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Completed in the early 1900s, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 is still the essential source for anyone seeking understanding of the bloodiest day in all of American history. As the U.S. War ……続きを見る

Stonewall Jackson needs no formal introduction, being one of the most famous generals of the Civil War, revered throughout the South for his extremely successful military skill. At the same time, Ja……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln successfully led the United ……続きを見る

In the tradition of the bestselling Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce, the true story of a Civil War Christmas miracle In the waning days of 1862, Union and Confederate troo……続きを見る

This newest volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. It was, as Elliott ……続きを見る

Slave Auction--Part One (A Short Story)--from the Trouble Down South Series (Also Read Missus Buck--Part Two) A 7753-Word Short Story Master Finnius has died, and his widow must sell off his holding……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln (18091865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countrys most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the Westerner who educ……続きを見る

Join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield as he dives into the incredible story of Abraham Lincoln's spiritual life and draws from it a deeper meaning that's sure to inspire us all. A……続きを見る

"Of more than one thousand battles fought during the war," William C. Davis notes, "a few have risen to lasting fascination and prominence, some even regarded as 'turning points.' The battles includ……続きを見る

Perhaps no author personified the darker elements of Realism more than Ambrose Bierce (1842-1913), whose service during the Civil War deeply affected him. Bierces short stories, often taking place i……続きを見る

A discussion of the war west of the Mississippi including The Opelousas Expedition, The Corps d'Afrique, The Sabine Pass Expedition and the Triumphs and Disasters of the Red River Expedition. Illus……続きを見る

*Includes over 30 pictures of Lincoln, his life, and work, including pictures of Lincoln at Gettysburg and a copy of the Gettysburg Address. Also includes pictures of other famous leaders and genera……続きを見る

Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer who had a mostly successful career, but unfortunately for him, he is mostly remembered for suffering t……続きを見る

I. THE TWO NATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC II. THE PARTY OF POLITICAL EVASION III. THE POLITICIANS AND THE NEW DAY IV. THE CRISIS V. SECESSION VI. WAR VII. LINCOLN VIII. THE RULE OF LINCOLN IX. THE CRUCIAL ……続きを見る

John Billings served in the 10th Massachusetts light artillery battery. After the Civil War, Billings authored Sleepers 10th Massachusetts Battery and Hard Tack and Coffee . Sleepers 10th is a chron……続きを見る

William Buel Franklin (February 27, 1823 March 8, 1903) was a career United States Army officer and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of a corps commander in the A……続きを見る

Since its publication twenty-five years ago, Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men has been recognized as a classic, an indispensable contribution to our understanding of the causes of the American Civil ……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. Few novels written of the Civil War stand ……続きを見る

William Randolph Hearst was a figure of Shakespearean proportions, a man of huge ambition, inflexible will, and inexhaustible energy. He revolutionized the newspaper industry in America, becoming th……続きを見る

Without question, the most famous battle of the Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg from July 1-3, 1863. Over those three days, nearly 8,000 would die, over 30,000 would be ……続きを見る

Traces the engrossing story of the Union Army’s strategies, stratagems, and movements on the bloodiest day in American military history Unfurl Those Colors! provides an operational study of the Army……続きを見る

What if you were told that the revered leader Abraham Lincoln was actually a political tyrant who stifled his opponents by suppressing their civil rights? What if you learned that the man so affecti……続きを見る

Stonewall Jackson needs no formal introduction, being one of the most famous generals of the Civil War, revered throughout the South for his extremely successful military skill. At the same time, Ja……続きを見る

Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as ……続きを見る

Written by Agenor Gasparin, this was one of many pro-Union works translated from the original French by Mary Louise Booth during the American Civil War. For her translation work during this period s……続きを見る

In the fall of 1864, during the last brutal months of the Civil War, the Confederates made one final, desperate attempt to rampage through the Shenandoah Valley, Tennessee, and Missouri. Price’s Rai……続きを見る

The president who served the shortest termーjust a single monthーbut whose victorious election campaign rewrote the rules for candidates seeking America's highest office William Henry Harrison died ……続きを見る

The Civil War generation saw its world in ways startlingly different from our own. In these essays, Glenn W. LaFantasie examines the lives and experiences of several key personalities who gained fam……続きを見る

Lincoln is the single most compelling figure in our history, but also one of the most enigmatic. Was he the Great Emancipator, a man of deep convictions who ended slavery in the United States, or si……続きを見る

As the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to shatter the U.S. economy and force a standoff. Its secret weapon……続きを見る