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An Authentic Exposition of the K.G.C., Knights of the Golden Circle - or, A History of Secession From 1834 to 1861 (Hardcover):... An Authentic Exposition of the K.G.C., Knights of the Golden Circle - or, A History of Secession From 1834 to 1861 (Hardcover)
C. O. (Charles O. ). Perrine
R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Bristoe Campaign (Hardcover): Adrian G Tighe The Bristoe Campaign (Hardcover)
Adrian G Tighe
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Irrepressible Conflict - The Cause of the American Civil War: And the Sad, Tragic, Story of It Resulting in Deaths of So Many... Irrepressible Conflict - The Cause of the American Civil War: And the Sad, Tragic, Story of It Resulting in Deaths of So Many (Hardcover)
Stanley M. Harmon
R772 Discovery Miles 7 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Civil War resulted from the insistence of Southern "firebrands" that the 1820 restrictions on where slavery could be practiced in the Western territories of the USA be removed. And the dogged determination of some Northerners to restrict the brutal treatment of blacks and finally put slavery on the road to extinction. In the 1850's big shoes dropped one after another in staccato fashion to dash such hopes. The final straws were the Dred Scott Decision in 1857 saying blacks weren't even people and Congress had no power to restrict slavery anywhere And Civil War was going on in "bleeding Kansas" between adherents of the two stances. John Brown was radicalized there by the sacking of Abolitionist stronghold Lawrence. He and his sons killed some Jayhawkers (slavery adherents) from Missouri. Then Brown, his sons, and a few others, lit a fuse in Oct 1859 by a hare brained scheme to seize the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry to arm slaves and precipitate action to free them. So when Lincoln was elected in 1860-the South bolted As they had threatened for 15 years. America was almost destroyed. Until July 4, 1863 when two Union victories insured: "that these honored dead (800,000) shall not have died in vain" Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg, Pa Nov. 1863.

The Gettysburg Campaign - A Study in Command (Hardcover, 1st Touchstone ed): Edwin B. Coddington The Gettysburg Campaign - A Study in Command (Hardcover, 1st Touchstone ed)
Edwin B. Coddington
R981 R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Save R228 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Battle of Gettysburg remains one of the most controversial military actions in America's history, and one of the most studied.Professor Coddington's is an analysis not only of the battle proper, but of the actions of both Union and Confederate armies for the six months prior to the battle and the factors affecting General Meade's decision not to pursue the retreating Confederate forces. This book contends that Gettysburg was a crucial Union victory, primarily because of the effective leadership of Union forces--not, as has often been said, only because the North was the beneficiary of Lee's mistakes. Scrupulously documented and rich in fascinating detail, The Gettysburg Campaign stands as one of the landmark works in the history of the Civil War.

Central Florida's Civil War Veterans (Hardcover): Bob Grenier Central Florida's Civil War Veterans (Hardcover)
Bob Grenier
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Guide to the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (Hardcover): Charles R Bowery Jr, Ethan S. Rafuse Guide to the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (Hardcover)
Charles R Bowery Jr, Ethan S. Rafuse; Maps by Steven Stanley
R1,549 Discovery Miles 15 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Lasting from June 1864 through April 1965, the RichmondPetersburg Campaign was the longest of the Civil War, dwarfing even the Atlanta and Vicksburg campaigns in its scope and complexity. This compact yet comprehensive guide allows armchair historian and battlefield visitor alike to follow the campaign's course, with a clear view of its multifaceted strategic, operation, tactical, and human dimensions.
A concise, single-volume collection of official reports and personal accounts, the guide is organized in one-day and multi-day itineraries that take the reader to all the battlefields of the campaign, some of which have never before been interpreted and described for the visitor so extensively. Comprehensive campaign and battle maps reflect troop movements, historical terrain features, and modern roads for ease of understanding and navigation. A uniquely useful resource for the military enthusiast and the battlefield traveler, this is the essential guide for anyone hoping to see the historic landscape and the human face of this most decisive campaign of the Civil War.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment (Hardcover): John C. Rigdon Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment (Hardcover)
John C. Rigdon
R1,171 Discovery Miles 11 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The South Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment [also called Coast Rangers] was assembled at Charleston, South Carolina, in November, 1861. Most of the men were from Horry, Georgetown, Charleston, and Colleton counties. After being stationed in South Carolina, the regiment moved to Virginia and during the war served in General Evans', Elliot's, and Wallace's Brigade.

