Civil War Period 1850 1877 category: 3786 books
by Denis Hambucken
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
This book provides a glimpse at the lives, weapons, and equipment of these soldiers through a collection of artifacts and exacting reproductions.
As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed...
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by Colonel Harry Gilmor
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.
The brutal occupation of Baltimore in 1861 by the Federal troops under Benjamin “Beast” Butler, would be the final straw for many...
by Samuel S. Hildebrand
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Bushwhackers in the American Civil War operated as guerrillas, outside the normal chain of military command. Like William Clarke Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, Samuel Hildebrand was a proud Missouri bushwhacker. In this long out of print book, Hildebrand describes raids and executions his...
The Hogs of Cold Harbor
The Civil War Saga of Pvt. Johnny Hess, CSA
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
The Hogs of Cold Harbor is based on the war diary kept from 1862 to 1864 by Confederate Private John Henry Hess, Co. G, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps. He somehow survived thirteen vicious battles during four major campaigns -- walking,...
The Early Morning of War
Bull Run, 1861
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2014
When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expected this first major military campaign would bring an early end to the Civil War. But when Confederate troops launched a strong counterattack, both sides realized the war would be longer and costlier than...
by George Custer
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 June 25, 1876) is remembered for all the wrong reasons today, primarily for being in command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where nearly his entire command was annihilated during the Indian Wars. Until that fateful day, however, Custer was a renowned and...
A Blockaded Family
Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015
A memorable and fascinating glimpse into the Civil War home front.
Parthenia Hague experienced the Civil War while employed as a schoolteacher on a plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. This book recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed...
Lincoln's Generals' Wives
Four Women Who Influenced the Civil War--for Better and for Worse
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
The story of the American Civil War is not complete without examining the extraordinary and influential lives of Jessie Frémont, Nelly McClellan, Ellen Sherman, and Julia Grant, the wives of Abraham Lincoln’s top generals. They were their husbands’ closest confidantes and had a profound impact...
Virginians at War
The Civil War Experiences of Seven Young Confederates
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
Virginians at War is the tale of seven Virginians who strongly supported the Confederacy from beginning to end. Their stories illustrate how devotion to the "cause" of independence, religious faith, family and community commitment to the struggle, and shared sacrifices tied these people...
Ann's Letters
A Newly Released Collection of Letters from the American Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
ANN'S LETTERS were Preserved, Personal, Private, Previously un-Published, but often, Privileged and Public. Written by Civil War troops, their families and friends. YOU ARE INVITED! Follow their travels through the War. Share their stories. Experience their feelings, and Understand their actions....
by LCDR Michael A. Reed
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
History has demonstrated that amphibious assaults are among the most complex and challenging of all joint operations. The myriad of factors that evolved independently throughout the war did not become fully integrated until the winter of 1864-65. This thesis explores the maturation of joint amphibious...
The 6th United States Cavalry in the Civil War
A History and Roster
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2013
This is the first scholarly history of the only regular army cavalry regiment raised during the Civil War. Unlike volunteer regiments raised by individual states, the regular regiments drew soldiers from across the country. By war’s end 2,130 men and at least one woman from 29 states and 14 countries...
Designing Gotham
West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2016
Between 1817 and 1898, New York City evolved from a vital Atlantic port of trade to the center of American commerce and culture. With this rapid commercial growth and cultural development, New York came to epitomize a nineteenth-century metropolis. Although this important urban transformation is well...
This Infernal War
The Civil War Letters of William and Jane Standard
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families. The Standards of Lewiston in Fulton County, Illinois,...