Civil War Period 1850 1877 category: 3786 books
God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers
A True Civil War Christmas Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
In the tradition of the bestselling Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce, the true story of a Civil War Christmas miracle
In the waning days of 1862, Union and Confederate troops set up camp within earshot of one another in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Christmas had just...
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by Leander Stillwell
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.
“A story of the great war between the States—told from the ranks
This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War...
The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition
Mississippi's Longest Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River, where they...
Haunted by Atrocity
Civil War Prisons in American Memory
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2010
During the Civil War, approximately 56,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in enemy military prison camps. Even in the midst of the war's shocking violence, the intensity of the prisoners' suffering and the brutal manner of their deaths provoked outrage, and both the Lincoln and Davis administrations...
by Marianne Monson
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Hidden amongst the photographs, uniforms, revolvers, and war medals of the Civil War are the remarkable stories of some of the most unlikely heroes—women.
North, South, black, white, Native American, immigrant—the women in these micro-drama biographies are wives, mothers, sisters, and friends...
by Jack L. Pennington
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
The Civil War that so devastated the United States began a century and a half ago; even so, people continue to disagree on why the North and South went to war. By examining President Abraham Lincolns speeches, along with those of other politicians during the time period, it is possible to identify...
The Language of Liberty
The Political Speeches and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2009
The Civil War is a defining event in American history and Abraham Lincoln is the central figure of both the Civil War and American history. In his struggle to preserve the Union and redeem the nation from the original sin of slavery, Abraham Lincoln provided the most compelling expression of the American...
The Impeachers
The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
“This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America
When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated...
by John Hope Franklin, Michael W. Fitzgerald
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Reconstruction after the Civil War explores the role of former slaves during this period in American history. Looking past popular myths and controversial scholarship, John Hope Franklin uses his astute insight and careful research to provide an accurate, comprehensive portrait of the era. His arguments...
by Joshua L.Chamberlain
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
"Abraham Lincoln: A View from the Field" by Joshua L. Chamberlain is an look at President Lincoln as a man and as a president faced with a tremendous challenge----an insurrection of states----and no clear path to pursue under existing constitutional law.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain...
Michigan and the Civil War
A Great and Bloody Sacrifice
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
With lively narration, telling anecdotes, and vivid battlefield accounts, Michigan and the Civil War tells the story as never before of Michigan's heroic contributions to saving the Union. Beginning with Michigan's antebellum period and anti-slavery heritage, the book proceeds through Michigan's rapid...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
This Army military history volume traces the development of the Medical Department from its establishment on a permanent basis in 1818 through the final days of the Civil War in 1865. The uninterrupted existence of the Medical Department after 1818 made possible the gradual transformation of its staff...
The New Civil War Handbook
Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2009
“This book triumphs on several levels . . . This is going to be my answer to the question ‘Where should I start looking at the Civil War?’ from now on.” —TOCWOC–A Civil War Blog
The New Civil War Handbook is a complete up-to-date guide for American Civil War enthusiasts of all ages....
Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War
Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
Many thousands of books have been written about the Civil War, but only a handful cover the story of the Southern soldiers and sailors who wore the gray uniform and fought for the Confederacy.
Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War offers a complete guide for Civil War enthusiasts of...