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A Civil War Captain and His Lady

A True Story of Love, Courtship, and Combat

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"Barr's engaging and revealing collection of letters from Lincoln country directly links the battlefield with the home front" (Randall M. Miller, editor of Lincoln & Leadership).More than 150 years ago, twenty-seven-year-old Irish immigrant Josiah Moore met nineteen-year-old Jennie Lindsay, a member of one of Peoria, Illinois's most prominent families. The Civil War had just begun, Josiah was the ... Read more

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"Barr's engaging and revealing collection of letters from Lincoln country directly links the battlefield with the home front" (Randall M. Miller, editor of Lincoln & Leadership).More than 150 years ago, twenty-seven-year-old Irish immigrant Josiah Moore met nineteen-year-old Jennie Lindsay, a member of one of Peoria, Illinois's most prominent families. The Civil War had just begun, Josiah was the
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General Lee's Army

From Victory to Collapse

by Joseph Glatthaar ...

"You would be surprised to see what men we have in the ranks," Virginia cavalryman Thomas Rowland informed his mother in May 1861, just after joining the Army of Northern Virginia. His army -- General Robert E. Lee's army -- was a surprise to almost everyone: With daring early victories and an invasion into the North, they nearly managed to convince the North to give up the fight. Even in 1865, ... Read more

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"You would be surprised to see what men we have in the ranks," Virginia cavalryman Thomas Rowland informed his mother in May 1861, just after joining the Army of Northern Virginia. His army -- General Robert E. Lee's army -- was a surprise to almost everyone: With daring early victories and an invasion into the North, they nearly managed to convince the North to give up the fight. Even in 1865,
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For Cause And Comrades : Why Men Fought In The Civil War

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General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Read more

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General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death,
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For Cause and Comrades

Why Men Fought in the Civil War

by James M. McPherson ...

General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Read more

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General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death,
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Crossroads of Freedom : Antietam

Antietam

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Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
The Battle of Antietam fought on September 17 1862 was the bloodiest single day in American history with more than 6000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom America's most eminent Civil War historian James M. McPherson paints a masterful account of this pivotal battle the events that led ... Read more

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The Battle of Antietam fought on September 17 1862 was the bloodiest single day in American history with more than 6000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom America's most eminent Civil War historian James M. McPherson paints a masterful account of this pivotal battle the events that led
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Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails

The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War

by Tom Wheeler ...

This "intriguing" look at the sixteenth president's telegraph usage during the Civil War "revisits a familiar hero, but does so from an utterly new perspective" (Ken Burns).The Civil War was the first "modern war." Because of rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern ... Read more

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This "intriguing" look at the sixteenth president's telegraph usage during the Civil War "revisits a familiar hero, but does so from an utterly new perspective" (Ken Burns).The Civil War was the first "modern war." Because of rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern
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What This Cruel War Was Over

by Chandra Manning ...

**Using letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiers—black and white, Northern and Southern—as they fought and marched across a divided country, this unprecedented account is “an essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War" (**The Philadelphia Inquirer).In this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning With stunning poise ... Read more

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**Using letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiers—black and white, Northern and Southern—as they fought and marched across a divided country, this unprecedented account is “an essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War" (**The Philadelphia Inquirer).In this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning With stunning poise
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Civil War Stories

A 150th Anniversary Collection

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This fascinating compendium examines the legacy of the War Between the States.At the Washington Post, the Civil War has held an enduring fascination for both readers and writers. Raging from 1861 to 1865, the War Between the States has left a lasting imprint on the United States's collective psyche for 150 years. Civil War Stories: A 150th Anniversary Collection aggregates historical data with ... Read more

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This fascinating compendium examines the legacy of the War Between the States.At the Washington Post, the Civil War has held an enduring fascination for both readers and writers. Raging from 1861 to 1865, the War Between the States has left a lasting imprint on the United States's collective psyche for 150 years. Civil War Stories: A 150th Anniversary Collection aggregates historical data with
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Civil War Journal–The Battles

The Decisive Battles of the American Civil War, Turning Points in the History of a Nation

by Thomas Nelson ...

"Of more than one thousand battles fought during the war," William C. Davis notes, "a few have risen to lasting fascination and prominence, some even regarded as 'turning points.' The battles included in this book are those that caused the greatest casualties, produced the greatest feats of heroism, and won or lost major campaigns. They decided the course of the war in the East and the West, set ... Read more

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"Of more than one thousand battles fought during the war," William C. Davis notes, "a few have risen to lasting fascination and prominence, some even regarded as 'turning points.' The battles included in this book are those that caused the greatest casualties, produced the greatest feats of heroism, and won or lost major campaigns. They decided the course of the war in the East and the West, set
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Mr. Lincoln Goes to War

by William Marvel ...

An account of how America's greatest crisis began, by "the Civil War's master historical detective" (Stephen W. Sears, author of Chancellorsville).This groundbreaking book investigates the mystery of how the Civil War began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable?The award-winning author of Andersonville and Lincoln's Autocrat vividly recreates President Abraham Lincoln's first year in ... Read more

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An account of how America's greatest crisis began, by "the Civil War's master historical detective" (Stephen W. Sears, author of Chancellorsville).This groundbreaking book investigates the mystery of how the Civil War began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable?The award-winning author of Andersonville and Lincoln's Autocrat vividly recreates President Abraham Lincoln's first year in
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The Man Who Would Not Be Washington

Robert E. Lee's Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History

by Jonathan Horn ...

The “compelling…modern and readable perpective” (USA TODAY) of Robert E. Lee, the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington’s family but turned by war against Washington’s crowning achievement, the Union.On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son ... Read more

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The “compelling…modern and readable perpective” (USA TODAY) of Robert E. Lee, the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington’s family but turned by war against Washington’s crowning achievement, the Union.On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son
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Tarnished Victory

Finishing Lincoln's War

by William Marvel ...

A "full and insightful" account of the Civil War's final year from the award-winning author of Lee's Last Retreat ( Publishers Weekly).Beginning with the Virginia and Atlanta campaigns of May 1864 and closing with the final surrender of Confederate forces in June 1865, Tarnished Victory follows the course of the Civil War's final year. As the death toll rises with each bloody battle, the home ... Read more

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A "full and insightful" account of the Civil War's final year from the award-winning author of Lee's Last Retreat ( Publishers Weekly).Beginning with the Virginia and Atlanta campaigns of May 1864 and closing with the final surrender of Confederate forces in June 1865, Tarnished Victory follows the course of the Civil War's final year. As the death toll rises with each bloody battle, the home
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