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Save 20% Off New Books at UNC Press

I wanted to pass along the following offer from UNC Press, probably my favorite university press for Civil War titles: Dear Friends, As the very first daffodils sneak up around the front door here at Brooks Hall, we are speeding along into our spring publishing season. This is also our 90th anniversary year! For a […]

January 19, 2012
Enter for a Chance to Win a FREE Copy of Earl J. Hess’ In the Trenches at Petersburg

Editor’s Note: This contest is cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater. It’s time to introduce a new joint contest at TOCWOC and Beyond the Crater. Enter for a chance to win a FREE copy of Earl J. Hess’ book In the Trenches at Petersburg. Secondary winners will be allowed to choose […]

December 29, 2011
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 […]

August 8, 2011
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 […]

July 28, 2011
Civil War Book Review: Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina

Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina by Judkin Browning Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (February 10, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834688 ISBN-13: 978-0807834688 Occupation is difficult for all parties. The civilian population is never fully trusted and the military often is high handed. The result […]

June 13, 2011
Civil War Book Review: Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina

Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina by David Silkenat Product Details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (February 21, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780807834602 ISBN-13: 978-0807834602 ASIN: 0807834602 Social History at its best! It is not often I find a social history that is […]

May 12, 2011
Civil War Book Review: God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War

God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War by George C. Rable Product Details Hardcover: 624 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (November 25, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834262 ISBN-13: 978-0807834268 Religion, Civil War & America At the time of the Civil War America was a Christian Protestant nation. […]

April 20, 2011