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"Bayonet! Forward" My Civil War Reminiscences  •  Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain   • HISTORY  •  A collection of professor and Civil War general Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's most noted writings, covering his experiences in Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg and Appomattox. (USE243, $25.00)
 
 
Across Five Aprils  •  Irene Hunt   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Irene Hunt's enduring classic of the Civil War recounts the story of Jethro and his older brothers, who choose to fight on opposite sides during the Civil War. While Jethro grows to adulthood in Illinois (a state neither strictly Yankee nor strictly Reb), his brothers fight and send letters home. Gripping stuff for ages 9-12. (USA44, $4.99)
 
 
All for the Regiment, The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862  •  Gerald J. Prokopowicz   • HISTORY  •  A history of the army from its origins in the early months of the war through defeat in 1862 with a focus on recruitment, organization and tactics. (USS290, $37.50)
 
 
Antietam National Battlefield Map  •   Trailhead Graphics    •  Part of a series of Civil War battlefield maps, this is a map of the park and battlefield in Antietam. (USS199, $9.95)
 
 
Apostles of Disunion, Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War  •  Charles B. Dew   • HISTORY  •  A examination of the causes of Confederate secession. (WAR13, $29.50)
 
 
The Army of Tennessee  •  Stanley F. Horn   • HISTORY  •  A readable history of the Army of Tennessee. (WAR58, $24.95)
 
 
Army of the Heartland, The Army of Tennessee 1861-1862  •  Thomas Lawrence Connelly   • HISTORY  •  The first volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee (WAR56, $20.95)
 
 
Ashes of Glory: Richmond at War  •  Ernest B. Ferguson   • HISTORY  •  The story has been told many times before: Jefferson Davis versus Robert E. Lee. However, this detailed account of the Confederacy Capital provides details portray the little pictures within the big picture. (USS102, $16.00)
 
 
Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy  •  Richard M. McMurry   • HISTORY  •  A short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta. (WAR14, $17.95)
 
 
The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863  •  Oliver W. Norton   • HISTORY  •  A memoir, originally published in 1913 by a bugler in the Union army. Norton focuses on the defense of the position by Colonel Strong Vincent's brigade. (WAR95, $17.95)
 
 
Autumn of Glory, The Army of Tennessee 1862-1865  •  Thomas Lawrence Connelly   • HISTORY  •  The second volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee. (WAR57, $24.95)
 
 
Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era  •  James McPherson   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive, vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel. (USS37, $19.95)
 
 
The Battle of Gettysburg  •  Louis Phillipe D'Orleans   • HISTORY  •  An eyewitness report and history of the Gettysburg Campaign, first published in 1886, by the Count of Paris (son of King Louis Phillippe and aide to General McClellan). (WAR91, $18.95)
 
 
The Battle of Gettysburg  •  Frank Aretas Haskell   • HISTORY  •  A short, first-hand account of the campaign, written by a Union lieutenant as a letter to his brother that was never intended for publication. (WAR93, $9.95)
 
 
Battle of Shiloh  •  Ulysses S. Grant  •  G.T. Beauregard   • HISTORY  •  This short booklet contains four edited battle reports written by generals at the Battle of Shiloh. (USS96, $8.95)
 
 
Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston  •  Edward T. Cotham   • HISTORY  •  A thorough recreation of the Battle of Galveston that incorporates historical elements and detailed characters of the battle. (TEX02, $25.00)
 
 
Battling for Manassas  •  Joan M. Zenzen  •  Edwin C. Bearss   • HISTORY  •  The difficulites and politics involved in establishing a battlefield park at Manassas. (USS291, $50.95)
 
 
The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign  •  Shelby Foote   • HISTORY  •  Shelby Foote, a noted Civil War scholar, tells the engrossing narrative of the taking of Vicksburg in 1863 by Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. It was one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, and distinguished Grant as a military genius. (USS51, $17.95)
 
 
The Bell Irvin Wiley Reader  •  Bell. I. Wiley  •  Hill Jordan  •  James Robertson  •  J.H. Segars   • HISTORY  •  A collection of speeches and articles from the prominent Civil War historian. (USS222, $35.00)
 