Colonel Worthington's Shiloh - the Tennessee Campaign, 1862, by an officer of the Ohio Volunteers (Hardcover): T.... Colonel Worthington's Shiloh - the Tennessee Campaign, 1862, by an officer of the Ohio Volunteers (Hardcover)
T. Worthington
R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A battle badly conducted and the destruction of one brave man
This an account of the battle of Shiloh by one who was present as a colonel of the Ohio Volunteer infantry, but it is also much more than that. In every line of this book the reader feels the anger and vitriol of a deeply offended man. This work transcends history to become an exposure-according to the author's viewpoint-of incompetence, double dealing and cover-up on behalf of the senior officers of the Union Army. The particular target of Worthington's accusation is his superior officer W. T. Sherman. Certainly the two men were enemies-a situation which for Worthington, as the subordinate officer, was to have disastrous consequences. It is now recognised that Worthington's own conduct during the battle itself was exemplary, contributing much to the benefit of the Union action. Nevertheless, Sherman court martialled Worthington after the battle and he was cashiered from the service. Notwithstanding the illegality of his trial and its subsequent over turning by Lincoln himself, Sherman, in concert with Grant, ensured Worthington was never reinstated. This is a vital analysis of a Civil War battle with no holds barred and a story of great injustice done to a man of principle.

First Shot (Hardcover): Robert N. Rosen, Richard W Hatcher First Shot (Hardcover)
Robert N. Rosen, Richard W Hatcher
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Civil War Citizens - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in America's Bloodiest Conflict (Hardcover): Susannah J. Ural Civil War Citizens - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in America's Bloodiest Conflict (Hardcover)
Susannah J. Ural
R3,088 Discovery Miles 30 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

At its core, the Civil War was a conflict over the meaning of citizenship. Most famously, it became a struggle over whether or not to grant rights to a group that stood outside the pale of civil-society: African Americans. But other groups--namely Jews, Germans, the Irish, and Native Americans--also became part of this struggle to exercise rights stripped from them by legislation, court rulings, and the prejudices that defined the age. Grounded in extensive research by experts in their respective fields, Civil War Citizens is the first volume to collectively analyze the wartime experiences of those who lived outside the dominant white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant citizenry of nineteenth-century America. The essays examine the momentous decisions made by these communities in the face of war, their desire for full citizenship, the complex loyalties that shaped their actions, and the inspiring and heartbreaking results of their choices-- choices that still echo through the United States today. Contributors: Stephen D. Engle, William McKee Evans, David T. Gleeson, Andrea Mehrlander, Joseph P. Reidy, Robert N. Rosen, and Susannah J. Ural.

Abraham Africanus I - His Secret Life, as Revealed Under the Mesmeric Influence: Mysteries of the White House (Hardcover):... Abraham Africanus I - His Secret Life, as Revealed Under the Mesmeric Influence: Mysteries of the White House (Hardcover)
Alexander 1836-1926 Del Mar, John F Feeks & Company
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Quotable Stonewall Jackson - Selections From the Writings and Speeches of the South's Most Famous General (Hardcover):... The Quotable Stonewall Jackson - Selections From the Writings and Speeches of the South's Most Famous General (Hardcover)
Lochlainn Seabrook
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln; Volume 10 (Hardcover): Richard Watson Gilder, Daniel Fish Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln; Volume 10 (Hardcover)
Richard Watson Gilder, Daniel Fish
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Meteor Shining Brightly (Hardcover): Mauriel Phillips Joslyn A Meteor Shining Brightly (Hardcover)
Mauriel Phillips Joslyn
R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner! (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print... Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner! (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Lochlainn Seabrook
R1,534 Discovery Miles 15 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Notorious Mrs. Clem - Murder and Money in the Gilded Age (Hardcover): Wendy Gamber The Notorious Mrs. Clem - Murder and Money in the Gilded Age (Hardcover)
Wendy Gamber
R909 Discovery Miles 9 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In September 1868, the remains of Jacob and Nancy Jane Young were found lying near the banks of Indiana's White River. It was a gruesome scene. Part of Jacob's face had been blown off, apparently by the shotgun that lay a few feet away. Spiders and black beetles crawled over his wound. Smoke rose from his wife's smoldering body, which was so badly burned that her intestines were exposed, the flesh on her thighs gone, and the bones partially reduced to powder. Suspicion for both deaths turned to Nancy Clem, a housewife who was also one of Mr. Young's former business partners. In The Notorious Mrs. Clem, Wendy Gamber chronicles the life and times of this charming and persuasive Gilded Age confidence woman, who became famous not only as an accused murderess but also as an itinerant peddler of patent medicine and the supposed originator of the Ponzi scheme. Clem's story is a shocking tale of friendship and betrayal, crime and punishment, courtroom drama and partisan politicking, get-rich-quick schemes and shady business deals. It also raises fascinating questions about women's place in an evolving urban economy. As they argued over Clem's guilt or innocence, lawyers, jurors, and ordinary citizens pondered competing ideas about gender, money, and marriage. Was Clem on trial because she allegedly murdered her business partner? Or was she on trial because she engaged in business? Along the way, Gamber introduces a host of equally compelling characters, from prosecuting attorney and future U.S. president Benjamin Harrison to folksy defense lawyer John Hanna, daring detective Peter Wilkins, pioneering "lady news writer" Laura Ream, and female-remedy manufacturer Michael Slavin. Based on extensive sources, including newspapers, trial documents, and local histories, this gripping account of a seemingly typical woman who achieved extraordinary notoriety will appeal to true crime lovers and historians alike.

