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The Great "What Ifs" of the American Civil War

Historians Tackle the Conflict's Most Intriguing Possibilities

Edited by Chris Mackowski, Brian Matthew Jordan ...

" T hought-provoking and entertaining . . . What if Lincoln had dodged the assassin's bullet? What if Lee had waged guerrilla warfare in April 1865?" — Gordon C. Rhea, author of the Overland Campaign series"What if. . . ?" Every Civil War armchair general asks the question. Possibilities unfold. Disappointments vanish. Imaginations soar. More questions arise. "What if . . ." can be more than an ... Read more

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" T hought-provoking and entertaining . . . What if Lincoln had dodged the assassin's bullet? What if Lee had waged guerrilla warfare in April 1865?" — Gordon C. Rhea, author of the Overland Campaign series"What if. . . ?" Every Civil War armchair general asks the question. Possibilities unfold. Disappointments vanish. Imaginations soar. More questions arise. "What if . . ." can be more than an
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The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863

Grant’s Failed Offensives

by Chris Mackowski ...

Series Book 40 - Casemate Illustrated
A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.The 14-month campaign to regain the control of Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, stands as the prime example of how the Civil War would be fought and won. The Federal government’s policy of blockading the southern ... Read more

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A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.The 14-month campaign to regain the control of Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, stands as the prime example of how the Civil War would be fought and won. The Federal government’s policy of blockading the southern
... Read more
Hell Itself

The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864

by Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
A Civil War historian recounts the first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a bloody and horrifying conflict in the Wilderness of Virginia.Known simply as the Wilderness, soldiers called the seventy square miles of dense Virginian forest one of the "waste places of nature" and "a region of gloom." Yet here, in the spring of 1864, the Civil War escalated to a new level of horror ... Read more

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A Civil War historian recounts the first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a bloody and horrifying conflict in the Wilderness of Virginia.Known simply as the Wilderness, soldiers called the seventy square miles of dense Virginian forest one of the "waste places of nature" and "a region of gloom." Yet here, in the spring of 1864, the Civil War escalated to a new level of horror
... Read more
Seizing Destiny

The Army of the Potomac's "Valley Forge" and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union

by Albert Z. Conner, Chris Mackowski ...

How fighting Joe Hooker turned things around during a low point in the Civil War: "Exceptionally well-written . . . the result of painstaking research." —Brig. Gen. John W. Mountcastle, USA (ret.), former chief of military history, US ArmyDepression. Desertion. Disease. The Army of the Potomac faced a trio of unrelenting enemies during the winter of 1863. Following the catastrophic defeat at the ... Read more

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How fighting Joe Hooker turned things around during a low point in the Civil War: "Exceptionally well-written . . . the result of painstaking research." —Brig. Gen. John W. Mountcastle, USA (ret.), former chief of military history, US ArmyDepression. Desertion. Disease. The Army of the Potomac faced a trio of unrelenting enemies during the winter of 1863. Following the catastrophic defeat at the
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The Summer of '63 Gettysburg

Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War

by Chris Mackowski, Dan Welch ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
"An outstanding read for anyone interested in the Civil War and Gettysburg in particular . . . innovative and thoughtful ideas on seemingly well-covered events." — The NYMAS ReviewThe largest land battle on the North American continent has maintained an unshakable grip on the American imagination. Building on momentum from a string of victories that stretched back into the summer of 1862, Robert E ... Read more

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"An outstanding read for anyone interested in the Civil War and Gettysburg in particular . . . innovative and thoughtful ideas on seemingly well-covered events." — The NYMAS ReviewThe largest land battle on the North American continent has maintained an unshakable grip on the American imagination. Building on momentum from a string of victories that stretched back into the summer of 1862, Robert E
... Read more
The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863

The Inland Battles, Siege and Surrender

by Chris Mackowski ...

