Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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Civil War Book Review: Virginia at War, 1861
Virginia at War, 1861 edited by William C. Davis & James I. Robertson Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (November 11, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0813123720 ISBN-13: 978-0813123721 William C. Davis (Editor) This is the first in a series covering Virginia during each year of the war. The format of […]
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September 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! September 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My Reading List Good bad or indifferent, these are the books that sit calling “read me next”. The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 – 20, 1862 by Bradley Gottfried is the […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Revolution of 1861: The American Civil War in the Age of Nationalist Conflict
The Revolution of 1861: The American Civil War in the Age of Nationalist Conflict by Andre M. Fleche Product Details Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (March 1, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807835234 ISBN-13: 978-0807835234 The American Civil War as part of a worldwide movement. We like to think of “OUR” […]
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Civil War Book Review: UNHOLY SABBATH: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862
UNHOLY SABBATH: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 by Brian Jordan Product Details Hardcover: 408 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (January 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210887 ISBN-13: 978-1611210880 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches Mentioning the battle of South Mountain produces a limited set of responses. The most […]
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Book Review: The Diary of Cyrus Comstock
Book Review: The Diary of Cyrus B. Comstock; compiled and edited by Merlin E. Sumner, Morningside House Inc., 1987 My original interest in this book was spurred by my never ending search for information on engineer operations during the Civil War. Cyrus Comstock was a very influential staff engineer and aide for U.S. Grant during […]
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August 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! August 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My Reading List Good bad or indifferent, these are the books that sit calling “read me next”. Lincoln’s family has fascinated me for some time. Jason Emerson did an excellent biography of the only son living to become an adult in Giant in the […]
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Civil War Book Review: Remembering The Battle of the Crater: War as Murder
Remembering The Battle of the Crater: War as Murder by Kevin M. Levin Product Details Hardcover: 200 pages Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (June 19, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0813136105 ISBN-13: 978-0813136103 Unlike Fort Pillow, what occurred at the Crater is not open to debate. Whites on both sides murdered members of the United […]