 
Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston  •  Nathaniel C. Hughes   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly, meticulously researched history of one of the last battles of the Civil War. Hughes is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina. (USS364, $39.95)
 
 
Black Flag: Guerilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865  •  Thomas Goodrich   • HISTORY  •  A graphic history of guerilla warfare between Union supporters and pro-slavery advocates of the Confederacy. (USM07, $17.95)
 
 
Bloody Hill, The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek  •  William Riley Brooksher   • HISTORY  •  A terrific account of the ferocious Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM12, $17.95)
 
 
Braxton Bragg and the Confederate Defeat, Vol. II  •  Judith Lee Hallock   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly biography of Braxton Bragg. (WAR64, $32.95)
 
 
Chancellorsville  •  Stephen W. Sears   • HISTORY  •  A revisionist history of the battle of Chancellorsville. (WAR71, $18.00)
 
 
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg  •  General Abner Doubleday   • HISTORY  •  Originally published in 1882, this is a history of the two campaigns by the famed Union general. (WAR92, $16.95)
 
 
Chancellorsville Battlefield Map  •   McElfresh Map Company    •  A watercolor map of the battlefield at Challcellorsville. (WAR72, $9.95)
 
 
Chattanooga, A Death Grip on the Confederacy  •  James Lee McDonough   • HISTORY  •  A well written and informative account of the battles for Chattanooga. (WAR63, $17.95)
 
 
The Chessboard of War, Sherman and Hood in the Autumn Campaigns of 1864  •  Anne J. Bailey   • HISTORY  •  (USS281, $40.00)
 
 
The Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac, 1861- 1865  •  E.B. Long  •  Babara Long   • HISTORY  •  Detailed and indexed, this volume serves as an excellent reference to the daily activities of the Civil War. (USS149, $35.00)
 
 
The Civil War in Missouri, Day by Day, 1861-1865  •  Rocky Medley  •  Carolyn M. Bartels   • HISTORY  •  A historical account of events that transpired during these four years, from raids and pursuit of the outlaws to the tracking down of Southern sympathizers. (USM08, $22.50)
 
 
The Civil War in North Carolina  •  John Gilchrist Barrett   • HISTORY  •  The complete story of Civil War military engagements across North Carolina. Mr. Barrett, professor emeritus at the Virginia military institute, brings a lively writing style to his scholarly, comprehensive text. (USS112, $23.50)
 
 
The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War, Vicksburg to Appomattox  •  William Davis  •  Bell. I. Wiley   • HISTORY  •  A big, beautiful history of the Civil War featuring 4,000 archival photographs, drawings and maps. (USS156, $39.98)
 
 
The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox  •  Shelby Foote   • HISTORY  •  This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War. (USS116, $78.00)
 
 
The Civil War, An Illustrated History  •  Geoffrey C. Ward  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts. (USS27, $29.95)
 
 
Civil Wars, Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism  •  George C. Rable   • HISTORY  •  An academic study of southern women and their reactions to secession and the Civil War. (WAR67, $21.00)
 
 
Cloudsplitter  •  Russell Banks   • LITERATURE  •  The incomparable Russell Banks tries his hand at historical fiction. Owen Brown, son of John Brown, is the narrator, telling the story of his father and how the events of the great abolitionist's life have ultimately shaped his own. Epic, well researched and powerful. (USS196, $16.95)
 
 
Cold Mountain  •  Charles Frazier   • LITERATURE  •  Set in North Carolina, this is the best-selling novel of a wounded Confederate soldier who abandons the front line and journeys home to his prewar sweetheart. In spare, eloquent prose, Frazier describes the strong bond between a man and the land. (USS74, $14.95)
 
 
Company Aytch: Or, a Side Show of the Big Show and Other Sketches  •  Sam Watkins  •  M. Thomas Inge   • HISTORY  •  The Civil War recollections of Samuel Watkins. (WAR43, $16.00)
 
