In the years following the American Civil War, many
participants-generals, politicians, journalists, and
soldiers-authored first-hand accounts of their unique experiences.
As Alfred E. Smith of the Library of Congress wrote in 1998, "No
chapter of American history has been so voluminously recorded."
While the quality and reliability of the memoirs vary, a large
number provide important perspectives that, taken together, offer
vivid descriptions of major battles, political developments, and
other momentous events from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. In
Remembering the Civil War, historians Michael Barton and Charles
Kupfer carefully select excerpts from the memoirs of key
participants and weave them together to tell the story of the war
in a single volume. Contributors include Union generals Ulysses
Grant, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, W.T. Sherman, Abner Doubleday,
and Philip Sheridan. Confederate authors include Robert E. Lee,
Gen. James Longstreet, Cpl. Sam Watkins, Lt. John W. Worsham, Col.
Edward Porter Alexander, Capt. John Wilkinson, and Jefferson
Davies. Personal documents provide soldiers' perspectives of what
fighting was like on the ground, as well as hospital and prison
life. A comprehensive introduction and headnote for each excerpt
provide background information and context.
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