Civil War Period 1850 1877 category: 3786 books
States at War, Volume 6
The Confederate States Chronology and a Reference Guide for South Carolina in the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Although many Civil War reference books exist, Civil War researchers have until now had no single compendium to consult on important details about the combatant states (and territories). This crucial reference work, the sixth in the States at War series, provides vital information on the organization,...
by Matthew J. Gallman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1994
In the wake of the firing on Fort Sumter, outraged Northerners looked forward to a quick and decisive victory over the Confederate rebels. But after the First Battle of Bull Run it became clear to supporters of the Union that the Civil War would be prolonged and deadly. How Northern society mobilized...
by Charles A. Mills
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Many reminders of the Civil War were left behind in Northern Virginia for future generations to ponder. Also left behind were the graves of those who took part in the tumultuous events of war. Northern Virginia is a treasure house of history, perhaps more so than any other part of the country. One...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. When Jefferson Davis accepted the position of Provisional President of the Confederacy in 1861, he would not go it alone. Just as his counterpart in Washington was surrounded by senior civilian...
Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence
Civil War Memories Series
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 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 commanders,...
States at War, Volume 2
A Reference Guide for New York in the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
While many Civil War reference books exist, there is no single compendium that contains important details about the combatant states (and territories) that Civil War researchers can readily access for their work. People looking for information about the organizations, activities, economies, demographics,...
Defending South Carolina's Coast
The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
In Defending South Carolina's Coast: The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River, area native Rick Simmons relates the often overlooked stories of the upper South Carolina coast during the Civil War. As a base of operations for more than three thousand troops early in the war and the site of more than...
by Richard B. Irwin
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Fitz John Porter (August 31, 1822 May 21, 1901) (sometimes written FitzJohn Porter or Fitz-John Porter) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He is most known for his performance at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his subsequent court martial. Although...
by Mathew B. Brady, Alexander Gardner
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Fought over the course of four years, the Civil War pitted countrymen against countrymen, North versus South, friend against friend, and brother against brother. The photographs within these pages document the war that united America as one.
These rare shots were taken in the middle of the...
Civil War Special Forces: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies
The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The Civil War, of course, pitted North against South. It also pitted ancient ways of war against new, technology-inspired weaponry and tactics. In surveying the war's elite fighting units, this work covers both. The book showcases novel weapons and unorthodox strategies, including machine gunners,...
Mississippi in the Civil War
The Home Front
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2010
In Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front, Timothy B. Smith examines Mississippi's Civil War defeat by both outside and inside forces. From without, the Union army dismantled the state's political system, infrastructure, economy, and fighting capability. The state saw extensive military operations,...
Intimate Reconstructions
Children in Postemancipation Virginia
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015
In Intimate Reconstructions, Catherine Jones considers how children shaped, and were shaped by, Virginia’s Reconstruction. Jones argues that questions of how to define, treat, reform, or protect children were never far from the surface of public debate and private concern in post–Civil War Virginia....
States at War, Volume 3
A Reference Guide for Pennsylvania in the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
While many Civil War reference books exist, there is no single compendium that contains important details about the combatant states (and territories) that Civil War researchers can readily access for their work. People looking for information about the organizations, activities, economies, demographics,...
States at War, Volume 5
A Reference Guide for Ohio in the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
While many Civil War reference books exist, there is no single compendium that contains important details about the combatant states (and territories) that Civil War researchers can readily access for their work. People looking for information about the organizations, activities, economies, demographics,...