SHEA - Civil War Period (1850-1877) 1

In "Battle of the Crater; and Experiences of Prison Life," Sumner U. Shearman intertwines firsthand accounts of the pivotal Battle of the Crater with a poignant exploration of the realities faced by……続きを見る

Winner of the 2023 A. M. Pate Jr. Award in Civil War History Certificate of Recognition for the 2024 Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award Union General is the first biography of Samuel Ryan Curtis, the most ……続きを見る

William L. Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding fighting at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War, which effectively ended Confederate offen……続きを見る

The 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the Trans-Missi……続きを見る

Why did eleven slave states secede from the Union in 1860-61? Why did the eighteen free states loyal to the Union deny the legitimacy of secession, and take concrete steps after Fort Sumter to subdu……続きを見る

G.A. Henry defended a slave in court, but years later he fought for the Confederacy. The question is why? Continuing the creative nonfiction narrative she began in her first book, All Bones Be White……続きを見る

A vast and desolate region, the Texas–New Mexico borderlands have long been an ideal setting for intrigue and illegal dealingsーnever more so than in the lawless early days of cattle trafficking and……続きを見る

In "Battle of the Crater; and Experiences of Prison Life," Sumner U. Shearman provides a riveting firsthand account of one of the most notorious episodes of the American Civil War. With a blend of m……続きを見る

All Bones Be White is the story of Cassy, a slave who was owned by a Revolutionary War hero. Cassy was tried for murdering her owner's youngest daughter, Phenaty. Gustavus A. Henry, a 29-year old la……続きを見る