Confederate Military History - A Library of Confederate States History, Written by Distinguished Men of the South (Volume XII)... Confederate Military History - A Library of Confederate States History, Written by Distinguished Men of the South (Volume XII) (Hardcover)
General Clement A. Evans
R1,129 Discovery Miles 11 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is one volume in a library of Confederate States history, in twelve volumes, written by distinguished men of the South, and edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. A generation after the Civil War, the Southern protagonists wanted to tell their story, and in 1899 these twelve volumes appeared under the imprint of the Confederate Publishing Company. The first and last volumes comprise such subjects as the justification of the Southern States in seceding from the Union and the honorable conduct of the war by the Confederate States government; the history of the actions and concessions of the South in the formation of the Union and its policy in securing the territorial dominion of the United States; the civil history of the Confederate States; Confederate naval history; the morale of the armies; the South since the war, and a connected outline of events from the beginning of the struggle to its close. The other ten volumes each treat a separate State with details concerning its peculiar story, its own devotion, its heroes, and its battlefields.

Joe Brown'S Pets: The Georgia Militia, 1862-1865 (H655/Mrc) (Hardcover, New): Joe Brown'S Pets: The Georgia Militia, 1862-1865 (H655/Mrc) (Hardcover, New)
R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

At the beginning of the Civil War, Georgia ranked third among the Confederate states in manpower resources, behind only Virginia and Tennessee. With an arms-bearing population somewhere between 120,000 and 130,000 white males between the ages of 16 and 60, this resource became an object of a great struggle between Joseph Brown, governor of Georgia, and Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. Brown advocated a strong state defense, but as the war dragged on Davis applied more pressure for more soldiers from Georgia. In December 1863, the state's general assembly reorganized the state militia and it became known as Joe Brown's Pets. Civil War historians William Scaife and William Bragg have written not only the first history of the Georgia Militia during the Civil War, but have produced the definitive history of this militia. Using original documents found in the Georgia Department of Archives and History that are too delicate for general public access, Scaife and Bragg were granted special permission to research the material under the guidance of an archivist and conducted under tightly controlled conditions of security and preservation control.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Mississippi 14th Infantry Regiment (Hardcover): John C. Rigdon Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Mississippi 14th Infantry Regiment (Hardcover)
John C. Rigdon
R1,027 Discovery Miles 10 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Gray Raiders - Volume 3-Accounts of Mosby & His Raiders During the American Civil War: Mosby and His Men by J. Marshall... The Gray Raiders - Volume 3-Accounts of Mosby & His Raiders During the American Civil War: Mosby and His Men by J. Marshall Crawford & Partisan Life with Col. John S. Mosby by John Scott (Hardcover)
J. Marshall Crawford, John Scott
R1,206 Discovery Miles 12 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Fields of Fame & Glory (Hardcover): David Cleutz Fields of Fame & Glory (Hardcover)
David Cleutz
R930 Discovery Miles 9 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
William T. Sherman - A Biography (Hardcover, New): Robert P Broadwater William T. Sherman - A Biography (Hardcover, New)
Robert P Broadwater
R1,403 Discovery Miles 14 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book tells the life story of William T. Sherman, one of the Civil War's most accomplished generals and an American military professional who changed how wars were fought. William T. Sherman: A Biography provides readers with a glimpse into the life of one of America's foremost military leaders and a top Union general in the Civil War. From his early life and military education, to his Civil War service and beyond, this book examines the career of a military professional who changed the way wars were fought. Prolific military history author Robert P. Broadwater follows Sherman's early development in the war and examines his most famous campaigns: the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas Campaign. An engaging read, the book details how the iconic leader hailed as the first "modern" general achieved the military successes that enabled the North to achieve victory and bring the war to a close. Uses Sherman's own words to give readers insight as to what he felt and thought Provides easy-to-read commentary of events in Sherman's life Describes interaction between Sherman and his peers that contributed to the outcome of battles Analyzes Sherman's accomplishments and failures in a fair and balanced manner

