Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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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: […]
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July 2011 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! July 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Campaign for Wilson’s Creek by Jeffrey L. Patrick is part of the Civil War Campaigns and Commanders series. I am very impressed with this book and am looking forward to reading it. Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles […]
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Civil War Book Review: Defeating Lee: A History of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac
Defeating Lee: A History of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac by Lawrence A. Kreiser Jr. Product Details Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Indiana University Press (April 19, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0253356164 ISBN-13: 978-0253356161 Clubs are trumps! You can fill a large bookcase with histories of Civil War regiments, brigades and armies. The army […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic
The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic by Barbara Gannon Product Details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (May 19, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834521 ISBN-13: 978-0807834527 We accept the idea that segregation and discrimination is the norm between the Civil War and the […]
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Civil War Book Review: Sing Not War: The Lives of Union and Confederate Veterans in Gilded Age America
Sing Not War: The Lives of Union and Confederate Veterans in Gilded Age America by James Marten Product Details Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (May 18, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834769 ISBN-13: 978-0807834763 American mythology states that veterans of “good wars” reenter society with almost no problems. These veterans ennobled […]