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The Great "What Ifs" of the American Civil War

Historians Tackle the Conflict's Most Intriguing Possibilities

Edited by Chris Mackowski, Brian Matthew Jordan ...

" T hought-provoking and entertaining . . . What if Lincoln had dodged the assassin's bullet? What if Lee had waged guerrilla warfare in April 1865?" — Gordon C. Rhea, author of the Overland Campaign series"What if. . . ?" Every Civil War armchair general asks the question. Possibilities unfold. Disappointments vanish. Imaginations soar. More questions arise. "What if . . ." can be more than an ... Read more

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" T hought-provoking and entertaining . . . What if Lincoln had dodged the assassin's bullet? What if Lee had waged guerrilla warfare in April 1865?" — Gordon C. Rhea, author of the Overland Campaign series"What if. . . ?" Every Civil War armchair general asks the question. Possibilities unfold. Disappointments vanish. Imaginations soar. More questions arise. "What if . . ." can be more than an
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Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front

The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church, May 3, 1863

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

The first book-length study of two overlooked engagements that helped turned the tide of a pivotal Civil War battle.By May of 1863, the stone wall at the base of Marye's Heights above Fredericksburg, Virginia, loomed large over the Army of the Potomac, haunting its men with memories of slaughter from their crushing defeat there the previous December. They would assault it again with a very ... Read more

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The first book-length study of two overlooked engagements that helped turned the tide of a pivotal Civil War battle.By May of 1863, the stone wall at the base of Marye's Heights above Fredericksburg, Virginia, loomed large over the Army of the Potomac, haunting its men with memories of slaughter from their crushing defeat there the previous December. They would assault it again with a very
... Read more
Hell Itself

The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864

by Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
A Civil War historian recounts the first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a bloody and horrifying conflict in the Wilderness of Virginia.Known simply as the Wilderness, soldiers called the seventy square miles of dense Virginian forest one of the "waste places of nature" and "a region of gloom." Yet here, in the spring of 1864, the Civil War escalated to a new level of horror ... Read more

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A Civil War historian recounts the first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a bloody and horrifying conflict in the Wilderness of Virginia.Known simply as the Wilderness, soldiers called the seventy square miles of dense Virginian forest one of the "waste places of nature" and "a region of gloom." Yet here, in the spring of 1864, the Civil War escalated to a new level of horror
... Read more
The Summer of '63 Gettysburg

Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War

by Chris Mackowski, Dan Welch ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
"An outstanding read for anyone interested in the Civil War and Gettysburg in particular . . . innovative and thoughtful ideas on seemingly well-covered events." — The NYMAS ReviewThe largest land battle on the North American continent has maintained an unshakable grip on the American imagination. Building on momentum from a string of victories that stretched back into the summer of 1862, Robert E ... Read more

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"An outstanding read for anyone interested in the Civil War and Gettysburg in particular . . . innovative and thoughtful ideas on seemingly well-covered events." — The NYMAS ReviewThe largest land battle on the North American continent has maintained an unshakable grip on the American imagination. Building on momentum from a string of victories that stretched back into the summer of 1862, Robert E
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Stay and Fight it Out

The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Culp's Hill and the North End of the Battlefield

by Kristopher D. White, Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
Recounts the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the Gettysburg battle's fateful final day. July 1, 1863, was a disaster for the Union army's XI Corps. Shattered in battle north of the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, the battered and embarrassed unit ended the day hunkered at the crest of a cemetery-topped hill south of the village. Reinforcements ... Read more

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Recounts the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the Gettysburg battle's fateful final day. July 1, 1863, was a disaster for the Union army's XI Corps. Shattered in battle north of the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, the battered and embarrassed unit ended the day hunkered at the crest of a cemetery-topped hill south of the village. Reinforcements
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A Season of Slaughter

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
A gripping narrative of one of the Civil War's most consequential engagements.In the spring of 1864, the newly installed Union commander Ulysses S. Grant did something none of his predecessors had done before: He threw his army against the wily, audacious Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia over and over again.At Spotsylvania Court House, the two armies shifted from stalemate in the ... Read more

