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WINNER FOR OPERATIONAL / BATTLE HISTORY, 2008, ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD The Iron Brigade--an all-Western outfit famously branded as The Iron Brigade of the West--served ou……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The Condition of the Army of Northern Virginia in its Last DaysーThe Lines in Front of PetersburgーThe Battles Around the Cityー……続きを見る

In early May 1863, the Army of the Potomac was at the height of its power as it bore down on Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia near Fredericksburg, where the Confederates had defeated the Uni……続きを見る

Arguably one of the most significant periods in US history, the American Civil War era continues to fascinate. In this essential reference guide to the period, Hugh Tulloch examines the war itself, ……続きを見る

The Hogs of Cold Harbor is based on the war diary kept from 1862 to 1864 by Confederate Private John Henry Hess, Co. G, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstr……続きを見る

Written in 1859, this introduction to the Croton, as it winds its way to New York City, gives a pleasant insight into the city of New York and the surrounding areas during the mid Nineteenth centur……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS VOLUME ONE I. BACKGROUNDS II. FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF IMPENDING CONFLICT, 1860-61 III. THE DEVELOPMENT OF……続きを見る

Long before leadership became identified as the catalyst for corporate success, the Civil War's winning general was showing the world how dynamic leadership is the crucial determinant of victory or ……続きを見る

The cramped and dusty riding hall of West Point Military Academy was an unlikely setting for a high jump record. Most of the cadets dreaded going there. The academy horses were notoriously hard, the……続きを見る

This brief narrative details the tribulations and the ordeals of three Union Soldiers captured and imprisoned by the Confederacy, especially heir daring escape from the infamous prison in Richmond.……続きを見る

VOICES OUT OF SLAVERY is a collection of twenty-three slave narratives dating from the early 1700s to the 1860s. All of these first-hand accounts of slavery provide valuable insight into the everyda……続きを見る

Magnificent Clipper Ships…Slavery to Freedom…Love, Marriage, and Family…The Civil War In 1851, two boys, orphans from Maine and Alabama, set sail on the world’s oceans. Over nearly a decade, they wi……続きを見る

With hundreds of entries, as well as photographs, drawings, and a handy time line of events, Civil War, A to Z encompasses everything about this historic conflict . . . from Appomattox to Zouaves. T……続きを見る

Honorable Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Sheldon Novick (with a new preface by the author; 178,000 words, 25 illustrations) Oliver Wendell Holmes is widely regarded as America’s grea……続きを見る

Bright, compulsively articulate, famous, loved, hated, and deeply troubled, William T. Sherman was perhaps one of the most compelling personalities in American history. This groundbreaking, in-depth……続きを見る

In The Heart of a Soldier, General George E. Picketts wife published the letters written by the former Confederate general throughout the war and afterward, providing a private and personal glimpse ……続きを見る

*Discusses Little Bighorn in detail and explains the controversies and mysteries still surrounding Custer's Last Stand. *Includes pictures of Custer and important people, places, and events in his l……続きを見る

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. Coming all the way from Prussia, Colonel H……続きを見る

A look at the administration and functioning of the civil war era hospitals at Fortress Monroe. Illustrated.続きを見る

George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer. During the Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brig……続きを見る

The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation. This book provides a concise introduction to events from the secession to……続きを見る

The Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the des……続きを見る

This edition features • portrait • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS I. Early Training II. The Gunboats III. The Bridge IV. The Jetties V. The Ship-Railway "Captain James Buchanan Eads (1820 – 188……続きを見る

During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. While soldiers slaughtered each other over the country's fate, players and fans struggled over the form……続きを見る

The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom and the New York Times bestsellers Crossroads of Freedom and Tried by War, among many other award-winning books, James M. McPherson is ……続きを見る

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783 is an influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history and discuss……続きを見る

Contemporaneous essay by a resident describing the fall of the city.続きを見る

The second of three volumes. The Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign (March through July 1862) was the first large-scale Union operation in Virginia to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. The op……続きを見る

The Maps of Chickamauga explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of full-color maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic blo……続きを見る

Only ten days before Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office in 1861 the Confederate States of America seceded from the Union taking Federal agencies forts and arsenals within their territory. To ma……続きを見る