Series Book 41 - Casemate Illustrated
A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.By the end of March 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant was at a crossroads in his military career. His bold attempts in the late fall 1862 and winter of 1862/63 had all come up fall short of his objective: get his army on high ground ... Read more

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A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.By the end of March 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant was at a crossroads in his military career. His bold attempts in the late fall 1862 and winter of 1862/63 had all come up fall short of his objective: get his army on high ground
... Read more
Stay and Fight it Out

The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Culp's Hill and the North End of the Battlefield

by Kristopher D. White, Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
Recounts the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the Gettysburg battle's fateful final day. July 1, 1863, was a disaster for the Union army's XI Corps. Shattered in battle north of the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, the battered and embarrassed unit ended the day hunkered at the crest of a cemetery-topped hill south of the village. Reinforcements ... Read more

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Recounts the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the Gettysburg battle's fateful final day. July 1, 1863, was a disaster for the Union army's XI Corps. Shattered in battle north of the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, the battered and embarrassed unit ended the day hunkered at the crest of a cemetery-topped hill south of the village. Reinforcements
... Read more
Grant at 200

Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant

Edited by Chris Mackowski, Frank J. Scaturro ...

"An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as . . . 'The Man Who Saved the Union.'" —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and NATO/Forces in Afghanistan and former Director of the CIA, The NYMAS ReviewProceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant ... Read more

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"An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as . . . 'The Man Who Saved the Union.'" —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and NATO/Forces in Afghanistan and former Director of the CIA, The NYMAS ReviewProceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant
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A Season of Slaughter

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
A gripping narrative of one of the Civil War's most consequential engagements.In the spring of 1864, the newly installed Union commander Ulysses S. Grant did something none of his predecessors had done before: He threw his army against the wily, audacious Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia over and over again.At Spotsylvania Court House, the two armies shifted from stalemate in the ... Read more

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A gripping narrative of one of the Civil War's most consequential engagements.In the spring of 1864, the newly installed Union commander Ulysses S. Grant did something none of his predecessors had done before: He threw his army against the wily, audacious Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia over and over again.At Spotsylvania Court House, the two armies shifted from stalemate in the
... Read more
The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson

The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy's Greatest Icon

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
An exhaustive look at the final hours of the Confederacy's most audacious general.May 1863. The Civil War was in its third spring, and Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson stood at the peak of his fame. He had risen from obscurity to become "Old Stonewall," adored across the South and feared and respected throughout the North. On the night of May 2, however, just hours after Jackson ... Read more

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An exhaustive look at the final hours of the Confederacy's most audacious general.May 1863. The Civil War was in its third spring, and Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson stood at the peak of his fame. He had risen from obscurity to become "Old Stonewall," adored across the South and feared and respected throughout the North. On the night of May 2, however, just hours after Jackson
... Read more
Fight Like the Devil

The First Day at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863

by Chris Mackowski, Christopher D. White, Daniel T. Davis ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
"Gives the reader an excellent readable narrative of the first day of battle . . . [and] an incredible driving tour which closes each chapter." —Matthew Bartlett, Gettysburg ChronicleDo not bring on a general engagement, Confederate General Robert E. Lee warned his commanders. The Army of Northern Virginia, slicing its way through south-central Pennsylvania, was too spread out, too vulnerable, for ... Read more

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"Gives the reader an excellent readable narrative of the first day of battle . . . [and] an incredible driving tour which closes each chapter." —Matthew Bartlett, Gettysburg ChronicleDo not bring on a general engagement, Confederate General Robert E. Lee warned his commanders. The Army of Northern Virginia, slicing its way through south-central Pennsylvania, was too spread out, too vulnerable, for
... Read more
Grant's Last Battle

The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
The remarkable story of how one of America's greatest military heroes became a literary legend.The former general in chief of the Union armies during the Civil War . . . the two-term president of the United States . . . the beloved ambassador of American goodwill around the globe . . . the respected New York financier—Ulysses S. Grant—was dying. The hardscrabble man who regularly smoked twenty ... Read more

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The remarkable story of how one of America's greatest military heroes became a literary legend.The former general in chief of the Union armies during the Civil War . . . the two-term president of the United States . . . the beloved ambassador of American goodwill around the globe . . . the respected New York financier—Ulysses S. Grant—was dying. The hardscrabble man who regularly smoked twenty
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