A compelling narrative of one of the Civil War's most pivotal campaigns in which Federal armies drove Robert E. Lee's army to the brink of defeat in April 1865.
This book examines the Vicksburg campaign—a critical turning point during the American Civil War—from the perspective of Texans and the rest of the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy.
For undergraduate American history students, Civil War enthusiasts, and general readers, Browning (history, Appalachian State U.) examines how Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces fought against George
Whitman, a historian and author who writes about slavery and emancipation in eighteenth and nineteenth-century America, explores the connection between the Maryland Campaign, culminating in the battle
This book analyzes the pivotal battle of Shiloh in 1862, the bloodiest fought by Americans up to that time, in which Albert Sidney Johnston's desperate effort to reverse Confederate fortunes in the he
This appealing narrative history of one of the Civil War's most pivotal campaigns analyzes how the western Confederate army under John B. Hood suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of George H. T
There is renewed interest among Civil War historians and history buffs alike about events west of the Appalachian Mountains and their impact on the outcome of the conflict. In examining the Chickamaug