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In the Wake of Battle: The Civil War Images of Mathew Brady

Item code: CW-62971
ISBN: 3791329294
Authors: George Sullivan.
Pages/Length: 446
Publisher: Prestel
Publication Date: 2004
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: Photography
Date Added: 10/29/2006
Price: $29.95

Photographer Matthew Brady, with his photographic team of Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan, and James Gibson, created an indelible record of bravery, suffering, and sacrifice during the Civil War. This chunky book collects more than 400 Brady photographs, ranging from iconic Civil War images to photos that are published for the first time here, including a number of stereoscopic views. Arranged by battle site and event—each of which is introduced by a brief essay—the volume offers carefully researched archival information, along with a listing of the images' Library of Congress and National Archives order numbers

They Followed the Plume: The Story of J.E.B. Stuart and His Staff

Item code: CW-62779
ISBN: 0811729044
Authors: Robert J. Trout.
Pages/Length: 382
Publisher: Stackpole
Publication Date: 1993
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 10/30/2006
Price: $19.95

"One of the Civil War's most colorful and romantic figures, 'Jeb' Stuart led Robert E. Lee's crack cavalry corps until his death at Yellow Tavern in 1864. Former Southern Cavalry Review editor [Robert J.] Trout here offers a short, well-written biography of Stuart followed by 48 biographical sketches of the men he selected to serve him as assistant adjutant-generals, inspectors, engineers, quartermasters, ordnance officers, surgeon generals, provost marshals, chaplains and aides-de-camp.... Stuart's strong personality, especially his merry heart and generous spirit, comes through in Trout's account of his relationships with the men, who were famous for their devotion to their leader. Also included are several heartfelt letters of condolence Stuart wrote to the parents of staffers who died in battle."—Publishers Weekly

They Met at Gettysburg: 40th Anniversary Edition

Item code: CW-62780
ISBN: 0811717623
Authors: Edward J. Stackpole.
Pages/Length: 342
Publisher: Stackpole
Publication Date: 1982
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 12/3/2006
Price: $19.95

Hailed by the Gettysburg Times as "the first really definitive, accurate, and complete book on the subject," this 1956 treatise by the founder of Stackpole books, General Edward J. Stackpole, has been for many an introduction to the Civil War, through an engaging history of its most important battle. Stackpole describes how a string of victories at Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville had the Confederate forces feeling virtually invincible. They encountered the Army of the Potomac almost by accident, and fell to disorganized fighting. But a series of blunders and missed opportunities, analyzed here in detail, sent the South into retreat, dashing any hope of conquering the North. This is the book's third edition.

Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam: The Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War

ISBN: 0965461181
Authors: James M. McPherson.
Pages/Length: 203
Publisher: Oxford/QPB
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 12/9/2006
Price: $19.95

The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was one of the bloodiest days in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed—nearly twice the number of people killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. James M. McPherson, the winner of both a Pulitzer and a Lincoln Prize for his Civil War histories, here paints a masterful account of this overdue Union victory, the result of valor, misjudgment, and astonishing coincidence. McPherson posits that, with Lee in striking distance of Washington following a string of Union defeats, and talk in Britain of recognizing the Confederacy, this was the real turning point of the war.

Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg—And Why It Failed

Item code: CW-62861
ISBN: 0399152490
Authors: Tom Carhart.
Pages/Length: 288
Publisher: Putnam
Publication Date: 2005
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 12/1/2006
Our Price: $25.95

Here is a fresh and fascinating new look at one of the most pivotal moments in American history, the Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. It was the decisive moment when the Union forces repelled perhaps America's greatest commander—the brilliant Robert E. Lee, who had already thrashed a long line of Federal opponents in the preceding days—just as he was poised at the back door of the nation's capital. Conventional wisdom has held to date that on the third day of the battle, Lee made one profoundly wrong decision. Lee launched "Pickett's Charge," employing only a fifth of his total forces, across an open field, up a hill, against the heart of the Union defenses. Most history books have reported that Lee just had one very bad day. But Tom Carhart offers an entirely new interpretation of the battle.
"History is seldom page-turning; here, the true events of Gettysburg composes a thriller."—Gus Lee

The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4th, 1863

Item code: CW-50748
ISBN: 0393323811
Authors: Duane Schultz.
Pages/Length: 447
Publisher: Norton
Publication Date: 2001
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 12/16/2006
Our Price: $13.95

July 4, 1863, saw the end of two battles—Vicksburg and Gettysburg—that together permanently shifted the course of the Civil War in favor of the Union. Duane Schultz interweaves the narratives of these two storied battles, fashioning a blow-by-blow account that portrays not only the major players of the war but also the multitude of soldiers and civilians caught up in its sweep, whether it be Lincoln impatiently pacing the floor of the telegraph office as he awaits news from the front, General Meade frantically plugging the gaps in his tenuous line, or a Vicksburg family trying to make a home for itself in a cave while waiting out the Union siege.