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A gripping narrative of one of the Civil War's most consequential engagements.In the spring of 1864, the newly installed Union commander Ulysses S. Grant did something none of his predecessors had done before: He threw his army against the wily, audacious Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia over and over again.At Spotsylvania Court House, the two armies shifted from stalemate in the
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That Furious Struggle

Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy, May 1-4, 1863

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
Authors Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White have worked for years to compile this remarkable story of one of the war's greatest battles. escribes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Robert E. Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous march around the Union army ... Read more

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Authors Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White have worked for years to compile this remarkable story of one of the war's greatest battles. escribes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Robert E. Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous march around the Union army
... Read more
Traces of the Bloody Struggle

The Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania Court House

by Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
As the 1864 Overland Campaign shifted from the Wilderness toward Spotsylvania Court House, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee successfully bottlenecked the Federal army just outside the village. Undeterred, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant sent part of his forces on a wide flanking maneuver to attack Confederates from the east. Lee scrambled to block them.Thus the Civil War came to the property ... Read more

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As the 1864 Overland Campaign shifted from the Wilderness toward Spotsylvania Court House, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee successfully bottlenecked the Federal army just outside the village. Undeterred, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant sent part of his forces on a wide flanking maneuver to attack Confederates from the east. Lee scrambled to block them.Thus the Civil War came to the property
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A Tempest of Iron and Lead

Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864

by Chris Mackowski, Gordon C. Rhea ...

A detailed study of the brutal and pivotal battle at Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864. May 1864. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia spent three days in brutal close-quarter combat in the Wilderness that left the tangled thickets aflame. No one could have imagined a more infernal battlefield—until the armies moved down the road to Spotsylvania Court House. Even the ... Read more

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A detailed study of the brutal and pivotal battle at Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864. May 1864. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia spent three days in brutal close-quarter combat in the Wilderness that left the tangled thickets aflame. No one could have imagined a more infernal battlefield—until the armies moved down the road to Spotsylvania Court House. Even the
... Read more
Simply Murder

The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862

by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
This Civil War history and guide offers a vivid chronicle of this dramatic yet misunderstood battle, plus invaluable information for battlefield visitors.The battle of Fredericksburg is usually remembered as the most lopsided Union defeat of the Civil War. It is sometimes called "Burnside's folly," after Union commander Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside who led the Army of the Potomac to ruin along the ... Read more

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This Civil War history and guide offers a vivid chronicle of this dramatic yet misunderstood battle, plus invaluable information for battlefield visitors.The battle of Fredericksburg is usually remembered as the most lopsided Union defeat of the Civil War. It is sometimes called "Burnside's folly," after Union commander Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside who led the Army of the Potomac to ruin along the
... Read more
Grant at 200

Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant

Edited by Chris Mackowski, Frank J. Scaturro ...

"An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as . . . 'The Man Who Saved the Union.'" —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and NATO/Forces in Afghanistan and former Director of the CIA, The NYMAS ReviewProceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant ... Read more

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"An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as . . . 'The Man Who Saved the Union.'" —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and NATO/Forces in Afghanistan and former Director of the CIA, The NYMAS ReviewProceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant
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Civil War Monuments and Memory

Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War

Edited by Jon Tracey, Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
The American Civil War left indelible marks on the country. In the century and a half since the war, Americans have remembered the war in different ways. Veterans placed monuments to commemorate their deeds on the battlefield. In doing so, they often set in stone and bronze specific images in specific places that may have conflicted with the factual historical record. Erecting monuments and ... Read more

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The American Civil War left indelible marks on the country. In the century and a half since the war, Americans have remembered the war in different ways. Veterans placed monuments to commemorate their deeds on the battlefield. In doing so, they often set in stone and bronze specific images in specific places that may have conflicted with the factual historical record. Erecting monuments and
... Read more

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