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Published: 11/23/16
BIGGS: They Fought For the Union (2016)
They Fought For the Union: A History of the First Delaware Volunteers in the Army of the Potomac by Jeffrey R. Biggs. Belli Civilis Press, 2016. Paper, ISBN: 978-0986361517. $19.99. In...
Published: 11/23/16
ROBERTSON: The Red River Campaign and Its Toll (2016)
The Red River Campaign and Its Toll: 69 Bloody Days in Louisiana, March-May 1864 by Henry O. Robertson. McFarland, 2016. Paper, ISBN: 978-1476663784. $29.95. In March 1864, Major General Nathaniel Banks...
Published: 11/16/16
RABLE: Damn Yankees! (2015)
Damn Yankees! Demonization and Defiance in the Confederate South by George C. Rable. Louisiana State University Press, 2016. Cloth, ISBN: 978-0807160589. $38.00. Distinguished historian George C. Rable has published several books...
Published: 11/9/16
WONGSRICHANALAI: Northern Character (2016)
Northern Character: College-Educated New Englanders, Honor, Nationalism, and Leadership in the Civil War Era by Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai. Fordham University Press, 2016. Paper, IBSN: 978-0823271825. $35.00. In Northern Character, Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai traces the...
Published: 11/2/16
WITTENBERG & MINGUS: The Second Battle of Winchester (2016)
The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened the Door to Gettysburg by Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus, Sr. Savas Beatie, 2016. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1611212884. $32.95. The...
Published: 11/2/16
WITTENBERG & DAVIS: Out Flew the Sabres (2016)
Out Flew the Sabres: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863 by Eric J. Wittenberg and Daniel T. Davis. Savas Beatie, 2016. Paper, ISBN: 978-1611212563. $14.95. Eric J. Wittenberg has...
Published: 10/26/16
BYRD: Confederate Sharpshooter Major William E. Simmons (2016)
Confederate Sharpshooter: Major William E. Simmons: Through the War with the 16th Georgia Infantry and the 3rd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters by Joseph P. Byrd, IV. Mercer University Press, 2016. Cloth, ISBN: ...
Published: 10/19/16
PETERSON: Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries (2016)
Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries by Dennis L. Peterson. McFarland, 2016. Paper, ISBN: 978-1476665214. $35.00. A quick trivia quiz: Name any member of Jefferson Davis’ cabinet. Even those who aced this...
Published: 10/12/16
MORGANS: Grenville Mellen Dodge in the Civil War (2016)
Grenville Mellen Dodge in the Civil War: Union Spymaster, Railroad Builder, and Organizer of the Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry by James Patrick Morgans. McFarland, 2016. Paper, ISBN: 978-0786470693. $29.95. The title...
Published: 10/5/16
BRENNEMAN, BOARDMAN & DOWLING: The Gettysburg Cyclorama (2015)
The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas by Chris Brenneman, Sue Boardman, and Bill Dowling. Savas Beatie, 2015. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1611212648. $34.95. This is not just...
Published: 9/28/16
GALLAGHER & WAUGH: The American War (2015)
The American War: A History of the Civil War Era by Gary W. Gallagher and Joan Waugh. Flip Learning, 2015. Paper, ISBN: 978-0991037537. $34.95. In the preface to James I. Robertson,...
Published: 9/21/16
BARRINGER: Fighting for General Lee (2016)
Fighting for General Lee: Confederate General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade by Sheridan R. Barringer. Savas Beatie, 2016. Hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-61121-262-4. $32.95. Among Confederate cavalry leaders, the name...
Published: 9/15/16
Extra Dossier: Stonewall Jackson
For the Dossier section of the fall 2016 issue of The Civil War Monitor, we asked a panel of 20 Civil War historians a series of questions about Confederate general...
Published: 9/15/16
How ’bout them apples
Autumn is almost here and so are apples. Below is an apple pie recipe from the Civil War era to help you enjoy the season. Apple Pie Ingredients: Filling 8...
Published: 9/14/16
GRAMM: Sharpsburg (2015)
Sharpsburg: A Civil War Narrative by Kent Gramm. Resource Publications, 2015. Paper, ISBN: 978-1-4982-3906-6. $17.00. Strong ground can make all the difference in battle. Military men know it, and writers do,...
Published: 9/7/16
HESS: Braxton Bragg (2016)
Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy by Earl J. Hess. University of North Carolina Press, 2016. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1-4696-2875-2. $35.00. A great deal of ink has been spilled over...
Published: 8/31/16
BRETZGER: Observing Hancock at Gettysburg (2016)
Observing Hancock at Gettysburg: The General’s Leadership through Eyewitness Accounts by Paul E. Bretzger. McFarland, 2016. Paper, ISBN: 978-0786499786. $29.95. Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, commander of the Second Corps, Army...
Published: 8/24/16
SOKOLOSKY & SMITH: “To Prepare for Sherman’s Coming” (2015)
“To Prepare for Sherman’s Coming”: The Battle of Wise’s Forks, March 1865 by Wade Sokolosky and Mark A. Smith. Savas Beatie, 2015. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1611212662. $27.95. At the outset of...