 
Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War  •  Robert Rosen   • HISTORY  •  A lavishly illustrated history of Charleston during the civil war, this is an illuminating portrait of the times, the war, and, of course, the great city. (USS11, $39.95)
 
 
The Confederate War  •  Gary W. Gallagher   • HISTORY  •  A revisionist history of the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War. (USS118, $17.50)
 
 
Confederates in the Attic  •  Tony Horwitz   • HISTORY  •  Subtitled "Dispatched from the Unfinished Civil War," this book conjures the remarkable, ongoing interest in the Civil War. Horwitz draws much history into this account of travels through former battlefields. (USS35, $14.95)
 
 
Crossroads of Freedom, Antietam  •  James McPherson   • HISTORY  •  A vivid history of the Battle of Antietam. (WAR109, $15.95)
 
 
Decision in the West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864  •  Albert Castel   • HISTORY  •  A detailed history told in present tense of the bloody invasion of Atlanta in 1864. (USS282, $19.95)
 
 
The Devil Knows How to Ride, The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders  •  Edward E. Leslie   • HISTORY  •  Leslie paints a vivid portrait of Quantril's brutality and savagery. (USM09, $24.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Civil War  •  John Stanchak   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The Civil War gets the big-picture treatment in this Eyewitness book, which features excellent, photographs and illustrations of costumes, household appliances, weapons and other artifacts that reveal the climate of the era. (USA46, $19.99)
 
 
Fields of Glory, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864  •  Jim Miles   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide with maps and key to the battlefields of the Atlanta Campaign. (USS288, $16.95)
 
 
Flash for Freedom  •  George MacDonald Fraser   • LITERATURE  •  In this fifth installment in the rollicking series, our self-serving, cowardly Victorian hero finds himself playing a role in the Civil War. (USS372, $15.00)
 
 
Flashman and the Angel of the Lord  •  George MacDonald Fraser   • LITERATURE  •  George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman finds himself at the center of extraordinary events in this 10th installment in the entertaining, meticulously researched series. Flashy is kidnapped in Cape Town (talk about reluctant) and soon with John Brown on his fateful 1859 raid at Harper's Ferry. (USS371, $15.00)
 
 
For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War  •  James McPherson   • HISTORY  •  McPherson gathered the letters and diaries of Civil War soldiers to answer the question: What kept the soldiers fighting? (USS119, $18.95)
 
 
Forged in Battle, The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers  •  Joseph T. Glatthaar   • HISTORY  •  A revealing portrait of the 180,000 black soldiers who served the Union during the Civil War. (USS117, $22.95)
 
 
The Fourth Battle of Winchester, Toward a New Civil War Paradigm  •  Richard M. McMurry   • HISTORY  •  A reassessment of the Civil War using counterfactual events. (WAR65, $12.00)
 
 
Full Duty, Vermonters in the Civil War  •  Howard Coffin  •  Edwin C. Bearss   • HISTORY  •  A history of Vermont's participation in the Civil War. (USE148, $24.95)
 
 
General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West  •  Albert Castel   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly account of the life and career of a key figure in the Civil War west of the Mississippi. (USM37, $24.95)
 
 
George B. McClellan, The Young Napoleon  •  Stephen W. Sears   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A thorough, thoughtful biography of Civil War general George McClellan. (USE320, $19.95)
 
 
Gettysburg  •  Stephen W. Sears   • HISTORY  •  A highly detailed, comprehensive account of the battle of Gettysburg. (USE324, $30.00)
 
 
Gettysburg - Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill  •  Harry W. Pfanz   • HISTORY  •  A tactical study of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on the second and third days of the battle of Gettysburg. (WAR98, $19.95)
 
 
Gettysburg - The First Day  •  Harry W. Pfanz   • HISTORY  •  A tactical study of the first day of conflict at Gettysburg. (WAR96, $42.50)
 
 
Gettysburg - The Second Day  •  Harry W. Pfanz   • HISTORY  •  A tactical study of the second day of conflict at Gettysburg. (WAR97, $22.50)
 
