Emi - Civil War Period (1850-1877) 1

In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"ーthe 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Go……続きを見る

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chroni……続きを見る

On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union soldiers quickly escalated into murder and mayhem. Changes wrought by the Civil War and African American……続きを見る

More than 150 years after its end, we still struggle to understand the full extent of the human toll of the Civil War and the psychological crisis it created. In Aberration of Mind, Diane Miller Som……続きを見る

"Loaded with provocative insights, this book is a well-argued answer to that persistent question: Why did Americans fight the Civil War." ー America By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for ……続きを見る

The American Republic's founders debated whether to have a government based on direct democracy (in which the general population decided public policy questions, as in a New England town meeting) or……続きを見る

The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists delves deeply into the harrowing yet inspiring narratives of those who courageously traversed, aided, or……続きを見る

A military history of one American Civil War battle unit based on soldiers' correspondence, memoirs, war records, and obituaries. Here is the story of the Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry, known……続きを見る

This Civil War regimental history vividly chronicles the Union Army's first black unit through the personal writings of its commanding officer. The 1st South Carolina Volunteers, later the 33rd Unit……続きを見る

"Fleming declared unambiguously that the expectations of blacks were justified by policies of the Government and the actions of its agents." - From Here to Equality, Reparations for Black Americans ……続きを見る

Read the story of the Battle of Antietam from the African American perspective. The African American community around Sharpsburg, Maryland witnessed John Brown's raid, wartime skirmishes, the Battle……続きを見る

The Civil War may have ended on the battlefield, but the fight for equality never did In 1865, the Confederacy was comprehensively defeated, its economy shattered, its leaders in exile or in jail. Y……続きを見る

What would it mean to “get over slavery”? Is such a thing possible? Is it even desirable? Should we perceive the psychic hold of slavery as a set of mental manacles that hold us back from imagining ……続きを見る

Nearly blind from an accident in childhood, deaf from complications of scarlet fever, and perpetually suffering from an ankle injury, Emily Parsons nevertheless enrolled in nursing school at the out……続きを見る

The Complete Works of Walter L. Fleming Walter Lynwood Fleming was an American historian of the South and Reconstruction. He was a leader of the Dunning School of scholars in the early 20th century,……続きを見る

On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired on by the Confederate batteries located around the Charleston Harbor. Within thirty-four hours, the fort had surrendered. From that moment on, the recapturin……続きを見る

The Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863 and particularly the Flank March and Attack under Jackson served as a metaphor for the operational victories the South gained while at the same time signif……続きを見る

Walter L. Fleming's "Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama" presents a comprehensive examination of the tumultuous period of the American Civil War and its aftermath in Alabama. With meticulous re……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la bataille de Gettysburg en moins d’une heure ! Le 1er juillet 1863, l’Amérique s’apprête à connaître l’épisode le plus meurtrier de la guerre civile q……続きを見る

Thomas Fleming is best known as a historian of the American Revolution and a biographer of America's founding fathers. But, as the following collection shows, this award-winning writer, whose career……続きを見る

Engulfed in the tremendous struggle to prevent the Civil War from dividing the Union between North and South, Abraham Lincoln was equally determined to prevent the seeds of separation from ever appe……続きを見る

Once the South was beaten, Eastern and Western troops of the Union army resented each other so violently that some feared for the survival of the victorious government. Then the tension disappeared ……続きを見る

In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"ーthe 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Go……続きを見る

Today's spectacle of an imperial Congress battling the president of the United States is unsettling to many Americans. But it should not come as a surprise. Since the earliest days of the republic, ……続きを見る

Luis F. Emilio was born on December 22, 1844. Only 16 when the Civil War broke out, he lied and said he was 18, allowing him to enlist in Company F of the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He m……続きを見る

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

In this essay, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming recounts the shocking death of Union General William "Bull" Nelson at the hands of fellow Union general, Jefferson C. Davis. Yet Davis……続きを見る

The diarists and memorialists of the Civil War from both sides give copious information on their branches of service; infantry, foot artillery, cavalry, however, few who served in the horse artiller……続きを見る

More than a century after Emancipation, no comprehensive overview of the history of the female American slave exists. In this book, historian Emily West offers the first comprehensive overview of 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