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A Yankee Horseman in the Shenandoah Valley

The Civil War Letters of John H. Black, Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry

Edited by David J. Coles, Stephen D. Engle ...

Series series Voices of the Civil War
In many ways, John H. Black typified the thousands of volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Born in 1834 and raised on his family’s farm near Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania, Black taught school until he, like many Pennsylvanians, rushed to defend the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. He served with the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, one of the Union’s most ... Read more

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In many ways, John H. Black typified the thousands of volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Born in 1834 and raised on his family’s farm near Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania, Black taught school until he, like many Pennsylvanians, rushed to defend the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. He served with the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, one of the Union’s most
... Read more
The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals

by Sean Chick, Dr. Christian B. Keller, Dr. Ethan S. Rafuse, Dr. Thomas W. Cutrer, Dr. Stephen D. Engle, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Jennifer M. Murray, Craig L. Symonds, Timothy B. Smith, T. Michael Parrish, Brian Steel Wills, Alexander Mendoza, Cecily N. Zander ...

Series series Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
Long overshadowed by the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) has received significantly less attention from historians partly because of its questionable origin and controversial outcome. Rather than treat the conflict with a form of historical amnesia, the contributors to this volume argue that the Mexican-American War was a formative experience for the more than three ... Read more

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Long overshadowed by the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) has received significantly less attention from historians partly because of its questionable origin and controversial outcome. Rather than treat the conflict with a form of historical amnesia, the contributors to this volume argue that the Mexican-American War was a formative experience for the more than three
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Final Resting Places

Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves

by Edward L. Ayers, William Davis, Douglas R. Egerton, Barbara Gannon, Hilary Green, Anna Gibson Holloway, Caroline E. Janney, Michelle Krowl, Barton A. Myers, Terry Alford, Melodie Andrews, Danalisa DeAnne Blanton, Michael Burlingame, John M. Coski, Michael Gray, Allen Carl Guelzo, Vitor Izecksohn, Glenn W. LaFantasie, Jennifer M. Murray, Timothy J. Orr, Chris Phillips, Mark S. Schantz, Dana Shoaf, Walter B. Stahr, Michael Vorenberg, Ronald C. White, Katherine Reynolds Chaddock, Stephen D. Engle ...

Series series UnCivil Wars
Final Resting Places brings together some of the most important and innovative scholars of the Civil War era to reflect on what death and memorialization meant to the Civil War generation—and how those meanings still influence Americans today.In each essay, a noted historian explores a different type of gravesite—including large marble temples, unmarked graves beneath the waves, makeshift markers ... Read more

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Final Resting Places brings together some of the most important and innovative scholars of the Civil War era to reflect on what death and memorialization meant to the Civil War generation—and how those meanings still influence Americans today.In each essay, a noted historian explores a different type of gravesite—including large marble temples, unmarked graves beneath the waves, makeshift markers
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In Pursuit of Justice

The Life of John Albion Andrew

by Dr. Stephen D Engle ...

Widely known as the “poor man’s lawyer” in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818–1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. By day, he fought to ... Read more

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Widely known as the “poor man’s lawyer” in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818–1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. By day, he fought to
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Don Carlos Buell

Most Promising of All

by Stephen D. Engle ...

Series series Civil War America
Major General Don Carlos Buell stood among the senior Northern commanders early in the Civil War, led the Army of the Ohio in the critical Kentucky theater in 1861–62, and helped shape the direction of the conflict during its first years. Only a handful of Northern generals loomed as large on the military landscape during this period, and Buell is the only one of them who has not been the subject ... Read more

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Major General Don Carlos Buell stood among the senior Northern commanders early in the Civil War, led the Army of the Ohio in the critical Kentucky theater in 1861–62, and helped shape the direction of the conflict during its first years. Only a handful of Northern generals loomed as large on the military landscape during this period, and Buell is the only one of them who has not been the subject
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Yankee Dutchman

The Life of Franz Sigel

by Dr. Stephen D. Engle ...

