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On December 16, 1864, Union General George Thomas accomplished a goal that Civil War field commanders found to be unobtainable: the climactic destruction of an enemy army.

This Union officer sporting stylish spectacles with tinted glass and a second pair of lenses is Captain Thomas Bartlett Griffith, a prosperous furnace manufacturer from Carver, Massachusetts. Griffith’s striking supplementary lenses could have been used for extra sun protection, as bifocals, or simply for decoration. Because a postwar portrait shows him wearing traditional glasses, this set was...

Longacre has breathed new life into Custer's career...

Hess' insightful and fascinating study will remain the standard work on the subject for the foreseeable future.

...a fast-flowing narrative that will keep the attention of seasoned Civil War readers and the general public alike.

The American Civil War Museum's Emerging Scholars speakers describe their topic and why it is relevant to contemporary Civil War studies.

An authoritative analysis of how the rigors of campaigning affected command decisions and the experiences of common soldiers alike.

An important account of Meade's tenure as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

Sommerville argues that a complete understanding of the New South depends on a deeper investigation of the emotional and psychological damage wrought by the war...