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"Bayonet! Forward" My Civil War Reminiscences


by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

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)

1858, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See


by Bruce Chadwick

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 355 PAGES

Chadwick brings to the fore the larger-than-life personalities and momentous events of a single year leading up to the Civil War. (WAR159, $15.99)

Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils


by Irene Hunt

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 190 PAGES
  • 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, $6.99)

Antietam National Battlefield Map


by Trailhead Graphics

  • MAP

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


by Charles B. Dew

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

An examination of the causes of Confederate secession, arguing that (contrary to some revisionist beliefs) slavery was the overriding issue. (WAR13, $13.50)

Army Life in a Black Regiment and Other Writings


by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Leader of the first regiment of emancipated slaves, Unitarian minister and noted abolitionist, Colonel Higginson writings include detailed reports on daily life, his near escape from cannon fire and sketches that conjure up the beauty and mystery of Carolina's Sea Islands, where his troops were trained. (WAR178, $17.00)

The Army of Tennessee


by Stanley F. Horn

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 503 PAGES

A readable history of the Army of Tennessee. (WAR58, $24.95)

Army of the Heartland, The Army of Tennessee 1861-1862


by Thomas Lawrence Connelly

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 305 PAGES

The first volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee (WAR56, $20.95)

Ashes of Glory: Richmond at War


by Ernest B. Ferguson

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

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


by Richard M. McMurry

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta. (WAR14, $17.95)

Atlas of the Civil War, A Comprehensive Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle


by Neil Kagan

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER

With 85 archival maps along with documentary photographs, battlefield sketches, paintings and artifacts, this striking atlas also includes innovative modern maps using satellite data. (USA412, $40.00)

The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863


by Oliver W. Norton

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

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)

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 904 PAGES

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

The Battle of Gettysburg


by Louis Phillipe D'Orleans

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

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

The Battle of Gettysburg


by Frank Aretas Haskell

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 124 PAGES

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 on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston


by Edward T. Cotham

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A thorough recreation of the Battle of Galveston that incorporates historical elements and detailed characters of the battle. (TEX02, $25.00)

The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign

The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 347 PAGES

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, $23.00)

Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston

Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston


by Nathaniel C. Hughes

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 358 PAGES

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


by Thomas Goodrich

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES

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


by William Riley Brooksher

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A terrific account of the ferocious Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM12, $17.95)

Chancellorsville


by Stephen W. Sears

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A revisionist history of the battle of Chancellorsville. (WAR71, $18.00)

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg


by General Abner Doubleday

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

Originally published in 1882, this is a history of the two campaigns by the famed Union general. (WAR92, $16.95)

Chancellorsville Battlefield Map


by McElfresh Map Company

  • 1996
  • MAP

A watercolor map of the battlefield at Challcellorsville. (WAR72, $9.95)

Chattanooga, A Death Grip on the Confederacy


by James Lee McDonough

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 318 PAGES

A well written and informative account of the battles for Chattanooga. (WAR63, $17.95)

The Civil War Battlefield Guide


by Frances H. Kennedy

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

This definitive guide to 384 battles includes color photographs, maps and contributions by leading historians including James McPherson, Stephen Sears and Edwin Bearss. (USA410, $27.95)

The Civil War in North Carolina

The Civil War in North Carolina


by John Gilchrist Barrett

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 495 PAGES

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, $27.95)

The Civil War, A Concise History

The Civil War, A Concise History


by Louis Masur

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 118 PAGES

Masur brings remarkable clarity to the origins of the terrible war, battles and outcome in this incisive pocket history. (WAR173, $18.95)

The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER

This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War. (USS116, $78.00)

The Civil War, A Visual History

The Civil War, A Visual History


by Jemi Dunne

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER

Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, this enticing illustrated survey draws on the unparalleled collections of the Smithsonian Institution, giving insight into 1860s America, battles and troops on both side of the divide. With excellent maps, battles scenes and photographs of hundreds of artifacts of the war, camp life, weapons and military paraphernalia, it brings the war to life. (WAR154, $40.00)

