American Civil War books

Published in 1912 and written by a former Captain of Company E, this volume contains a history of the 3rd Wisconsin...  Read More >>

"""Biographies in general are more often the reflection of the passions and prejudices of the biographers than a...  Read More >>

This book is about twin brothers Pierce Samuel and Robin Stephen Tomlin born 1836 on a plantation in the Shenandoah...  Read More >>

A compelling case for reparations based on powerful, first person accounts detailing both the horrors of slavery...  Read More >>

An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts...  Read More >>

Commentators often dismiss Union general George G. Meade when discussing the great leaders of the Civil War. But...  Read More >>

One of the largest collections of civil war letters ever preserved by a single author. Sarah Jones Barden annotated...  Read More >>

"Juneteenth proponents claim that slaves in Texas first heard of the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865,...  Read More >>

The year 1861 found the Bulloch and Roosevelt families divided only by allegiance. The Bulloch women supported their...  Read More >>

I'm a fan of all of David Weiss's novels, but Bookmarks is my favorite. It is his most ambitious story, the one...  Read More >>

Authors Jim McClure and Scott Mingus team up again to present more than two dozen perspectives and articles on the...  Read More >>

"""An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer""--"  Read More >>

The constitution of the Confederate States of America was very similar to the United States of America Constitution....  Read More >>

Built in Birkenhead, the ‘Laird rams’ were two innovative armoured warships intended for service with the Confederate...  Read More >>

Perhaps the best way to describe this roster is by explaining what it is not. As hard as I tried to make it so,...  Read More >>

Tells the familiar story of Reconstruction from a mostly unfamiliar vantage point, that of white southerners who...  Read More >>

Intrigued by the apparent irony of the story, Robert Rosen weaves a complex chronicle that outlines how Southern...  Read More >>

In 1890 Abraham Lincoln's two main White House secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, published the ten-volume...  Read More >>

A German-born Union officer in the American Civil War, Maj. Gen. Peter Osterhaus served from the first clash in...  Read More >>

Champagne Charlie tells the history of champagne and the thrilling tale of how the go-to celebratory drink of our...  Read More >>

Explores Custer's life and highlights the complex nature of his experiences and legacy. Barnard looks beyond the...  Read More >>

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Translates selections from Mathilde Anneke's fascinating correspondence with Fritz Anneke and Mary Booth, making...  Read More >>

Examines the Freedmen's Bureau 's attempt to document and deploy hard information about the reality of the violence...  Read More >>

In this fascinating work, Jill Ogline Titus uses centennial events in Gettysburg to examine the history of political,...  Read More >>