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Lincoln’s Assassination

February 8, 2015 Civil War Profiles 0

Lincoln’s Assassination Edward Steers, Jr. Hardcover; 176 pages Southern Illinois University Press (2014) Another appealing volume from the Concise Lincoln Library series, Lincoln’s Assassination contains a wealth of information starting with John Wilkes Booth’s original […]

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Commander Will Cushing

January 13, 2015 Civil War Profiles 0

Commander Will Cushing: Daredevil Hero of the Civil War Jamie Malanowski Hardcover; 304 pages W.W. Norton (2014) Commander Will Cushing is a narrative biography by Jamie Malanowski about the Civil War naval hero who became […]

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Such Troops As These

December 31, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Such Troops As These: The Genius and Leadership of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson Bevin Alexander Hardcover; 332 pages Berkley (2014) Such Troops As These is an analysis of Stonewall Jackson’s performance as a general during […]

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Embattled Rebel

December 6, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief James M. McPherson Hardcover; 320 pages Penguin Press (2014)  Embattled Rebel is a brief accounting of Jefferson Davis’ role in managing the military strategy, actions, and policy […]

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Fierce Patriot

October 26, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman Robert L. O’Connell Hardcover; 432 pages Random House (2014) In Fierce Patriot, author Robert L. O’Connell attempts to untangle the complex character of William T. Sherman […]

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Rebel Yell

September 26, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson S. C. Gywnne Hardcover; 688 pages. Scribner (2014) Rebel Yell is an easy-to-read biography of Stonewall Jackson focusing on his Civil War career with interspersed […]

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Stuart’s Finest Hour

August 8, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Stuart’s Finest Hour: The Ride Around McClellan, June 1862 John J. Fox III Hardcover; 344 pages Angle Valley Press (2013) Stuart’s Finest Hour is a concise history of Jeb Stuart’s renowned 110-mile, three-day cavalry ride […]

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Clouds of Glory

July 29, 2014 Civil War Profiles 3

Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee Michael Korda Hardcover; 832 pages. HarperCollins (2014) Clouds of Glory is a lengthy, and at times redundant, biography that focuses largely on Robert E. […]

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Mother Earth, Bloody Ground

June 28, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Mother Earth, Bloody Ground R. E. Thomas Paperback; 290 Pages Black Gold Media (2014) Mother Earth, Bloody Ground is part two in a trilogy of alternate history novels that depict Stonewall Jackson surviving his Chancellorsville […]

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The Civil War Generals

April 11, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

The Civil War Generals: Comrades, Peers, Rivals – In Their Own Words Robert I. Girardi Hardcover; 304 pages Zenith Press (2013) The Civil War Generals is an entertaining collection of primary source commentaries on Union […]