The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac

Item code: CW-63291
ISBN: 0743225066
Authors: Jeffry D. Wert.
Pages/Length: 559
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2005
Format: Cloth
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 12/13/2006
Price: $30.00

From Bull Run to Gettysburg and finally at Appomattox, the Army of the Potomac repeatedly fought Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia, often for the worse. Created at the outset of the war for the defense of the U.S. capital, the force also endured the close scrutiny of Washington, which may have been the greater challenge. Historian Jeffry D. Wert's excellent popular history focuses primarily on the army itself, and how these dogged fighting men fared under various leaders—some competent and admired, others disastrously under-qualified, but nearly all lacking sufficient aggression—until coming under the command of Ulysses S. Grant.
"Wert is best at capturing the spirit of triumph against enormous internal and external obstacles.... Anyone new to the topic, as well as veteran students seeking a convenient one-volume treatment, can turn with confidence to Wert's narrative."—Washington Post

Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861

Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins Paperbacks Ed edition (April 17, 2001)
ISBN-10: 080186724X ISBN-13: 978-0801867248
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.76 ounces
$19.95

A Study of the War
by Professor George William Brown, Dr. Kevin Conley Ruffner (Introduction by)

About this title: George William Brown was the mayor of Baltimore during one of the most dramatic and violent incidents in the city's history. On April 19, 1861, the sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and Pennsylvania troops -- about 1,700 soldiers answering President Lincoln's call to defend the federal capital -- arrived at Baltimore's President Street station east of the harbor on their way to Washington, D.C. As they made their way across Pratt Street to board the southbound train at Camden Yards, the soldiers were attacked by a mob of nearly 5,000. When the fighting was over, 21 soldiers and citizens were dead and more than 100 were injured -- the first blood spilled in the Civil War.
First published by Johns Hopkins in 1887, Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861 is Brown's thoughtful, very personal memoir of those eventful days. Along with his dramatic account of the Pratt Street riot, he describes Lincoln's suspicious "secret passage" through the city on the way to his inauguration earlier that same year. He tells of rumors, plots, and increasing tensions and divisions after Southern secessionists fired on Fort Sumter. Brown also explains his attempts to quell the April riot, protect the federal troops, and prevent further violence (even justifying his order to burn the railroad bridges north of the city to halt the arrival of additional troops in Baltimore). A fascinating, eyewitness account of a bloody incident that fueled passions both North and South, this historic volume returns with a new introduction by Kevin Conley Ruffner.

"The fight which occurred in the streets of Baltimore on the 19th of April, 1861, between the 6th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers and a mob ofcitizens, was... memorable because then was shed the first blood in a conflict between North and South; then a step was taken which made compromise or retreat almost impossible; then passions on both sides were aroused which could not be controlled." -- from Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861

                 The Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863



  ISBN: 1574886509
Authors: Eric J. Wittenberg.
Pages/Length: 390
Publisher: Potomac
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Date Added: 6/29/2007
Price: $21.95


"Eric Wittenberg has written one of the most perceptive and useful studies of Union cavalry operations to appear in years. He shows quite convincingly how and why Union horsemen in the Eastern theater were transformed from a none-too-reliable appendage of the army into a powerful combat arm that ultimately played a crucial role in winning the [Civil War]. In addition, he skillfully integrates his deft analysis of the strategic administrative issues being discussed by generals and politicians with the day-to-day experiences of troopers in the field."—Daniel E. Sutherland

They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War

ISBN: 075093641X
Authors: DeAnne Blanton & Lauren M. Cook.
Pages/Length: 277
Publisher: Sutton
Publication Date: 2005
Format: Paperback
Primary Subject: History
Import: Yes
Date Added: 7/29/2007
Price: $6.98

More than 240 women soldiers, disguised as men, fought on both sides in the Civil War. Eight such warriors fought at the battle of Antietam; five were killed there. Some enlisted to be with brothers or husbands, some had dressed and lived as men before the war. Jennie Hodgers, alias Private Albert D.J. Cashier, was one of several who so enjoyed the liberation from her proscribed role that she dressed as a male for the rest of her life. Gathered here after a decade of research, the records of these soldiers are exceptionally vivid, moving, and often humorous.

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