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Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize Winner of the Avery Craven Prize In the ante-bellum South, women from elite slaveholding families were raised to consider themselves not so much as "women" but as "ladies," models of dependent femininity. But that ideal was to prove impossible to maintain during the social upheaval of the Civil War, when they found themselves suddenly assuming unaccustomed roles as workers, protectors, and providers. Through the use of hundreds of moving and eloquent letters, memoirs, and diary excerpts, Drew Gilpin Faust, one of the foremost historians of the American South, illuminates the lives of a wide array of Confederate women: from Lizzie Neblett, a housewife facing a life of physical labor for the first time, to Sallie Tompkins, a Virginia aristocrat turned military nurse, to Belle Boyd, a ruthless teenaged spy. An intensely personal work of scholarship, Mothers of Invention gives voice to the hitherto silent half of the Confederacy's ruling class and explains how its ethos continues to influence the lives of Southern women even today. "A dramatically revealing study...[Faust looks] directly at the past, with a daughter's hard, steady gaze, and with a daughter's generous heart."--New York Times Book Review

Mothers of Invention

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Donald McCaig

Robert E. Lee

Ohio

A Story of Virginia During the War

Duncan Gatewood and mulatto slave Maggie share a forbidden love, until she is sold south and Duncan is sent away to the Virginia Military Institute, but they are destined to meet again under the dark influence of the Civil War. Reprint.

Jacob's Ladder

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John E. Stanchak

Nicola Graimes

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Virginia

Discover the war that turned brother against brother - from thr birth of the Confederacy to Reconstruction

Examines many aspects of the Civil War, including the issue of slavery, secession, the raising of armies, individual battles, the commanders, Northern life, Confederate culture, the surrender of the South, and the aftermath.

DK Eyewitness Books: CIVIL WAR

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   Less than 100 years after the countries founding its economy was soaring thanks to inventions ranging from the sewing machine to the hydraulic turbine and yet a cultural and political chasm was widening across the country and the no one seemed able to cure it. Soon that chasm would claim the lives of more than 750,000 Americans
LIFE Magazine
A reissue of a special edition
96 pages
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California

Crucial Battles, Heroic Actions

The Civil War On the Front Lines

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Alabama

On April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, or so the history books tell us ... but what if there was a second gunman who actually pulled the trigger?
"The Curse of Cain"
Like "The Day of the Jackal," "The Eagle has Landed," and "The Key to Rebecca," "The Curse of Cain" is the cat and mouse story of a ruthless professional assassin hired to kill the Union President and the Confederate agent dispatched by Jefferson Davis to thwart his plan.
Like Forsyth's Jackal, Follett's Needle, and Higgins's Devlin, the assassin-Basil Tarleton-is a charming agent of death. Jack Tanner-a Confederate era Jack Ryan, is willing to forego matters of the heart in order to carry out his mission and save the life of the President of an opposing nation.
Set in the closing weeks of the Civil War and against the backdrop of the notorious Lincoln conspiracy (and subsequent cover-up) as well as the actual Confederate intelligence network that existed in Washington, D.C. at the time, Powell and Meagher tell a heart-stopping tale of suspense and intrigue. This dangerous mission follows assassin and pursuer, as they close in on their targets in enemy territory where exposure means certain death.
"The Curse of Cain" races to the page-turning climax on that fateful night at Ford's Theater.


The Curse of Cain

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W. Hunter Lesser

Lee and McClellan on the Front Line of a Nation Divided

Robert E. Lee's first defeats and the battles that shaped the Civil War.

Rebels at the Gate

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Brian S. Wills

Arizona

The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest

A balanced perspective that contains previously unknown information. Includes unsavory aspects, such as the Fort Pillow Massacre of Black federal troops, & his post war founding of the KKK.

A Battle from the Start

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A wealth of information about America’s greatest conflict, consisting of interesting facts and figures about the resources, armies, and leaders of the Union and the Confederacy, as well as leading Civil War historians’ examinations of a variety of popular topics, including the war’s most overrated and underrated commanders, top turning points, and most influential women.  An innovative and insightful look at the Civil War—a true collectible for history buffs.

