Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Civil War Book Review: A Melancholy Affair at the Weldon Railroad: The Vermont Brigade, June 23, 1864
Editor’s Note: This review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online. Cross, David F. A Melancholy Affair at the Weldon Railroad: The Vermont Brigade, June 23, 1864 (White Mane Books, 2003). 267 pages, photos, maps, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 1-57249-332-1 $29.95 (Hardcover). On June 23, 1864, the Vermont Brigade of the Army of the Potomac […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Day Dixie Died: The Battle of Atlanta
Ecelbarger, Gary. The Day Dixie Died: The Battle of Atlanta (St. Martin’s Press, 2010). 320 pages, 17 b&w photos, 13 maps, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 0-312-56399-X $26.99 (Hardcover). Was the July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta THE decisive moment of the Atlanta Campaign, and by extension, the battle that secured Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 and won […]
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Civil War Book Review: Border War: Fighting Over Slavery Before the Civil War
Border War: Fighting over Slavery before the Civil War by Stanley Harrold Product Details Hardcover: 312 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; First Edition edition (October 29, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834319 ISBN-13: 978-0807834312 Slavery did not present a great problem when the majority of the states held slaves. As states emancipated slaves […]
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August 2011 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! August 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War is a detailed, informative and very enjoyable book. Sister States Enemy States is a series of essays on how the war affected Tennessee and Kentucky. The Doom of […]
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Civil War Book Review: Soldiering in the Army of Northern Virginia: A Statistical Portrait of the Troops Who Served under Robert E. Lee
Soldiering in the Army of Northern Virginia: A Statistical Portrait of the Troops Who Served under Robert E. Lee by Joseph T. Glatthaar Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (June 2, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834920 ISBN-13: 978-0807834923 Joseph T. Glatthaar gathered an astounding amount of data when […]
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Siege of Petersburg Map: Battlefield America #112: The Petersburg Campaign
Note: This review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater last week and is reproduced here. Kissel, Tim. Battlefield America #112: The Petersburg Campaign. Trailhead Graphics (2007). 9 maps. ISBN: 978-1883271107 $9.95 (Fold Out Map). Where can you get easy to read, informative, tear resistant and waterproof battlefield maps? Trailhead Graphics […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Soul of a Soldier
Note: This review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater and is being cross-posted here at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog. Miller, Myron M. The Soul of a Soldier: The True Story of a Mounted Pioneer in the Civil War. Xlibris Corporation (2011). 217 pages, illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography. ISBN: […]