Freedom's Witness - The Civil War Correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner (Hardcover, New): Jean Lee Cole Freedom's Witness - The Civil War Correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner (Hardcover, New)
Jean Lee Cole; Foreword by Aaron Sheehan-Dean
R1,604 R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Save R221 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a series of columns published in the African American newspaper The Christian Recorder, the young, charismatic preacher Henry McNeal Turner described his experience of the Civil War, first from the perspective of a civilian observer in Washington, D.C., and later, as one of the Union army's first black chaplains. In the halls of Congress, Turner witnessed the debates surrounding emancipation and black enlistment. As army chaplain, Turner dodged ""grape"" and cannon, comforted the sick and wounded, and settled disputes between white southerners and their former slaves. He was dismayed by the destruction left by Sherman's army in the Carolinas, but buoyed by the bravery displayed by black soldiers in battle. After the war ended, he helped establish churches and schools for the freedmen, who previously had been prohibited from attending either. Throughout his columns, Turner evinces his firm belief in the absolute equality of blacks with whites, and insists on civil rights for all black citizens. In vivid, detailed prose, laced with a combination of trenchant commentary and self-deprecating humor, Turner established himself as more than an observer: he became a distinctive and authoritative voice for the black community, and a leader in the African Methodist Episcopal church. After Reconstruction failed, Turner became disillusioned with the American dream and became a vocal advocate of black emigration to Africa, prefiguring black nationalists such as Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X. Here, however, we see Turner's youthful exuberance and optimism, and his open-eyed wonder at the momentous changes taking place in American society. Well-known in his day, Turner has been relegated to the fringes of African American history, in large part because neither his views nor the forms in which he expressed them were recognized by either the black or white elite. With an introduction by Jean Lee Cole and a foreword by Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Freedom's Witness: The Civil War Correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner restores this important figure to the historical and literary record.

Lost Soul - A Confederate Soldier In New England (Hardcover): Les Rolston Lost Soul - A Confederate Soldier In New England (Hardcover)
Les Rolston
R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sam Postlethwaite was a Confederate soldier buried in an unmarked grave in Rhode Island. Beginning with nothing more than a handful of dirt, author Les Rolston's innocent curiosity about this mysterious soldier's grave became a journey of thousands of miles that eventually led him to the soldier's family. The result is this factual account of Postlethwaite's odyssey and the author's determined efforts to learn his story. Other important facets of this affecting historical account are the experiences of Postlethwaite's fourteen-year-old brother, who found glory with Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley; and a boy from a prominent Rhode Island family who was emotionally ruined by the Civil War. Both their families, embittered by war, were destined to merge through a Civil War romance and marriage. This book is a tribute to all of the people, Northerners and Southerners, who joined together to choose forgiveness and understanding over bitterness and hatred.

The Civil War and the West - The Frontier Transformed (Hardcover, New): Carol L. Higham The Civil War and the West - The Frontier Transformed (Hardcover, New)
Carol L. Higham
R1,667 Discovery Miles 16 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Between 1800 and the Civil War, the American West evolved from a region to territories to states. This book depicts the development of the antebellum West from the perspective of a resident of the Western frontier. What happened in the West in the lead-up to and during the American Civil War? The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed provides a clear and complete answer to this question. The work succinctly overviews the West during the antebellum period from 1800 to 1862, supplying thematic chapters that explain how key elements and characteristics of the West created conflict and division that differed from those in the East during the Civil War. It looks at how these issues influenced the military, settlement, and internal territorial conflicts about statehood in each region, and treats the Cherokee and other Indian nations as important actors in the development of a national narrative. Provides both a historical overview of the antebellum West and detailed examinations of specific issues that shaped Western responses to the Civil War, serving students in Western American history and general American survey courses as well as students of the Civil War Explains how unique elements of the West, such as international influences, the military, the Indians, and settlement and legislation, created conflict that differed from what was experienced in the East during the Civil War

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