The Civil War, An Illustrated History

The Civil War, An Illustrated History


by Geoffrey C. Ward | Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

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


by George C. Rable

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 391 PAGES

An academic study of southern women and their reactions to secession and the Civil War. (WAR67, $22.00)

Cloudsplitter


by Russell Banks

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 758 PAGES

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, $16.99)

Cold Mountain


by Charles Frazier

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 449 PAGES

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


by Sam Watkins | M. Thomas Inge

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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

Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War


by Robert Rosen

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 181 PAGES

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


by Gary W. Gallagher

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

A revisionist history of the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief, Gallagher contends that the Confederacy lost simply because they were beaten by the Union on the battlefield, rather than an inherent weakness on the homefront. (USS118, $19.95)

Confederates in the Attic

Confederates in the Attic


by Tony Horwitz

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

Subtitled "Dispatched from the Unfinished Civil War," this book reveals the strange world of the re-enactors, unreconstructed confederates and others whose ongoing interest and involvement in the War Between the States provide an intriguing cultural portrait of the southern and mid-Atlantic states. (USS35, $16.95)

Crossroads of Freedom, Antietam

Crossroads of Freedom, Antietam


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A vivid history of the Battle of Antietam. (WAR109, $15.95)

Decided on the Battlefield, Grant, Sherman, Lincoln and the Election of 1864


by David Alan Johnson

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER

Johnson focuses on one decisive year in the Civil War this illuminating history. (USS521, $27.00)

Decision in the West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864


by Albert Castel

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 670 PAGES

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


by Edward E. Leslie

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 516 PAGES

Leslie paints a vivid portrait of Quantril's brutality and savagery. (USM09, $24.00)

Emancipating Lincoln, The Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory


by Harold Holzer

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 213 PAGES

Holzer deftly traces the significance of this foundational speech -- and racial politics in America -- in this illuminating study, originally delivered as a series of lectures at Harvard. (WAR160, $24.95)

Eyewitness Civil War

Eyewitness Civil War


by John Stanchak

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The Civil War gets the big-picture treatment in this Eyewitness book, which features photographs and illustrations of costumes, household appliances, weapons and other artifacts. (USA46, $16.99)

Eyewitness to the Civil War, The Complete History from Secession to Reconstruction


by Steph Hyslop

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER

This overview by National Geographic includes eyewitness accounts and hundreds of rare photographs, artifacts, and period illustrations. (USA413, $40.00)

Fields of Glory, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864


by Jim Miles

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A comprehensive guide with maps and key to the battlefields of the Atlanta Campaign. (USS288, $16.95)

Flash for Freedom

Flash for Freedom


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

In this fifth installment in the rollicking series, set largely in New Orleans, our self-serving, cowardly Victorian hero meets up with Abraham Lincoln (who saves his neck), runs a slave plantation, cheats at cards, escapes on a slave ship and helps out in the Underground Railroad. (USS372, $16.00)

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

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, $16.00)

For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War

For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

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


by Joseph T. Glatthaar

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A revealing portrait of the 180,000 black soldiers who served the Union during the Civil War. (USS117, $24.95)

The Fourth Battle of Winchester, Toward a New Civil War Paradigm


by Richard M. McMurry

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A reassessment of the Civil War using counterfactual events. (WAR65, $16.95)

Full Duty, Vermonters in the Civil War


by Howard Coffin | Edwin C. Bearss

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

Renowned Civil War historian Bearss recounts in lucid and fascinating detail the history of Vermont's participation in the Civil War. (USE148, $24.95)

George B. McClellan, The Young Napoleon


by Stephen W. Sears

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

A thorough, thoughtful biography of Civil War general George McClellan. (USE320, $19.95)

Gettysburg - The First Day


by Harry W. Pfanz

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 472 PAGES

A tactical study of the first day of conflict at Gettysburg. (WAR96, $48.50)

The Gettysburg Campaign, A Study in Command


by Edwin Coddington

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 928 PAGES

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

Gettysburg National Military Park Map


by Trailhead Graphics

  • MAP

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


by Gaines M. Foster

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER

A social history of Southern attitudes in the wake of the Civil War. (USS220, $40.00)