Maryland

The Civil War Almanac

Harry Stout

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Texas

A Moral History of the Civil War

A timely reconsideration of “just war,” this landmark history closely examines the moral underpinnings of the War Between the States When the nation tore itself apart during the Civil War, the North and the South marched under the banner of God. Yet the true moral aspects of this war have received little notice from historians of the period. In this gripping volume, Yale religious historian Harry S. Stout demonstrates how both groups’ claims that they had God on their side fueled the ferocity of the conflict and its enduring legacy today.Proceeding chronologically from the election of Lincoln to the start of Reconstruction, Stout explores how the fundamental moral conduct of the war shifted from a limited conflict fought over constitutional issues to a total war in which slaughter both on and off the battlefield was justified as the only means to unconditional victory. As North and South alike enshrined their causes as sacred, a kind of national religion emerged based on martyrdom and rebirth through violence.Drawing on a fascinating array of Civil War letters, sermons, editorials, diaries, and battle photographs, Stout reveals how men and women were ensnared in the time’s patriotic propaganda and ideological grip and how these wartime policies continue to echo in the debates today. Sure to provoke a major reevaluation of this bloody and tormented period and appeal to readers of James McPherson, Garry Wills, and David Herbert Donald, Upon the Altar of the Nationis a provocative and surprising examination of motive and conduct, both on and off the battlefield.

Upon the Altar of the Nation

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Michael Fellman

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The author of Citizen Sherman focuses on another Civil War icon, revealing what Lee thought about slavery, fatherhood, and sex, among other personal topics. 20,000 first printing.

The Making of Robert E. Lee

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William C. Davis

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Myths and Realities of the Confederacy

This work investigates the facts and fictions of the South's victories and defeats during the American Civil War. It debunks long-standing legends, offers evidence explaining Confederate actions and considers the idealism, naivete and courage of military leadership and would-be founding fathers.

The Cause Lost

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Connecticut

The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History

A dramatic, riveting, and "fresh look at a region typically obscured in accounts of the Civil War. American history buffs will relish this entertaining and eye-opening portrait" (Publishers Weekly).

Megan Kate Nelson "expands our understanding of how the Civil War affected Indigenous peoples and helped to shape the nation" (Library Journal, starred review), reframing the era as one of national conflict--involving not just the North and South, but also the West.

Against the backdrop of this larger series of battles, Nelson introduces nine individuals: John R. Baylor, a Texas legislator who established the Confederate Territory of Arizona; Louisa Hawkins Canby, a Union Army wife who nursed Confederate soldiers back to health in Santa Fe; James Carleton, a professional soldier who engineered campaigns against Navajos and Apaches; Kit Carson, a famous frontiersman who led a regiment of volunteers against the Texans, Navajos, Kiowas, and Comanches; Juanita, a Navajo weaver who resisted Union campaigns against her people; Bill Davidson, a soldier who fought in all of the Confederacy's major battles in New Mexico; Alonzo Ickis, an Iowa-born gold miner who fought on the side of the Union; John Clark, a friend of Abraham Lincoln's who embraced the Republican vision for the West as New Mexico's surveyor-general; and Mangas Coloradas, a revered Chiricahua Apache chief who worked to expand Apache territory in Arizona.

As we learn how these nine charismatic individuals fought for self-determination and control of the region, we also see the importance of individual actions in the midst of a larger military conflict. Based on letters and diaries, military records and oral histories, and photographs and maps from the time, "this history of invasions, battles, and forced migration shapes the United States to this day--and has never been told so well" (Pulitzer Prize-winning author T.J. Stiles).

