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  • The Black Regulars, 1866–1898

    by William A. Dobak, Thomas D. Phillips ...
    Black soldiers first entered the regular army of the United States in the summer of 1866. While their segregated regiments served in the American West for the following three decades, the promise of Reconstruction gave way to the repressiveness of Jim Crow. But black men found a degree of equality in the service: the army treated them no worse than it did their white counterparts.The Black ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Freedom by the Sword

    The U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867

    by William A. Dobak ...
    The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Tarnished Victory

    Finishing Lincoln's War

    by William Marvel ...
    A "full and insightful" account of the Civil War's final year from the award-winning author of Lee's Last Retreat ( Publishers Weekly).Beginning with the Virginia and Atlanta campaigns of May 1864 and closing with the final surrender of Confederate forces in June 1865, Tarnished Victory follows the course of the Civil War's final year. As the death toll rises with each bloody battle, the home ... Read more

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  • West Virginia and the Civil War

    Mountaineers Are Always Free

    by Mark A Snell ...
    Series series Civil War Sesquicentennial Series
    A comprehensive account of the state's creation, its citizens, and their contributions to the war effort—whether supporters of the Union or Confederacy.The only state born as a result of the Civil War, West Virginia was the most divided state in the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served in the combatant forces about twenty thousand on each side.The Mountain State also saw its fair ... Read more

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  • The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders

    by Edward H. Bonekemper III ...
    What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "what if" scenarios—moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

    Edited by Gary W. Gallagher ...
    Series series Military Campaigns of the Civil War
    Generally regarded as the most important of the Civil War campaigns conducted in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that of 1864 lasted more than four months and claimed more than 25,000 casualties. The armies of Philip H. Sheridan and Jubal A. Early contended for immense stakes. Beyond the agricultural bounty and the boost in morale a victory would bring, events in the Valley also would affect ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Price's Lost Campaign

    The 1864 Invasion of Missouri

    by Mark A. Lause ...
    Series series Shades of Blue and Gray
    In the fall of 1864, during the last brutal months of the Civil War, the Confederates made one final, desperate attempt to rampage through the Shenandoah Valley, Tennessee, and Missouri. Price’s Raid was the common name for the Missouri campaign led by General Sterling Price. Involving tens of thousands of armed men, the 1864 Missouri campaign has too long remained unexamined by a book-length ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Army of the Potomac

    McClellan's First Campaign, March 1862–May 1862

    by Russel H. Beatie ...
    The third volume of this masterful Civil War history series covers the pivotal early months of General George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.As he did in his first two volumes of this magisterial series, Russel Beatie tells the story largely through the eyes and from the perspective of high-ranking officers, staff officers, and politicians. This study is based upon extensive firsthand research ... Read more

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  • Grant

    by Jean Edward Smith ...
    Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Rather than capture enemy territory or march on Southern cities, he concentrated on engaging and defeating the Confederate armies in ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • U. S. Grant: The Civil War Years

    Grant Moves South and Grant Takes Command

    by Bruce Catton ...
    Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Bruce Catton's acclaimed two-book biography of complex and controversial Union commander Ulysses S. Grant.New York Times BestsellersIn these two comprehensive and engaging volumes, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton follows the wartime movements of Ulysses S. Grant, detailing the Union commander's bold tactics and his relentless dedication to achieving ... Read more

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  • Custer

    The Making of a Young General

    by Edward G. Longacre ...
    The name George Armstrong Custer looms large in American history, specifically for his leadership in the American Indian Wars and unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But before his time in the West, Custer began his career fighting for the Union in the Civil War. In Custer: The Making of a Young General, legendary Civil War historian Edward G. Longacre provides fascinating insight ... Read more

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  • The Blue & Gray Almanac

    The Civil War in Facts & Figures, Recipes & Slang

    by Albert Nofi ...
    "Help[s] readers to examine this period in history with a more cultural perspective than other books have . . . clear, concise, and crisp . . . fascinating" ( San Francisco Book Review).• During the final days of the war, some Richmond citizens would throw "Starvation Parties," soirees at which elegantly attired guests gathered amid the finest silver and crystal tableware, though there were ... Read more

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