Gilead


by Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Gods and Generals


by Jeff M. Shaara

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 491 PAGES

The lives and battles of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain. (WAR68, $7.99)

Gods and Generals


by Jeff Shaara

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

Iun this epic novel, Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War. (USS524, $16.00)

Gods and Generals


by Jeff Daniels

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • DVD

Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang and Robert Duvall star in this dramatization of the rise and fall of Civil War general, Stonewall Jackson. Wide-screen. (USS523, $34.99)

A Good Man

A Good Man


by Guy Vanderhaeghe

  • LITERATURE
  • 2013
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A final installment in the best-selling trilogy that includes The Last Crossing finds Wesley relocating to a Montana ranch to help negotiate peace between the Native Americans and U.S. and Canadian militaries, an effort that is complicated by his unexpected feelings for widow Ada Tarr. (RKY117, $24.95)

Grant and Sherman, Civil War Memoirs


by Ulysses S. Grant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER

The memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman re-issued for the 150th anniversary of start of the Civil War. (USA463, $70.00)

Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear, Running the Civil War Blockade


by Dawson Carr

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER

An account of the Civil War blockade along the Cape Fear River. (USS123, $14.95)

Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles

Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles


by Walt Rawls

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

A complete illustrated overview of the battles and biographies of 50 Civil War leaders, released in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the war. (USA449, $29.95)

The Great Invasion of 1863, The Battle of Gettysburg, General Lee in Pennsylvania


by Jacob Hoke

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER

A short report of the battle at Gettysburg published in 1887 by Jacob Hoke, a Chambersburg store owner. (WAR94, $17.95)

Great Maps of the Civil War, Pivotal Battles and Campaigns


by William J. Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES

This ingenious book features 32 removable full-color, annotated archival maps from the civil war period. (USA411, $39.99)

Guide to the Battle of Antietam

Guide to the Battle of Antietam


by Jay Luvaas | Harold W. Nelson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A history and guide to the battlefield at Antietam. (USS198, $14.95)

Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg

Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg


by Jay Luvaas | Harold W. Nelson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

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 excerpts from an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. (USE192, $17.95)

Guide to the Battle of Shiloh

Guide to the Battle of Shiloh


by Jay Luvaas | Steven Bowman | Leonard Fullenkamp

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 253 PAGES

A history and guide to the battlefield of Shiloh. (USS93, $12.95)

Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg


by Jay Luvaas | Harold W. Nelson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

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

Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign


by Jay Luvaas | Steven Bowman | Leonard Fullenkamp

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

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

Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo


by Edwin C. Bearss

  • HISTORY
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

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


by Jacob Lawrence

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES
  • 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, $8.99)

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear


by Virginia Hamilton

  • LITERATURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 279 PAGES
  • 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

If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War


by Kay Moore | Anni Matsick

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Another entry in Scholastic's nonfiction series about daily life and customs throughout history, this one focusing on 1860-65. With vibrant, detailed illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12. (USA45, $6.99)

The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln


by Stephen L. Carter

  • LITERATURE
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 528 PAGES

A professor of law at Yale, novelist Carter projects an alternate history, where Lincoln survives the assassination attempt at Ford's Theater, in this thrilling, provocative novel. (USA492, $26.95)

Inside War, The Guerilla Conflict in Missouri during the American Civil War


by Michael Fellman

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER

(USM36, $34.99)

Jefferson Davis and His Generals, the Failure of Confederate Command in the West


by Steven E. Woodworth

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

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


by Richard M. McMurray

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES

In this biography of the Kentucky-born confederate commander (1831-1879), McMurry spares no details of Hood's ultimate "complete and disastrous failure." Youngest of the full generals of the Confederacy, Hood famously led his men in a hopeless counter-offensive against Sherman's march on Atlanta. (USS287, $17.95)

Joseph E. Johnston, A Civil War Biography


by Craig L. Symonds

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 450 PAGES

A portrait of the enigmatic Confederate military commander of the Army of Tennessee. (USS289, $17.95)

The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels


by Michael Shaara

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 374 PAGES

The powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of Gettysburg that recreates the battle, personalities and anguish of those fateful days. (USS36, $16.00)