The Three-Cornered War 2021

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Tony Horwitz

New York

Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

A journalist leads readers on a revealing journey through the Old South, tangling with the forces of white rage, rebel grit, and regional pride in places where the Civil War is more than a memory

Confederates in the Attic

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Georgia

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During the years 1864-65, Col. John S. Mosby and his rebel rangers tormented Union troops in Northern Virginia. This definitive account of the crafty, flamboyant partisan and the havoc he raised is an out-and-out page turner.

*VINTAGE 1944, EX-LIBRARY* Ranger Mosby by Virgil Carrington Jones

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The Last Days of the Confederate Government

In February 1865, the end was clearly in sight for the Confederate government.An Honorable Defeat is the story of the four months that saw the surrender of the South and the assassination of Lincoln by Southern partisans. It is also the story of two men, antagonists yet political partners, who struggled to achieve their own differing visions for the South: Jefferson Davis, the autocratic president of the Confederate States, who vowed never to surrender whatever the cost; and the practical and warm General John C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War, who hoped pragmatism would save the shattered remnants of the land he loved so dearly.
Noted historian William C. Davis traces the astounding flight of these men, and the entire Confederate cabinet, from Richmond. Using original research, he narrates the futile quarrels of Davis and Breckinridge as they try to evade Northern pursuers and describes their eventual--and separate--captures. The result is a rich canvas of a time of despair and defeat, a charged tale full of physical adventure and political battle that sweeps from the marble halls of Richmond to a dingy room in aHavana hotel.


An Honorable Defeat

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2001 University of South Carolina. Biography of Robert Barnwell Rhett. Excellent condition. 

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The Turbulent Life and Times of a Fire-Eater

Rhett first raised the possibility of secession in 1826, well before Calhoun adopted the notion, and would ever after hold fast to his one great idea. In this examination of Rhett's personal and political endeavors, Davis draws upon many newly found sources to reveal the extremism that would make and mar Rhett's adult life."--BOOK JACKET.

Rhett

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Myers E. Brown II

Images of America

Like other slave-holding border states, Tennessee initially elected not to join the newly formed Confederates States of America. However, with the attack on Fort Sumter and the call for troops to put down the rebellion, Tennessee governor Isham Harris telegrammed President Lincoln, "Tennessee will not furnish a single man for the purpose of coercion, but 50,000 if necessary for the defense of our rights and those of our Southern brothers." In early June 1861, the state voted to secede from the Union and soon joined the Confederacy. Ultimately, Tennessee provided nearly 187,000 men to the Confederate cause serving in 110 regiments and 33 battalions. Images of America: Tennessee's Confederates draws upon photographs, many previously unpublished, from the collections of the Tennessee State Museum, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Tennessee Historical Society, and private collections to tell the stories of these soldiers from the Volunteer State.

Tennessee's Confederates

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Rod Gragg

An award-winning Civil War historian provides a thoughtful account of the accomplishments of one of the Confederacy's most celebrated regiments, re-creating the three-day battle of Gettysburg from the perspective of the men who fought it and describing the devastating results of the battle on the regiment.

The 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg

Here, fully told for the first time, is the unforgettable story of the 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863 the regiment's eight-hundred-plus troops--young men from North Carolina's mountains, farmlands, and hamlets--were thrust into the firestorm of Gettysburg, the greatest battle ever fought in North America. By the time the fighting ended, the 26th North Carolina had suffered what some authorities would calculate to be the highest casualties of any regiment in the Civil War.



Following a bone-wearying march into Pennsylvania with the rest of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, the soldiers of the 26th found themselves in ferocious, almost face-to-face combat with some of the hardest-fighting troops in the Federal army--the heralded Iron Brigade. The bloody contest on McPherson's Ridge produced some of Gettysburg's fiercest fighting, and the troops involved--men from North Carolina, Michigan, and Indiana--established an enduring legacy ofAmerican fortitude and will.

