Book Reviews
The digital home of book reviews and author interviews—and your source of the most up-to-date information on all things Civil War literature
Published: 10/17/18
Frederick Douglass (2018)
A detailed review of "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom" by David W. Blight.
Published: 10/10/18
The War Outside My Window (2018)
A detailed review of "The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865," edited by Janet Elizabeth Croon.
Published: 10/3/18
“Don’t tell father I have been shot at” (2018)
A detailed review of "'Don’t tell father I have been shot at': The Civil War Letters of Captain George N. Bliss, First Rhode Island Cavalry" edited by William C. Emerson with Elizabeth C. Stevens.
Published: 9/26/18
Wade Hampton’s Iron Scouts (2018)
A detailed review of "Wade Hampton’s Iron Scouts" by D. Michael Thomas.
Published: 9/12/18
Kirk’s Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge (2018)
A detailed review of "Kirk’s Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge" by Michael Hardy.
Published: 9/9/18
Man’s Better Angels (2017)
A detailed review of "Man’s Better Angels: Romantic Reformers and the Coming of the Civil War" by Philip F. Gura.
Published: 9/5/18
Reconstruction’s Ragged Edge (2016)
A detailed review of "Reconstruction’s Ragged Edge: The Politics of Postwar Life in the Southern Mountains" by Steven E. Nash.
Published: 8/29/18
General Lee’s Immortals (2018)
A detailed review of "General Lee’s Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865" by Michael C. Hardy.
Published: 8/22/18
Where Valor Proudly Sleeps (2018)
A detailed review of "Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: A History of Fredericksburg National Cemetery, 1866-1933" by Donald C. Pfanz.
Published: 8/21/18
A Crooked River (2018)
A detailed review of "A Crooked River: Rustlers, Rangers, and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1861-1877" by Michael L. Collins.
Published: 8/15/18
Harbor of Spies (2018)
A detailed review of "Harbor of Spies: A Novel of Historic Havana" by Robin Lloyd.
Published: 8/8/18
Death, Disease, and Life at War (2018)
A detailed review of "Death, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862–1865" edited by Christopher E. Loperfido.
Published: 7/25/18
The Generals of Shiloh (2017)
A detailed review of "The Generals of Shiloh: Character in Leadership, April 6-7, 1862" by Larry Tagg.
Published: 7/18/18
The F Street Mess (2017)
A detailed review of "The F Street Mess: How Southern Senators Rewrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act" by Alice Elizabeth Malavasic.
Published: 7/11/18
The Battle of Peach Tree Creek (2017)
A detailed review of "The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood’s First Effort to Save Atlanta" by Earl J. Hess.
Published: 7/4/18
A Campaign of Giants (2018)
A detailed review of "A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg: Volume 1: From the Crossing of the James to the Crater" by A. Wilson Greene.
Published: 6/27/18
Phantoms of the South Fork (2017)
A detailed review of "Phantoms of the South Fork: Captain McNeill and His Rangers" by Steve French.
Published: 6/20/18
Theater of a Separate War (2017)
A detailed review of "Theater of a Separate War: The Civil War West of the Mississippi River, 1861–1865" by Thomas W. Cutrer.