Lady Baltimore

Lady Baltimore


by Owen Wister

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

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)

Lamson of the Gettysburg


by James McPherson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The richly detailed, perceptive war-time letters of Lt. Roswell H. Lamson, one of the boldest, most skillful young officers in the Union Navy and captain of the USS Gettysburg, reveal his deep ambivalence about the war. (WAR177, $39.99)

Landscape Turned Red, The Battle of Antietam


by Stephen W. Sears

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

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

Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, The Death of a Nation


by Clifford Dowdey

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 393 PAGES

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


by Douglas Southall Freeman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

Abridged version of Freeman's four volume biography of Robert E. Lee. (USS338, $23.00)

Lincoln on War

Lincoln on War


by Harold Holzer

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

Holzer turns to Lincoln's own writings and speeches for this illuminating collection of the great president' thoughts on war. (WAR153, $24.95)

Lincoln's Men, How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation

Lincoln's Men, How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation


by William Davis

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 315 PAGES

A portrait of Lincoln as a wise and strong military leader using letters written by Civil War soldiers. (USS106, $20.99)

Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America


by William Davis

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 484 PAGES

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, $30.95)

Manassas Battlefield Map


by McElfresh Map Company

  • 1996
  • MAP

A watercolor map of the battlefield at Manassas. (WAR73, $9.95)

The March

The March


by E. L. Doctorow

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 363 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Mothers of Invention, Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War


by Drew Gilpin Faust

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

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, $28.95)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave


by Frederick Douglass

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A slave for 21 years before escaping to the north, Douglass conveys the horrors of slavery and force behind the antislavery movement in this landmark memoir. This Harvard edition, with an introduction by Robert Septo, is a facsimile of the original 1845 edition, published in Boston. (USS487, $9.00)

The New York Times The Complete Civil War, 1861-1865


by Harol Holzer

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 513 PAGES

Holzer and co-editor Craig Symonds provide succinct commentary for this collection or original reports on the Civil War, as they appeared in the New York Times. With accompanying DVD. (WAR161, $40.00)

The Night the War Was Lost


by Charles L. Dufour

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES

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)

No Better Place to Die, The Battle for Stones River


by Peter Cozzens

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An accessible and thorough account of the Battle of Stones River. (WAR53, $19.95)

North Carolina Civil War Documentary


by W. Buck Yearns

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 365 PAGES

A collection of primary source material describing North Carolina from the secession movement through the Civil War (USS114, $27.95)

The Passing of the Armies, An Account of the Final Campaign of the Potomac


by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | Paul Andrew Hutton | James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

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


by William L. Shea | Earl J. Hess

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 417 PAGES

A comprehensive, moment-by-moment account of the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (USS182, $29.95)

Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant


by Ulysses S. Grant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 674 PAGES

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, $18.00)

Pickett's Charge, A Microhistory of the Final Attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863

Pickett's Charge, A Microhistory of the Final Attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863


by George Rippey Stewart

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 291 PAGES

A moment-by-moment reconstruction of the climactic final 15 hours at Gettysburg. Originally published in 1959, the book is still considered definitive. (WAR101, $22.95)

Race and Reunion, The Civil War in American Memory


by David W. Blight

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A study of the Civil War's legacy. (WAR12, $27.00)

Richmond Burning, The Last Days of the Confederate Capital


by Nelson D. Lankford

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Richmond during the War: Four Years of Personal Observation

Richmond during the War: Four Years of Personal Observation


by Virginia Scharff | Sallie Brock Putnam

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 389 PAGES

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, $19.95)

The Rise of American Democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln


by Sean Wilentz

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 992 PAGES

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


by John W. Schildt

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 150 PAGES

A reconstruction of the days immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg drawing on original accounts by soldiers and civilians. (WAR99, $9.95)

Robert E. Lee, Virginian Soldier, American Citizen


by James I. Robertson

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 159 PAGES

A renowned Civil War historian unravels the many myths surrounding one of the South's most complicated generals. (USS525, $24.99)

