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The Greatest Brigade
How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
"The Greatest Brigade is an exciting journey through the major battles of the Civil War alongside the members of the famed Irish Brigade. Well researched, compellingly written, filled with fascinating illustrations, and with a story that holds the reader with a 'bulldog grip,' Thomas Craughwell...
Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd; 1862-1864: Terry's Texas Rangers; Company D; 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Civil War Texas Ranger & Cavalry, #1
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
"Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd; 1862-1864: Terry's Rangers; Company D; The 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment" by Ephraim Shelby Dodd is the diary of a member of Company D of the storied 8th Texas cavalry regiment also known as Terry's Rangers.
Ephraim Dodd was a member of Company D of this...
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
New Paths to Justice from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
The effect of modern and communication technology on civil procedure first appeared on the agenda of the conference organized by the International Association of Procedural Law in 1999, verifying Lord Woolf’s statement from the 90’s, that ”IT will not only assist in streamlining and improving...
by Col USA Roy Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
How Did Texas Survive The Civil War?
More specifically, how did Texas manage to repulse invading Union armies? And why were there no major battles like Antietam, Shiloh or Gettysburg fought in Texas?
Answers include that Texas was too far, too large and that Texans (over 80,000 fought...
Ambivalent Nation
How Britain Imagined the American Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
In Ambivalent Nation, Hugh Dubrulle explores how Britons envisioned the American Civil War and how these conceptions influenced their discussions about race, politics, society, military affairs, and nationalism. Contributing new research that expands upon previous scholarship focused on establishing...
Journal of the Civil War Era
Spring 2012 Issue
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
The Journal of the Civil War Era
Volume 2, Number 1
March 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forum
The Future of Civil War Era Studies
Stephen Berry, Michael T. Bernath, Seth Rockman, Barton A. Myers, Anne Marshall, Lisa M. Brady, Judith Giesberg, & Jim Downs
Articles
Jacqueline...
Our Country
Northern Evangelicals and the Union during the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
“A welcome contribution to the growing literature on religion during the Civil War era.” —Civil War News
Northern evangelicals’ love of the Union arguably contributed to its preservation and the slaves’ emancipation—but in subsuming the ex-slaves to their vision for a Christian...
Dispatches From Bermuda
The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1868
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Civil War diplomacy and espionageIn the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities....
by Michelle Hall Kells
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Beginning as a grassroots organizer in the 1950s, Vicente Ximenes was at the forefront of the movement for Mexican American civil rights through three presidential administrations, joining Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society and later emerging as one of the highest-ranking appointees in Johnson’s...
Civil War Infantry Tactics
Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
For decades, military historians have argued that the introduction of the rifle musket-with a range five times longer than that of the smoothbore musket-made the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply entrenched assumption. He contends...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
This Army history publication, prepared in commemoration of our national sacrifices, provides details and analysis of the opening clashes of the War Between the States in 1861, including Fort Sumter, Virginia and Bull Run, the Fight for Missouri, Belmont, and Port Royal.
Although over one hundred...
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
“In the first twenty-seven months of combat 175,000 Southern soldiers died. This number was more than the entire Confederate military force in the summer of 1861, and it far exceeded the strength of any army that Lee ever commanded. More than 80,000 Southerners fell in just five battles. At Gettysburg...
The Civil War in Mississippi
Major Campaigns and Battles
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2011
From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson's last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and causes and effects of armed conflict in central and North Mississippi, where major campaigns were waged...
Banners South
A Northern Community at War
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2002
The personal story of the men and women of Cortland, New York and their efforts to support the war effort
Most regimental histories focus narrowly on military affairs and the battlefield exploits to the exclusion of the broader social and political context, while community studies examine civilian...