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During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln often learned the results and tolls of battles from reporters, not generals. The newsmen of the time were courageous and dedicated, but the best of them was Hen……続きを見る

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini is back with another enthralling historical novel set during the Civil War era, this time inspired by the life of “a true Union woman as true as……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Grant, Sherman, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an analysis of their careers before, during, and after the Civil War.*Includes an analysis of ……続きを見る

*Includes nearly 35 pictures taken at Gettysburg in the days after the fighting and 12 pictures of important generals who fought there. Without question, the most famous battle of the Civil War too……続きを見る

Includes pictures of Porter Alexander and other Civil War generals, as well as maps of important battles.Includes Alexander's descriptions of important battles, including Gettysburg, and his analysi……続きを見る

Men and women 150 years ago grappled with information overload by making scrapbooks-the ancestors of Google and blogging. From Abraham Lincoln to Susan B. Anthony, African American janitors to farmw……続きを見る

Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writings Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has……続きを見る

Womens Work in the Civil War: a Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience is an expansive history of the female heroines of the Civil War. The biographies of famous women such as Dorothea Dix, Bar……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Douglass and important people, places and events in his life. *Includes a Table of ContentsA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures……続きを見る

Could the South have won the Civil War? To many, the very question seems absurd. After all, the Confederacy had only a third of the population and one-eleventh of the industry of the North. Wasn’t t……続きを見る

In 1938, Howard Jay Graham, a deaf law librarian, successfully argued that the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment--ratified after the American Civil War to establish equal protection under the law ……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original history of the Battle of Gettysburg•Over two dozen generals post-battle accounts of Gettysburg from the Official Records.•A series of articles written about ……続きを見る

A gripping firsthand account of loyalty, resistance, and survival in Confederate Tennessee, this memoir reveals the untold story of Unionist courage behind enemy lines. Tried Men and True, or Union ……続きを見る

Composed almost entirely of Midwesterners and molded into a lean, skilled fighting machine by Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the Army of the Tennessee marched directly into the heart……続きを見る

*Weaves the lives and careers of all 4 generals into one entertaining and educational narrative*Includes maps of important battles like Antietam and Gettysburg.*Includes pictures of the generals and……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most ……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

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS I THE BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE, OR ELKHORN AND ITS MORE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS II LANE'S BRIGADE AND THE INCEPTION OF ……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview ……続きを見る

Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter A……続きを見る

Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy Trial of the Conspirators by A Military Commission and a Review of the Trial of John H. Surratt By T. M. HARRIS, Late Brigadier-General U.……続きを見る

Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Ar……続きを見る

Henry Martyn Cist (February 20, 1839 December 16, 1902) was an American soldier, lawyer, and author who became a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. In April 1862, Cist ……続きを見る

500 Ways to Achieve Your Best Grades We want you to succeed on your U.S. history midterm and final exams. That's why we've selected these 500 questions to help you study more effectively, use your p……続きを見る

William Booth Taliaferro (December 28, 1822 February 27, 1898), was a United States Army officer, a lawyer, legislator, and Confederate general in the Civil War. Taliaferro's Brigade came under Sto……続きを見る

"A magnificent stylist . . . a first-rate historian. Familiarity with subject matter resulting from many years of study and narrative talents exceeding those of any other Civil War historian enable ……続きを見る

John G.B. Adams enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Private and eventually achieved the rank of Captain, leading the 19th Massachusetts regiment in the Eastern theater of the Civil War. The regiment woul……続きを見る

Clearly organized, authoritative, and readable, this first-of-its-kind encyclopedia offers general readers and scholars alike detailed coverage of the amazing saga of Civil War medicine on both side……続きを見る