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Lincoln’s Boys

March 16, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Lincoln’s Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Joshua Zeitz Hardcover; 400 pages Viking (2014) A concise, dual biography of John Nicolay and John Hay, Lincoln’s personal secretaries and closest aides […]

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Glorious War

February 23, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer Thom Hatch Hardcover; 384 pages St. Martin’s Press (2013)  Glorious War is a focused biography of George Armstrong Custer’s military service from his 1857 entrance […]

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Lincoln and Medicine

February 1, 2014 Civil War Profiles 1

Lincoln and Medicine Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein Hardcover; 152 pages Southern Illinois University Press (2012) A book from the Concise Lincoln Library series, Lincoln and Medicine is a brief analysis of the medical conditions possibly suffered […]

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Robert E. Lee in War and Peace

December 1, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

Robert E. Lee in War and Peace: The Photographic History of a Confederate and American Icon Donald A. Hopkins Hardcover; 216 pages Savas Beatie (2013) Donald A. Hopkins has written what is destined to be […]

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The Civil War in 50 Objects

November 6, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

The Civil War in 50 Objects Harold Holzer Hardcover; 408 Pages Viking (2013) The Civil War in 50 Objects is a neat collection of essays on selected artifacts from the New-York Historical Society. Author Harold […]

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Surgeon in Blue

November 3, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care Scott McGaugh Hardcover; 368 Pages Arcade Publishing (2013)  Dr. Jonathan Letterman was a trendsetter in battlefield medicine and many of his innovations […]

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Stonewall Goes West

November 3, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

Stonewall Goes West R. E. Thomas Paperback; 256 Pages Black Gold Media (2013) From the alternate history genre, this book has Stonewall Jackson surviving his wounding at the battle of Chancellorsville and returning to action […]