The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War


by Edwin C. Fishel

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 735 PAGES

A comprehensive study of Military Intelligence operations conducted by the Union's Army of the Potomac. (USS110, $38.95)

Seven Story Mountain, The Union Campaign at Vicksburg


by Phillip M. Thienel

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 259 PAGES

A history of Grant's efforts at Vicksburg. (USS157, $35.00)

Shades of Blue and Gray

Shades of Blue and Gray


by Herman Hattaway

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

A cgood military history of the Civil War, covering warfare technology, battle strategy and the significance of individual battles, including the Vicksburg Campaign. (USS148, $22.95)

Sherman's March


by Burke Davis | Jeff Stone | Carolyn Reidy

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Sherman's March through the Carolinas


by John Gilchrist Barrett

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

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, $24.00)

Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Campaigns of 1865


by Jacob D. Cox

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 265 PAGES

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

Sherman, A Soldier's Life


by Lee B. Kennett

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 426 PAGES

In this psychobiography of the Civil War general, Kennett argues that Sherman's narcissistic personality motivated his achievements. (USS284, $17.99)

Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order


by John F. Marszalek

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Sherman, Soldier, Realist, American


by B.H. Liddell Hart

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

Highlights the innovation and creativity of the Civil War general. (USS283, $20.00)

Shiloh

Shiloh


by Shelby Foote

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 226 PAGES

Told through the perspectives of a diverse cast of soldiers, Foote's brilliant novel transports the reader to Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. (USS71, $15.95)

Shiloh -- in Hell before Night

Shiloh -- in Hell before Night


by James Lee McDonough

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Shiloh National Military Park Map

Shiloh National Military Park Map


by Trailhead Graphics

  • MAP

This walking map of the historic battlefield in Shiloh, Tennessee also includes a road map. (USS73, $9.95)

Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War

Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War


by Larry J. Daniel

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 430 PAGES

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, $16.00)

The Shipwreck of Their Hopes, the Battles for Chattanooga


by Peter Cozzens

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 536 PAGES

A well researched account of the battles for Chatanooga. (WAR60, $22.95)

Six Armies in Tennessee


by Steven E. Woodworth

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES

Woodworth's astute, concise analysis of the bloody battle of Chickamauga and struggle for Chattanooga. (USS458, $18.95)

Stars in Their Courses, The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863

Stars in Their Courses, The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 290 PAGES

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, $22.00)

Starving the South, How the North Won the Civil War


by Andrew F. Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

Smith chronicles the role food -- and the relative lack thereof by the confederates -- in determining the outcome of the Civil War. (WAR158, $27.99)

A Stillness at Appomattox


by Bruce Catton

  • HISTORY
  • 1953
  • PAPER
  • 438 PAGES

The classic and definitive account of the last year of the Civil War. (USS235, $16.95)

Stones River, Bloody Winter in Tennesse


by James Lee McDonough

  • HISTORY
  • 1983
  • PAPER

A detailed account of the Battle of Stones River. (WAR59, $23.95)

Stonewall in the Valley


by Robert G. Tanner

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 599 PAGES

A history of Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. (USS297, $24.95)

Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend


by James Robertson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 950 PAGES

The gold-standard for biographies of Stonewall Jackson. (WAR69, $89.25)

Stonewall's Gold


by Robert J. Mrazek

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A fast-paced adventure yarn set against the backdrop of the Civil War. (USS298, $13.95)

They Met at Gettysburg

They Met at Gettysburg


by Edward J. Stackpole

  • HISTORY
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

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


by Mark L. Bradley

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 432 PAGES

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, $40.00)

To the Sea, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West: Shermans March Across Georgia, 1864


by Jim Miles

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Both a historical introduction and guide to Sherman's March to the Sea. (WAR106, $20.95)

Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege

Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege


by A.A. Hoehling

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

A history of the Vicksburg Campaign as told through the diaries and memoirs of eyewitnesses to the events. (USS154, $24.95)

Why the Confederacy Lost

Why the Confederacy Lost


by Gabor S. Boritt

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A series of essays analyzing the various factors contributing to the Confederate defeat, written by a series of experts. (WAR89, $19.99)

 

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