 
The Gettysburg Campaign, A Study in Command  •  Edwin Coddington   • HISTORY  •  A well respected (and massive) history of the battle at Gettsyburg, celebrated for its scholarship, analysis and readability. Originally published in 1968. (WAR90, $26.00)
 
 
Gettysburg National Military Park Map  •   Trailhead Graphics    •  A map of the park and battlefield in Gettysbug. (USE193, $9.95)
 
 
Ghosts of the Confederacy: Defeat, the Lost Cause and the Emergence of the New South, 1865-1913  •  Gaines M. Foster   • HISTORY  •  A social history of Southern attitudes in the wake of the Civil War. (USS220, $35.00)
 
 
Gilead  •  Marilynne Robinson   • LITERATURE  •  A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)
 
 
Gods and Generals  •  Jeff M. Shaara   • LITERATURE  •  The lives and battles of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain. (WAR68, $7.99)
 
 
Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear, Running the Civil War Blockade  •  Dawson Carr   • HISTORY  •  An account of the Civil War blockade along the Cape Fear River. (USS123, $14.95)
 
 
The Great Invasion of 1863, The Battle of Gettysburg, General Lee in Pennsylvania  •  Jacob Hoke   • HISTORY  •  A short report of the battle at Gettysburg published in 1887 by Jacob Hoke, a Chambersburg store owner. (WAR94, $17.95)
 
 
Guide to the Battle of Antietam  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Harold W. Nelson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A history and guide to the battlefield at Antietam. (USS198, $14.95)
 
 
Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Harold W. Nelson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefield at Gettysburg, with directions for navigating the area. Each "stop" along the guided tour presents an important phase of the battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. (USE192, $12.95)
 
 
Guide to the Battle of Shiloh  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Steven Bowman  •  Leonard Fullenkamp   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A history and guide to the battlefield of Shiloh. (USS93, $12.95)
 
 
Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Harold W. Nelson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefields at Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg. Each "stop" along the guided tours present an important phase of each battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. (USS234, $14.95)
 
 
Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Steven Bowman  •  Leonard Fullenkamp   • HISTORY  •  A history and guide to the battlefield of Vicksburg designed for the traveler. With archival and modern maps, as well as photographic portraits of many of the major officers, it's a terrific handbook for the Civil War enthusiast. (USS155, $17.95)
 
 
Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo  •  Edwin C. Bearss   • HISTORY  •  The story of the sinking of the "Cairo," a Union gunboat lost in the Yazoo River, paired with the story of its recovery, 100 years later. Civil War historian Edwin C. Bearss, who provided this firsthand account, was an integral part of the recovery. The "Cairo" can now be seen on display in Vicksburg. (WAR17, $23.95)
 
 
Harriet and the Promised Land  •  Jacob Lawrence   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAMILY  •  The wonderful 20th-century American painter Jacob Lawrence wrote and illustrated this tribute to Harriet Tubman, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad escort. Ages 4 and up. (USS257, $7.99)
 
 
The House of Dies Drear  •  Virginia Hamilton   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  A novel about a modern family living in a haunted Civil War-era house. (USS258, $6.99)
 
 
If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War  •  Kay Moore  •  Anni Matsick   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  One in Scholastic's nonfiction series about daily life and customs throughout history, this one focusing on 1860-65. With colorful illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12. (USA45, $5.99)
 
 
Inside War, The Guerilla Conflict in Missouri during the American Civil War  •  Michael Fellman   • HISTORY  •  (USM36, $18.95)
 
 
Jefferson Davis and His Generals, the Failure of Confederate Command in the West  •  Steven E. Woodworth   • HISTORY  •  An unbiased assessment of the triumphs and failures of Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy. (WAR62, $16.95)
 
 
John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence  •  Richard M. McMurray   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A biography of the confederate commander (1831-1879). (USS287, $17.95)
 
 
Joseph E. Johnston, A Civil War Biography  •  Craig L. Symonds   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A portrait of the enigmatic Confederate military commander of the Army of Tennessee. (USS289, $17.95)
 
 
The Killer Angels  •  Michael Shaara   • LITERATURE  •  The powerful, Pulitzer Prize winning novel of Gettsyburg that recreates the battle, personalities and anguish of those fateful days. (USS36, $13.95)
 
