1861: The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart, Knopf, 2011, $28.95 AMONG THE SCORES […]
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War Is Good Business
As Southern prospects crumbled both on the field and in the marketplace, Northern interests […]
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The War on Canvas
Long after the guns were silenced, new generations of artists produced haunting images of […]
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‘Shoot, if you must, this old gray head’
Even if it didn’t happen, Barbara Fritchie’s is a darn good tale. An old […]
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America’s Civil War Review: Operator 13
Operator 13 (1934) Directed by Richard Boleslavsky IF YOU CAN ACCEPT BLUE-EYED, golden-haired Marion […]
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America’s Civil War Book Review: Civil War Senator
Civil War Senator: William Pitt Fessenden and the Fight to Save the American Republic […]
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Book Review: Decisions at Gettysburg
Decisions at Gettysburg: The Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Campaign by Matt Spruill, […]
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Book Review: The Civil War Letters
The Civil War Letters of a Confederate Artillery Officer (Col. Frank Huger, C.S.A.) edited […]
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ACW Book Reviews: Answering the Call to Duty and Michigan and the Civil War
Answering the Call to Duty: Saving Custer, Heroism at Gettysburg, POWs and Other Stories […]
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The Fightin’ Irish take on the Confederates at Fredericksburg
For the battle-hardened Sons of Ireland, the charge up Marye’s Heights proved the biggest challenge yet.