Category: Civil War Books – New
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Civil War Book Review: THE BATTLES THAT MADE ABRAHAM LINCOLN
THE BATTLES THAT MADE ABRAHAM LINCOLN: How Lincoln Mastered his Enemies to Win the Civil War, Free the Slaves, and Preserve the Union by Larry Tagg Product Details Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (November 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611211263 ISBN-13: 978-1611211269 A wonderful and unique look at Lincoln’s presidency. Our Abraham Lincoln is the […]
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May 2013 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! May 2013 James W. Durney *********************************************************** In the stores When this is being written, I am reading Scott L. Mingus Sr.’s Confederate General: Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat. Extra Billy is quite a character. He was a businessman, politician and the oldest Confederate generals […]
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Civil War Book Review: DIVIDED LOYALTIES: Kentucky’s Struggle for Armed Neutrality in the Civil War
DIVIDED LOYALTIES: Kentucky’s Struggle for Armed Neutrality in the Civil War by James Finck Product Details Hardcover: 216 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (July 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611211026 ISBN-13: 978-1611211023 In 1861, states faced the difficult choice of remaining in the United States of America or leaving. The majority of states chose to leave […]
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Civil War Book Review: Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign
Hess, Earl J. Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign. (The University of North Carolina Press, April 22, 2013). 344 pages, 25 illustrations, 21 maps, 1 table, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-4696-0211-0 $35.00 (Cloth). Why did William T. Sherman decide to attack one of the most strongly fortified and imposing positions the Confederates held […]
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Reader Challenge: Prove Rosecrans was Panicked at Chickamauga
As I slowly work my way to the end of General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War, I continue to find interesting questions raised. My goal today is to explore one of those questions, with your help. The Question: First, […]
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Was Grant A Liar?
I suppose I could have titled this one “New Book Challenges Honesty of Grant’s Memoirs,” but then some of you might not be here now. I’ll admit that my first two thoughts when I first heard of Frank P. Varney’s new book General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William […]
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April 2013 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! April 2013 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Scheduled to be in the stores The LAST BATTLE OF WINCHESTER: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7 – September 19, 1864 by Scott Patchan looks at the third Battle of Winchester the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in […]