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HASEGAWA: Mending Broken Soldiers (2012)
Category: Book Reviews Posted: 5/22/2013
In his newest study, Guy Hasegawa examines efforts on behalf of the Union and Confederacy to supply prosthetic limbs during the Civil War...
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BERGERON: Andrew Johnson's Civil War (2011)
Category: Book Reviews Posted: 5/22/2013
While not denying Johnson's more sinister traits, Bergeron contends that historians need to evaluate the man and his career through other lenses in addition to those centering upon his racism and stubbornness...
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AYERS & MARTIN (eds.): America on the Eve of the Civil War (2010)
Category: Book Reviews Posted: 5/22/2013
America on the Eve of the Civil War is a fairly quick read and one that is good for both the general public and trained historians. The depth of information about Richmond compliments the breadth available on national concerns in the 1850s, which allows the book to seem broad and specific at the same time...
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Grant and the Forgotten Court of Inquiry
Category: Commentary Posted: 5/20/2013
When Union Colonel Isaac Shepard punished one of his white soldiers with a whipping administered by African American troops at Milliken's Bend, the racially charged incident threatened to derail both his career and Grant's Vicksburg Campaign.
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The Bookshelf
Check out The Bookshelf for in-depth reviews of the latest Civil War books. Our most recently reviewed titles include:
Mending Broken Soldiers (2012)
Author: Guy Hasegawa
Reviewed by: Brian Craig Miller
Andrew Johnson's Civil War (2011)
Author: Paul Bergeron
Reviewed by: Andrew Prymak
America on the Eve of the Civil War (2010)
Author: Carolyn Martin
Author: Edward Ayers
Reviewed by: Katherine Brackett
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Photo Essay
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Civil War Envelopes
A sampling of the often colorful and elaborately decorated envelopes used to send letters during the Civil War years.
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