bled to death. Robert E. Lee understood that his army and […]
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January 2009 Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! January 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News We have a number of promising books due in 2009. The good news is that our choices for reading material are numerous and seem limited only by the depth of our pockets or the willingness of the local library is to buy Civil […]
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Review: Shepherdstown: Last Clash of the Antietam Campaign, September 19-20, 1862
Shepherdstown: Last Clash of the Antietam Campaign, September 19-20, 1862 by Thomas A. McGrath Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Schroeder Publications (December 3, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889246395 ISBN-13: 978-1889246390 Small battle books are a joy! I have many reasons for making this statement and this book illustrates most of them. They allow us […]
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Review: Antietam, South Mountain, and Harpers Ferry: A Battlefield Guide
Antietam, South Mountain, and Harpers Ferry: A Battlefield Guide (This Hallowed Ground: Guides to Civil War) by Ethan S. Rafuse Product Details Paperback: 282 pages Publisher: Bison Books (December 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 080323970X ISBN-13: 978-0803239708 I am a battlefield walker! I love to stand in the spot where … happened. At these times, […]