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Published: 3/14/18
The Thin Light of Freedom (2017)
A detailed review of "The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America" by Edward Ayers.
Published: 3/9/18
The Eisenhower Farm during the Battle of Gettysburg
Discover the history of Eisenhower Farm during Gettysburg, where President Eisenhower envisioned a tranquil life after military service.
Published: 3/7/18
Determined to Stand and Fight (2017)
A detailed review of "Determined to Stand and Fight: The Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864" by Ryan T. Quint.
Published: 2/28/18
The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns (2017)
A detailed review of "The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns" by Steven E. Sodergren.
Published: 2/23/18
The West’s Missing War
URSULA COYOTE/NETFLIX Jack O’Connell and Michelle Dockery in a scene from the Netflix miniseries Godless. As in previous depictions of the postwar West, the Civil War factors little into the...
Published: 2/21/18
The Battles and Campaigns of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest (2017)
A detailed review of "The Battles and Campaigns of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest 1861-1865" by John R. Scales.
Published: 2/14/18
Bluff, Bluster, Lies and Spies (2016)
A detailed review of "Bluff, Bluster, Lies and Spies: The Lincoln Foreign Policy, 1861–1865" by David Perry.
Published: 2/7/18
The Guerrilla Hunters (2017)
A detailed review of "The Guerrilla Hunters: Irregular Conflicts During the Civil War" edited by Brian D. McKnight & Barton A. Myers.
Published: 2/2/18
A Story from the Trenches
Read Union surgeon John Gardner Perry's letter detailing a tragic incident involving a young lieutenant at Petersburg.
Published: 1/31/18
Lincoln’s Pathfinder (2017)
A detailed review of "Lincoln’s Pathfinder: John C. Frémont and the Violent Election of 1856" by John Bicknell.
Published: 1/24/18
Barren Victory (2017)
A detailed review of "The Chickamaugua Campaign: Barren Victory" by David A. Powell.
Published: 1/19/18
Close Calls at Beaver Dam Creek
Discover the historical significance of the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek through the personal letter of Private Oliver Willcox Norton.
Published: 1/12/18
Civil War Logistics (2017)
A detailed review of "Civil War Logistics: A Study of Civil War Transportation" by Earl J. Hess.
Published: 1/12/18
Extra Voices: Dog Days of Summer
Read first-person quotes from Union and Confederate soldiers about the intense heat and discomfort that accompanied summer campaigning.
Published: 1/10/18
Meade and Lee After Gettysburg (2017)
A detailed review of "Meade and Lee After Gettysburg" by Jeffrey Wm Hunt.
Published: 1/3/18
Making An Antislavery Nation (2017)
A detailed review of "Making an Antislavery Nation: Lincoln, Douglas, and the Battle Over Freedom" by Graham A. Peck.
Published: 12/27/17
BERRY & ELDER (eds.): Practical Strangers (2017)
Practical Strangers: The Courtship Correspondence of Nathaniel Dawson and Elodie Todd, Sister of Mary Todd Lincoln edited by Stephen Berry and Angela Esco Elder. University of Georgia Press, 2017. Paper, ISBN: 978-0820351025....
Published: 12/20/17
ECELBARGER: Slaughter at the Chapel (2016)
Slaughter at the Chapel: The Battle of Ezra Church, 1864 by Gary Ecelbarger. University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. Cloth, ISBN: 978-0-8061-5499-2. $26.95. The Atlanta Campaign’s significance to the Union’s triumph in...
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