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February 2011 Civil War Book Notes

Those that can’t write, Review! February 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil War’s Aftermath edited by Andrew L. Slap presents a look at Reconstruction in an area with a unique set of problems. The Day Dixie Died: The Battle of Atlanta by Gary Ecelbarger is a description of […]

February 11, 2011
Civil War Book Review: Over a Wide, Hot…Crimson Plain: The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863

Over a Wide, Hot…Crimson Plain: The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863 (Hardcover) by Elwood Christ Product Details Hardcover: 247 pages Publisher: Stan Clark Military Books; 2nd edition (April 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0935523316 ISBN-13: 978-0935523317 They often say good things come in small packages and this book illustrates […]

February 7, 2011
The Battle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg: July 3, 1863

The Battle for The Bliss Farm: July 3, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg by James W. Durney Gettysburg is the most studied battle in American History, Noah Andre Trudeau in “Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage” apologized for adding to the weight of books on the battle and called writing about Gettysburg a cottage industry. […]

January 31, 2011
Book Review: The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn By Nathaniel Philbrick Product Details Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Viking Adult; 1St Edition (May 4, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0670021725 ISBN-13: 978-0670021727 Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 1.9 inches 150 years after George Armstrong Custer’s first appearance in the American Civil […]

January 24, 2011
Civil War Book Review: The Bravest of the Brave: The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur

The Bravest of the Brave: The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur George G. Kundahl (Editor) Product Details Hardcover: 392 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (May 15, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807833738 ISBN-13: 978-0807833735 Stephen Dodson Ramseur was the youngest major general in the Confederate Army. An 1860 graduate of West Point, he […]

January 19, 2011
Civil War Book Review: Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign

Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign by David Powell Product Details Hardcover: 408 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (November 19, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714871 ISBN-13: 978-1932714876 “Would you like to go on a battlefield walk in Chickamauga?” Answering “yes” to this question introduced the […]

January 15, 2011
January 2011 Civil War Book Notes

Those that can’t write, Review! January 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list I am reading Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861 by Earl M. Maltz. This is a look at how the Supreme Court looked at slavery in the years leading up to the war. Unlike most books on legal history, this […]

January 5, 2011