Category: James Durney’s Book Notes
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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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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 […]
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July 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! July 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** New books with July publication dates or in the stores Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battles of the Civil War is 544 pages with 740 period engravings. Lincoln’s Senior Generals: Photographs and Biographical Sketches of the Major Generals of the Union Army is […]
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June 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! June 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** New books with June publication dates or in the stores Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation by Timothy B. Smith will fill the void between Shiloh and Vicksburg. Corinth, critical to the Confederacy’s survival, was a major objective in the West. Smith brings considerable knowledge […]
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May 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! May 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Battle Hymns by Christian McWhirter looks at the uses and impact music had during the Civil War. This is not another listing of popular songs but a look at what people said and remembered about these songs. Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation by Timothy […]
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April 2012 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! April 2012 James W. Durney *********************************************************** The Civil War in the West Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi by Earl J. Hess is a comprehensive look at how the Union won and held this area. The Union Forever Lincoln, Grant and the Civil War by John Y. […]