 
Lady Baltimore  •  Owen Wister   • LITERATURE  •  This novel is set in Charleston just after the Civil War, when the traditional values of the Old South were in great conflict with those of the victorious northerners. First published in 1906, it's a classic southern portrait. (USS22, $10.95)
 
 
Landscape Turned Red, The Battle of Antietam  •  Stephen W. Sears   • HISTORY  •  An award-winning account of the bloody Civil War battle at Antietam Creek, Maryland. (USS197, $17.00)
 
 
Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, The Death of a Nation  •  Clifford Dowdey   • HISTORY  •  An absorbing, almost cinematic study of Lee's defeat at Gettysburg, concentrating on the costly decisions of his chief lieutenants. (WAR103, $18.95)
 
 
Lee, A Biography  •  Douglas Southall Freeman   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Abridged version of Freeman's four volume biography of Robert E. Lee. (USS338, $22.00)
 
 
Lincoln's Men, How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation  •  William Davis   • HISTORY  •  A portrait of Lincoln as a wise and strong military leader using letters written by Civil War soldiers. (USS106, $14.00)
 
 
Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America  •  William Davis   • HISTORY  •  A political history of the Confederate States, documenting resistance to policies and the ultimate destruction of the government, which Davis asserts was not caused exclusively by defeat in war. (USS279, $17.00)
 
 
Look to the Earth, Historical Archaeology and the American Civil War  •  Clarence R. Geier  •  Susan E. Winter   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An archaeological survey of civil war sites throughout the United States. (USA24, $19.50)
 
 
Manassas Battefiled Map  •   McElfresh Map Company    •  A watercolor map of the battlefield at Manassas. (WAR73, $9.95)
 
 
The March  •  E. L. Doctorow   • LITERATURE  •  In this powerful historical novel, Doctorow captures the drama and import of General William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas during the final years of the Civil War. (USS373, $14.95)
 
 
Mothers of Invention, Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War  •  Drew Gilpin Faust   • HISTORY  •  A well researched chronicle of the Confederate women of the South who suddenly found themselves providing for their families, running businesses and supervising slaves during the Civil War. (USS115, $22.95)
 
 
The Night the War Was Lost  •  Charles L. Dufour   • HISTORY  •  Charles Dufour contends that with the fall of New Orleans in the spring of 1862, the South had lost the Civil War. In explaining the reasons for the seizure of New Orleans and its results, Dufour also explores a more personable aspect of the war: the people involved and their losses. (USS107, $25.00)
 
 
Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge  •  Howard Coffin  •  Edwin C. Bearss   • HISTORY  •  An account of the battle at Gettysburg based on letters from young soldiers of Stannard's Vermonters. (USE147, $29.95)
 
 
No Better Place to Die, The Battle for Stones River  •  Peter Cozzens   • HISTORY  •  An accessible and thorough account of the Battle of Stones River. (WAR53, $18.95)
 
 
North Carolina Civil War Documentary  •  W. Buck Yearns   • HISTORY  •  A collection of primary source material describing North Carolina from the secession movement through the Civil War (USS114, $32.50)
 
 
The Passing of the Armies, An Account of the Final Campaign of the Potomac  •  Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain  •  Paul Andrew Hutton  •  James McPherson   • HISTORY  •  General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's powerful narrative of final days of the Civil War. (USS233, $7.99)
 
 
Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West  •  William L. Shea  •  Earl J. Hess   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive, moment-by-moment account of the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (USS182, $22.50)
 
 
Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant  •  Ulysses S. Grant   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A remarkable (and big) account of a rich life, from a poor boy on the frontier to a great general and president, written by Grant on his deathbed -- and originally edited by none other than Mark Twain. (USS33, $16.00)
 
 
Pickett's Charge, A Microhistory of the Final Attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863  •  George Rippey Stewart   • HISTORY  •  A moment-by-moment recontruction of the climactic final 15 hours at Gettysburg. Originally published in 1959, the book is still considered definitive. (WAR101, $16.00)
 
