Civil War Period 1850 1877 category: 3786 books
by R. Gregory Lande
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
The conclusion of America’s Civil War set off an ongoing struggle as a fractured society suffered the psychological consequences of four years of destruction, deprivation and distrust. Veterans experienced climbing rates of depression, suicide, mental illness, crime, and alcohol and drug abuse....
Civil War Lexington, Kentucky
Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Although no great Civil War battles were fought in Lexington, Kentucky, the city afforded some of the greatest military and political leaders on each side. It produced the Honorable Henry Clay, whose efforts postponed the war by at least a decade. The city touched the lives of both Jefferson Davis and...
Brokenburn
The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1868
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1995
This journal records the Civil War experiences of a sensitive, well-educated, young southern woman. Kate Stone was twenty when the war began, living with her widowed mother, five brothers, and younger sister at Brokenburn, their plantation home in northeastern Louisiana. When Grant moved against Vicksburg,...
Rosecrans’ Staff At Chickamauga
The Significance Of Major General William S. Rosecrans’ Staff On The Outcome Of The Chickamauga Campaign [Illus. Ed.]
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Illustrated with 23 maps and plans of the campaign and engagements at Chickamauga.
Probably the most unpredictable variable in the "Fog of War" next to leadership, is the command and control process, comprised of three components: organizations, process, and facilities. Organizations include...
Secessionists and Other Scoundrels
Selections from Parson Brownlow's Book
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
"Readers will find Brownlow unique, above all, but as entertaining as he is sometimes thrillingly loathsome, full of great energy and rhetorical skill and rambunctiousness in the tradition of the tall tale vernacular writers of the time." -- David Madden, Director of the United States Civil War Center
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Politician in Uniform
General Lew Wallace and the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
Lew Wallace (1827–1905) won fame for his novel, Ben-Hur, and for his negotiations with William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, during the Lincoln County Wars of 1878–81. He was a successful lawyer, a notable Indiana politician, and a capable military administrator. And yet, as history and his own...
by Myron J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare—chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains,...
by George B. McClellan
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 October 29, 1885) was a major general during the Civil War, famous (and notorious) for organizing and commanding the Army of the Potomac. But although McClellan was meticulous in his planning and preparations, these characteristics are largely viewed as making...
by James R. Hedtke
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
The American Civil War deeply divided the nation and was a pivotal point in American history. The acrimony and bitterness of this four-year struggle, coupled with its importance to the fabric of American life, has resulted in the development and perpetuation of many myths about the conflict.
This...
Empty Sleeves
Amputation in the Civil War South
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
The Civil War acted like a battering ram on human beings, shattering both flesh and psyche of thousands of soldiers. Despite popular perception that doctors recklessly erred on the side of amputation, surgeons labored mightily to adjust to the medical quagmire of war. And as Brian Craig Miller shows...
The Field of Blood
Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War
In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was...
Missouri’s War
The Civil War in Documents
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Civil War Missouri stood at the crossroads of America. As the most Southern-leaning state in the Middle West, Missouri faced a unique dilemma. The state formed the gateway between east and west, as well as one of the borders between the two contending armies. Moreover, because Missouri was the only...
by Michael B. Graham
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
The three rivers that make up the Coal River Valley--Big, Little and Coal--were named by explorer John Peter Salling (or Salley) for the coal deposits found along its banks. More than one hundred years later, the picturesque valley was witness to a multitude of bloody skirmishes between Confederate and...
In and Out of Rebel Prisons (Illustrated Edition)
Civil War Memories Series
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Madison & Adams Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known...