Lauded as a hero in his native land for his sensational but ultimately unsuccessful exploits during the 1848 German Revolution, Franz Sigel—who immigrated to the United States in 1852—is among the most misunderstood figures of the American Civil War. He was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a political general in the Union army, a move that successfully galvanized northern support and provided a ... Read more

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Lauded as a hero in his native land for his sensational but ultimately unsuccessful exploits during the 1848 German Revolution, Franz Sigel—who immigrated to the United States in 1852—is among the most misunderstood figures of the American Civil War. He was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a political general in the Union army, a move that successfully galvanized northern support and provided a
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Gathering to Save a Nation

Lincoln and the Union's War Governors

by Stephen D. Engle ...

Series series Civil War America
In this rich study of Union governors and their role in the Civil War, Stephen D. Engle examines how these politicians were pivotal in securing victory. In a time of limited federal authority, governors were an essential part of the machine that maintained the Union while it mobilized and sustained the war effort. Charged with the difficult task of raising soldiers from their home states, these ... Read more

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In this rich study of Union governors and their role in the Civil War, Stephen D. Engle examines how these politicians were pivotal in securing victory. In a time of limited federal authority, governors were an essential part of the machine that maintained the Union while it mobilized and sustained the war effort. Charged with the difficult task of raising soldiers from their home states, these
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In Pursuit of Justice

The Life of John Albion Andrew

by Dr. Stephen D. Engle ...

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Widely known as the "poor man's lawyer" in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818–1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. By day, he fought to ... Read more

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Widely known as the "poor man's lawyer" in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818–1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. By day, he fought to
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The Grand Design

Strategy and the U.S. Civil War

by Donald Stoker ...

Despite the abundance of books on the Civil War, not one has focused exclusively on what was in fact the determining factor in the outcome of the conflict: differences in Union and Southern strategy. In The Grand Design, Donald Stoker provides for the first time a comprehensive and often surprising account of strategy as it evolved between Fort Sumter and Appomattox. Reminding us that strategy is ... Read more

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Despite the abundance of books on the Civil War, not one has focused exclusively on what was in fact the determining factor in the outcome of the conflict: differences in Union and Southern strategy. In The Grand Design, Donald Stoker provides for the first time a comprehensive and often surprising account of strategy as it evolved between Fort Sumter and Appomattox. Reminding us that strategy is
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Lincoln's Lieutenants

The High Command of the Army of the Potomac

by Stephen W. Sears ...

A multilayered group biography of the Civil War commanders who led the Army of the Potomac: "a staggering work . . . by a masterly historian" ( Kirkus, starred review).The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all ... Read more

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A multilayered group biography of the Civil War commanders who led the Army of the Potomac: "a staggering work . . . by a masterly historian" ( Kirkus, starred review).The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all
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The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Volume I

South Mountain

by Ezra Carman ...

The definitive soldier's-eye view of the Battle of Antietam—the bloodiest day in American history.A veteran of the Battle of Antietam, Ezra A. Carman served as a colonel of the 13th New Jersey Infantry. After the horrific fighting of September 17, 1862, he recorded in his diary that he was preparing "a good map of the Antietam battle and a full account of the action." Unbeknownst to the young ... Read more

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The definitive soldier's-eye view of the Battle of Antietam—the bloodiest day in American history.A veteran of the Battle of Antietam, Ezra A. Carman served as a colonel of the 13th New Jersey Infantry. After the horrific fighting of September 17, 1862, he recorded in his diary that he was preparing "a good map of the Antietam battle and a full account of the action." Unbeknownst to the young
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Controversies & Commanders

Dispatches from the Army of the Potomac

by Stephen W. Sears ...

An in-depth look at the Union force that went up against Robert E. Lee, from "a master storyteller and leading Civil War historian" ( Kirkus Reviews).From an award-winning military historian and the bestselling author of Gettysburg, this is a wide-ranging collection of essays about the Army of the Potomac, delving into such topics as Professor Lowe's reconnaissance balloons; the court-martial of ... Read more

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An in-depth look at the Union force that went up against Robert E. Lee, from "a master storyteller and leading Civil War historian" ( Kirkus Reviews).From an award-winning military historian and the bestselling author of Gettysburg, this is a wide-ranging collection of essays about the Army of the Potomac, delving into such topics as Professor Lowe's reconnaissance balloons; the court-martial of
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