 
Race and Reunion, The Civil War in American Memory  •  David W. Blight   • HISTORY  •  A study of the Civil War's legacy. (WAR12, $31.50)
 
 
Richmond Burning, The Last Days of the Confederate Capital  •  Nelson D. Lankford   • HISTORY  •  A narrative account of the fall of Richmond, which signaled the end of the Confederacy. Citing a variety of primary documents, Lankford creates a vivid portrait of events and personalities at the dusk of the Civil War. (WAR66, $15.00)
 
 
Richmond during the War: Four Years of Personal Observation  •  Virginia Scharff  •  Sallie Brock Putnam   • HISTORY  •  Having lived in the Confederate Capital of Richmond during the Civil War, Sallie Brock Putnam gives a personal account of the Antebellum South. Originally published in 1867, this is a rare perspective of a Southern woman in a crucial period in the history of the South. (USS103, $16.95)
 
 
The Rise of American Democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln   • HISTORY  •  A magisterial history of the development of America from republic to democracy in the years between independence and the Civil War. (USA130, $35.00)
 
 
Roads from Gettysburg  •  John W. Schildt   • HISTORY  •  A reconstruction of the days immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg drawing on original accounts by soldiers and civilians. (WAR99, $9.95)
 
 
The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War  •  Edwin C. Fishel   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive study of Military Intelligence operations conducted by the Union's Army of the Potomac. (USS110, $20.00)
 
 
Seven Story Mountain, The Union Campaign at Vicksburg  •  Phillip M. Thienel   • HISTORY  •  A history of Grant's efforts at Vicksburg. (USS157, $35.00)
 
 
Shades of Blue and Gray  •  Herman Hattaway   • HISTORY  •  A concise military history of the Civil War, including warfare technology, battle strategy and the significance of individual battles. (USS148, $17.00)
 
 
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862  •  Gary W. Gallagher   • HISTORY  •  A collection of eight essays on the historic Civil War campaign. (USS300, $34.95)
 
 
Sherman's March  •  Burke Davis  •  Jeff Stone  •  Carolyn Reidy   • HISTORY  •  This moving account of Sherman's devastating march is noteworthy for its fairness and breadth of research. Davis incorporates eyewitness testimonies of soldiers and civilian survivors. (WAR107, $15.00)
 
 
Sherman's March through the Carolinas  •  John Gilchrist Barrett   • HISTORY  •  A history of Sherman's Carolina campaign, less well known than his march through Georgia, but just as devastating. Barret is a professor and an expert on the Civil War in the Carolinas. (WAR104, $19.95)
 
 
Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Campaigns of 1865  •  Jacob D. Cox   • HISTORY  •  A clear and cogent first-hand account of the last stage of the Civil War and Sherman's legendary march through Georgia as told by General Jacob D. Cox. (WAR105, $16.95)
 
 
Sherman, A Soldier's Life  •  Lee B. Kennett   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this psychobiography of the Civil War general, Kennett argues that Sherman's narcissistic personality motivated his achievements. (USS284, $14.95)
 
 
Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order  •  John F. Marszalek   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A prize-winning biography of Sherman in the Vintage Civil War Library. Marszalek examines not only his role as General but also his pre- and post-war career. (USS286, $19.00)
 
 
Sherman, Soldier, Realist, American  •  B.H. Liddell Hart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Highlights the innovation and creativity of the Civil War general. (USS283, $20.00)
 
 
Shiloh  •  Shelby Foote   • LITERATURE  •  In this acclaimed historical novel, Foote unravels the stories behind the two-day battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Civil War. Told through the perspectives of a diverse cast of soldiers, Foote's well researched novel takes us deep into the southern woods near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. (USS71, $13.95)
 
 
Shiloh -- in Hell before Night  •  James Lee McDonough   • HISTORY  •  First published in the 1970s, this was the standard history of the Battle of Shiloh for a number of years. It's a readable, engaging account of events. (USS95, $17.95)
 
