Civil War Profiles

Dwight D. Eisenhower in Defense of Robert E. Lee

August 10, 2014 Mathew W. Lively 12

Robert E. Lee remains one of the most polarizing figures of the Civil War (or War Between the States). Debates and opinions abound in newspapers, books, and social media as to whether Lee is a […]

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 […]

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. […]

Yellow Fever Plot of 1864 Targeted Lincoln, U.S. Cities

July 13, 2014 Mathew W. Lively 2

In the summer of 1864, Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, a Kentucky-born physician turned Confederate agent, allegedly instituted a bioterrorism plot against United States cities and President Abraham Lincoln. Blackburn’s goal was to “release” Yellow Fever […]

Remains of the “Marshall”

July 6, 2014 Civil War Profiles 0

Iron hull remains of the packet boat, Marshall, that transported Stonewall Jackson’s casket from Lynchburg to Lexington, VA in May 1863. The original boat was 90 feet long and 14 feet wide. The hull is […]

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 […]

General Longstreet’s Wilderness Wound

May 6, 2014 Mathew W. Lively 1

Following a successful flank attack at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864, Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet was riding forward along the Plank Road when a volley of fire emerged from the woods […]

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 […]

Jed Hotchkiss Maps the Shenandoah Valley

March 26, 2014 Mathew W. Lively 0

On March 26, 1862, three days after the Battle of Kernstown, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson asked to see a 33-year-old schoolteacher in the Augusta County militia who happened to be good at drawing […]

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 […]