An authoritative study of the free people of color in the largest state of the Old South
Virginia was the state with the most enslaved people prior to the Civil War. It was also at one time the stat……続きを見る
Free people of color were both architects of equal rights and active participants in the Civil War, on and off the battlefield. Their unique status as already free persons before emancipation shaped……続きを見る
Succinct, with a brace of original documents following each chapter, Christopher J. Olsen's The American Civil War is the ideal introduction to American history's most famous, and infamous, chapter.……続きを見る
In the evocative anthology 'Campfire and Battlefield,' readers are drawn into the rich narrative tapestry of war's grim realities and the quiet, reflective moments of camaraderie and introspection o……続きを見る
This thesis examines the effect the rifle had on infantry tactics during the Civil War. It traces the transition from smoothbore to rifle and the development of the Minie ball. The range and accurac……続きを見る
The Unarmed Witness: 30 Accounts of Civil War Behind the Lines offers a profound exploration into the unseen and unarmed lives during one of America's most tumultuous periods. This collection captur……続きを見る
Initially published between 1970 and 2012, the essays in Approaching Civil War and Southern History span almost the entirety of William J. Cooper’s illustrious scholarly career and range widely acro……続きを見る
Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, and evolution in popular culture. With fifteen essays by historians, the colle……続きを見る
Lawrence A. Kreiser, Jr.’s Marketing the Blue and Gray analyzes newspaper advertising during the American Civil War. Newspapers circulated widely between 1861 and 1865, and merchants took full advan……続きを見る
Historians have long viewed President John Tyler as one of the nation’s least effective heads of state. In President without a Partyーthe first full-scale biography of Tyler in more than fifty years……続きを見る
A panoramic collection of essays written by both established and emerging scholars, American Discord examines critical aspects of the Civil War era, including rhetoric and nationalism, politics and ……続きを見る
When Generals in Gray was published in 1959, scholars and critics immediately hailed it as one of the few indispensable books on the American Civil War. Historian Stanley Horn, for example, wrote, "……続きを見る
In his masterpiece, Jefferson Davis, American, William J. Cooper, Jr., crafted a sweeping, definitive biography and established himself as the foremost scholar on the intriguing Confederate presiden……続きを見る
Modeled after Ezra J. Warner's two earlier books, Generals in Gray and Generals in Blue, the volume contains an introduction describing the makeup of the Confederate Congress, biographical sketches ……続きを見る
This thesis analyzes how Major General William S. Rosecrans, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, employed the command and control mechanisms available to him as he maneuvered his army from Tull……続きを見る
This study is an analysis of the competing initiative displayed between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee during Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign in Virginia.
It begins with Lincoln's appoin……続きを見る
Known most prominently as a daring anti-lynching crusader, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) worked tirelessly throughout her life as a political advocate for the rights of women, minorities, and mem……続きを見る
In '10 Civil War Diaries,' the reader is invited to traverse the tumultuous landscape of the American Civil War through the personal and poignant reflections of twelve distinct voices. This antholog……続きを見る
This edition is devoted to honoring the bravery and dedication of women during the Civil War, whose involvement and achievements were frequently overlooked in history books. The Hospital Sketches of……続きを見る
Women in War - 20 Civil War Memoirs & Biographies immerses readers in the multifaceted realities of the American Civil War through the voices of women who lived, observed, and recorded the tumultuou……続きを見る
What is more truthful and visceral as our genuine feelings, our senses and our experiences, recorded immediately, in the moment? They are unadulterated by time, untouched by doubt, and untainted by ……続きを見る
The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War offers a profound exploration into the everyday life and challenges of civilians during one of America's ……続きを見る
William Preston was a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political, and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Preston……続きを見る
In 'Two Diaries From Middle St. John'Äôs, Berkeley, South Carolina, February-May, 1865,' readers are ushered into the turbulent closing months of the American Civil War through the deeply personal a……続きを見る
Get facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more in this concise summary of the notoriously bloody Civil War battle.
During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces launched their f……続きを見る
"Three thoughtful contributions . . . attempt to deepen and extend an emerging discussion about the limits to African American freedom and autonomy." ー Slavery & Abolition
President Abraham Lincoln……続きを見る
Get facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more in this concise summary of Robert E. Lee's victory in Virginia.
The Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville is considered……続きを見る
The Battle Digest summary includes all the key aspects of the campaign and battle, including maps, images, and lessons learned. After his early success in the Civil War's Western Theater, Maj. Gen. ……続きを見る
Donald R. Jermann's Civil War history book "describes the impact of the discovery of this lost order on the pivotal Battle of Antietam" ( Book News Inc.).
On September 13, 1862, Union forces recover……続きを見る