On Gettysburg's third day of battle, the 26th North Carolina was placed in the front ranks of Pickett's Charge. Following a massive artillery barrage, the tattered regiment was commanded to go the distance in what would prove to be the most famous assault of the war. At one point, as he watched the men of the 26th in battle, Brigadier General James J. Pettigrew dispatched a message to the regiment's commander: "Tell him his regiment haas

Covered with Glory - First Edition 

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Steven Otfinoski

"This book details major events of the U.S. Civil War, as well as the war's cultural impact"--Provided by publisher.

The Civil War (a Step into History)

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Andrea Warren

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Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg

“Living in a cave under the ground for six weeks . . . I do not think a child could have passed through what I did and have forgotten it.” – Lucy McRae, age 10, 1863 Meet Lucy McRae and two other young people, Willie Lord and Frederick Grant, all survivors of the Civil War’s Battle for Vicksburg. In 1863, Union troops intend to silence the cannons guarding the Mississippi River at Vicksburg – even if they have to take the city by siege. To hasten surrender, they are shelling Vicksburg night and day. Terrified townspeople, including Lucy and Willie, take shelter in caves – enduring heat, snakes, and near suffocation. On the Union side, twelve-year-old Frederick Grant has come to visit his father, General Ulysses S. Grant, only to find himself in the midst of battle, experiencing firsthand the horrors of war. Period photographs, engravings, and maps extend this dramatic story as award-winning author Andrea Warren re-creates one of the most important Civil War battles through the eyes of ordinary townspeople, officers and enlisted men from both sides, and, above all, three brave children who were there.

Under Siege!

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Jeffry D. Wert

Explore the gripping narrative of "The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac," a comprehensive account by acclaimed author Jeffry D. Wert. This hardcover edition delves into the pivotal moments and intricate strategies of the Civil War's most storied command, rendered in vivid detail that brings the past to life. Published in 2005 by Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, this book is an essential addition to any history enthusiast's collection. With its focus on the United States Civil War period, it promises to captivate readers interested in military history and the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant.

Illinois

The Army of the Potomac

The Sword of Lincoln is the first authoritative single-volume history of the Army of the Potomac in many years.From Bull Run to Gettysburg to Appomattox, the Army of the Potomac repeatedly fought -- and eventually defeated -- Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia. Jeffry D. Wert, one of our finest Civil War historians, brings to life the battles, the generals, and the common soldiers who fought for the Union and ultimately prevailed. The obligation throughout the Civil War to defend the capital, Washington, D.C., infused a defensive mentality in the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac. They began ignominiously with defeat at Bull Run. Suffering under a succession of flawed commanders -- McClellan, Burnside, and Hooker -- they endured a string of losses until at last they won a decisive battle at Gettysburg under a brand-new commander, General George Meade. Within a year, the Army of the Potomac would come under the overall leadership of the Union's new general-in-chief, Ulysses S. Grant. Under Grant, the army marched through the Virginia countryside, stalking Lee and finally trapping him and the remnants of his army at Appomattox.Wert takes us into the heart of the action with the ordinary soldiers of the Irish Brigade, the Iron Brigade, the Excelsior Brigade, and other units, contrasting their experiences with those of their Confederate adversaries. He draws on letters and diaries, some of them previously unpublished, to show us what army life was like. Throughout his history, Wert shows how Lincoln carefully oversaw the operations of the Army of the Potomac, learning as the war progressed, until he found in Grant the commander he'd long sought.With a swiftly moving narrative style and perceptive analysis, The Sword of Lincoln is destined to become the modern account of the army that was so central to the history of the Civil War.

The Sword of Lincoln

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Kentucky

An obese New Orleans misanthrope who constantly rebukes society, Ignatius Reilly gets a job at his mother's urging but ends up leading a workers' revolt, in a twentieth anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Reprint.

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Mothers of Invention

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Brian S. Wills

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*VINTAGE 1944, EX-LIBRARY* Ranger Mosby by Virgil Carrington Jones

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Tennessee's Confederates

Rod Gragg

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Under Siege!

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Confederates in the Attic

VINTAGE 1944, EX-LIBRARY Ranger Mosby by Virgil Carrington Jones