 
Shiloh National Military Park Map  •   Trailhead Graphics    •  Part of a series, this is a map of the park and battlefield in Shiloh, Tennessee, at a scale of 1:12,000. (USS73, $9.95)
 
 
Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War  •  Larry J. Daniel   • HISTORY  •  The first scholarly study of the battle of Shiloh in more than twenty years, this well researched historical account juxtaposes scenes from the battlefield with glimpses into the driving politics behind the respective capitals of Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia. (USS72, $15.00)
 
 
The Shipwreck of Their Hopes, the Battles for Chattanooga  •  Peter Cozzens   • HISTORY  •  A well researched account of the battles for Chatanooga. (WAR60, $21.95)
 
 
Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine of the Gettysburg Campaign  •  Thomas A. Desjardin   • HISTORY  •  Drawn from the accounts of soldiers and officers, this is a visceral portrait of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's legendary 20th Maine Regiment and their battle at Gettysburg for Vincent's Spur. (USE242, $18.95)
 
 
Stars in Their Courses, The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863  •  Shelby Foote   • HISTORY  •  Shelby Foote's gift for prose makes this military history a page-turning narrative, deftly capturing the monumental battle in a concise, informative text. (USE191, $19.95)
 
 
A Stillness at Appomattox  •  Bruce Catton   • HISTORY  •  The classic and definitive account of the last year of the Civil War. (USS235, $15.95)
 
 
Stones River, Bloody Winter in Tennesse  •  James Lee McDonough   • HISTORY  •  A detailed account of the Battle of Stones River. (WAR59, $23.95)
 
 
Stonewall in the Valley  •  Robert G. Tanner   • HISTORY  •  A history of Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. (USS297, $24.95)
 
 
Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims  •  Stonewall Jackson  •  James Robertson   • HISTORY  •  A collection of maxims that Stonewall Jackson gathered throughout his life. (WAR70, $16.95)
 
 
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend  •  James Robertson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The gold-standard for biographies of Stonewall Jackson. (WAR69, $45.00)
 
 
Stonewall's Gold  •  Robert J. Mrazek   • LITERATURE  •  A fast-paced adventure yarn set against the backdrop of the Civil War. (USS298, $13.95)
 
 
Taken at Flood, Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862  •  Joseph L. Harsh   • HISTORY  •  A revisionist history of the battle of Antietam. (USS339, $45.00)
 
 
Tara Revisited: Women, War & the Plantation Legend  •  Catherine Clinton   • HISTORY  •  A history of southern women during the Civil War. (USS265, $16.95)
 
 
They Met at Gettysburg  •  Edward J. Stackpole   • HISTORY  •  A concise summary of the events leading up to and including the battle at Gettysburg, originally published in 1956. (WAR100, $19.95)
 
 
This Astounding Close, The Road to Bennett Place  •  Mark L. Bradley   • HISTORY  •  An acclaimed, skillful history of the end of Civil War hostilities in North Carolina, a fitting follow-up to the author's previous work on the battle of Bentonville. (USS365, $37.50)
 
 
To the Sea, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West: Shermans March Across Georgia, 1864  •  Jim Miles   • HISTORY  •  Both a historical introduction and guide to Sherman's March to the Sea. (WAR106, $20.95)
 
 
Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege  •  A.A. Hoehling   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A history of the Vicksburg Campaign as told through the diaries and memoirs of eyewitnesses to the events. (USS154, $19.95)
 
 
War, Technology, and Experience Aboard the USS Moniter  •  David A. Mindell   • HISTORY  •  An account of the experiences of sailors aboard the USS Monitor. (WAR42, $18.95)
 
 
Why the Confederacy Lost  •  Gabor S. Boritt   • HISTORY  •  A series of essays analyzing the various factors contributing to the Confederate defeat, written by a series of experts. (WAR89, $17.95)
 
 
The Wilmington Campaign, Last Departing Rays of Hope  •  Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.   • HISTORY  •  A history of the Civil War in Wilmington, North Carolina. (USS125, $22.95)
 
 
Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It  •  Richard W. Hatcher, III  •  William Garrett Piston   • HISTORY  •  A detailed history of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM10, $45.00)
 
 
 




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