February 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
James W. Durney<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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SIMPLY MURDER: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862<\/b> by Chris Mackowski & Kristopher White is a unique combination of battle history and guidebook that works!\u00a0 Reading this book showed me what I missed during my visit to Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n
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Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864 <\/b>by Hampton Newsome begins with one of Lee s last offensive operations of the war at the Darbytown Road on October 7, 1864, and ends with Grant s major offensive on October 27 to seize the South Side Railroad, the last open rail line into the Confederate stronghold at Petersburg.\u00a0 Is listed as January fifth.\u00a0 Amazon has a five-star review of 21 words.<\/p>\n
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Standing Firmly by the Flag: Nebraska Territory and the Civil War, 1861-1867<\/b> by James E. Potter i9s the first book to look at Nebraska’s contributions during the Civil War.\u00a0 Bison Books, the publisher, has an excellent reputation for books on the American West.<\/p>\n
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Look for Alex Mendoza’s Chickamauga 1863: Rebel Breakthrough.\u00a0 <\/b>This is one of the “Bright Lights” of the western ACW historians and authors.<\/p>\n
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The Northern Home Front during the Civil War<\/b> edited by Randall M. Miller and Paul A. Cimbala promises a great deal in 250 pages.<\/p>\n
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Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg<\/b> by <\/b>Tom Huntington is an overdue biography.<\/p>\n
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Captives in Blue: The Civil War Prisons of the Confederacy<\/b> completes Roger Pickenpaugh\u2019s earlier groundbreaking book Captives in Gray: The Civil War Prisons of the Union<\/b>, rounding out his examination of Civil War prisoner of war facilities.<\/p>\n
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Scott L. Mingus Sr.’s Confederate General: Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith: <\/b>From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat<\/b>\u00a0 tells us about the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg.<\/p>\n
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Interpreting Sacred Ground: The Rhetoric of National Civil War Parks and Battlefields<\/b> by J. Christian Spielvogel “studies and analyzes how” the National Parks Service presents our battlefield parks.\u00a0 This could be a love it or hate it book but should be interesting.<\/p>\n
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March 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The LAST BATTLE OF WINCHESTER: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7 – September 19, 1864<\/b> by Scott Patchan looks at the third Battle of Winchester the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.\u00a0 This book is in the finial proofing stage and on schedule.<\/p>\n
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ROBERT E. LEE IN WAR AND PEACE: Photographs of a Confederate and American Icon<\/b> by Donald Hopkins uses the 61 known images of Lee to provide a sweeping history of Lee’s life and a compelling discussion of antique photography.<\/p>\n
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Eric Wittenberg\u2019s Protecting the Flanks: The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, Battle of Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863 <\/b>is a new edition with a new map, additional illustrations, two new appendices, and other material.<\/p>\n
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April 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The Gettysburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses: Synopses, Orders of Battle, Strengths, Casualties, and Maps, June 9 – July 14, 1863<\/b> by J. David Petruzzi and Steven Stanley looks at more than three dozen engagements both large and small waged during the five weeks of the Gettysburg Campaign. A synopsis of each engagement, over three dozen, includes photos of the commanders, an original full page map of the fighting, an order of battle with numbers and losses (including killed, wounded, captured, and missing), charts and graphs of relative strengths and losses, a conclusion of how the fighting affected each side and the course of the campaign.<\/p>\n
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Earl J. Hess turns his considerable talents to <\/b>Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign <\/b>from <\/b>The University of North Carolina Press.<\/p>\n
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The Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia<\/b> by J. Michael Cobb, Ed Hicks, and Wythe Holt id the first full-length treatment of this small but consequential June 1861 battle.<\/p>\n
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Edifice of Freedom: The Civil War Amendments in Historical Perspective by James S. Hunphreys looks at the 13th<\/sup>, 14th<\/sup> & 15th<\/sup> Amendments in detail. The book looks at both the historical and contemporary significance of the Civil War Amendments.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GENERAL GRANT AND THE REWRITING OF HISTORY: How a Great General (and Others) Helped Destroy General William S. Rosecrans and Influence our Understanding of the Civil War by Frank Varney could be subtitled “Revenge of Rosy”.\u00a0 This book should set the pot to boil causing heated discussions between partisan groups.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scott L. Mingus Sr.’s Confederate General: Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith: <\/b>From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat<\/b>\u00a0 tells us about the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n May 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Barksdale’s Charge <\/b>by Phillip Thomas Tucker is a history of Barksdale Mississippi Brigade on the afternoon of July 2, 1863.\u00a0 Their charge late in the day was “the grandest charge I ever saw” according to many witnesses.\u00a0 Barksdale’s Charge almost pushed the Army of the Potomac off Cemetery Ridge.\u00a0 While Pickett’s Charge receives history’s attention this could be the closest Lee came to victory at Gettysburg.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shiloh: Confederate High Tide in the Heartland<\/b> Steven E. Woodworth presents his look at this important battle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE CIVIL WAR LOVER’S GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY by Bill Morgan tours Civil War New York, places, buildings and monuments that grace the city.\u00a0 This looks to be great fun for everyone and a new Civil War tour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Petersburg Campaign: The Eastern Front Battles, September 1864 – April 1865, Volume 2 <\/b>by Edwin Bearss and Bryce Suderow is a \u201cmust have\u201d book. This is 504 pages with original maps by Civil War cartographer Steven Stanley.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front<\/b> by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White is going to be a real step forward in this battle’s history.\u00a0 Chancellorsville is much more than Jackson’s attack and wounding.\u00a0 John Sedgwick’s Sixth Corps fought two battles in and near Fredericksburg.\u00a0 This is the first book on these battles and how close a victory for Hooker was.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stephen M. Hood, collateral descendent of General John Bell Hood, is the author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. <\/b>This book is a detailed point-by-point defense of General Hood’s career.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lee’s Army During the Overland Campaign: A Numerical Study<\/b> by Alfred C. Young III provides accurate information regarding the Confederate side throughout the conflict. The book shows Lee’s army was larger and suffered higher casualties than popular history says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n June 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South<\/b> by Barbara Krauthamer is going to surprise a number of people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song That Marches On <\/b>by John Stauffer and Benjamin Soskis look at one of America’s most enduring songs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A SEASON OF SLAUGHTER: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864<\/b> by Chris Mackowski & Kristopher D. White turn their considerable talents from Fredericksburg to Spotsylvania.\u00a0 Check New in Stores<\/b> for their book on Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why the Civil War Was Not about Slavery (and Why Americans Need to Believe It Was) <\/b>by Donald Livingston is going to be a hot button.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation <\/b>by Caroline E. Janney looks at the people who live during the war and how they felt after it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n July 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Do not dismiss as “another Gettysburg guide book” A Field Guide to Gettysburg <\/b>Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People<\/b> by Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler.\u00a0 The authors have excellent credentials.\u00a0 Carol Reardon is the author of several unique books, while Tom Vossler is an excellent guide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n August 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Lincoln’s Citadel: The Civil War in Washington, DC<\/b> by Kenneth J. Winkle is not the type of book we often see.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unavailable Dates<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Buckeyes Forward: Ohio Troops in the 1862 Maryland Campaign<\/b> is Eric Wittenberg’s current project.\u00a0 The book covers the Ohio units at South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam.\u00a0 A second major section covers the actions of two future presidents of the United States, Hayes and McKinley.\u00a0 Followed by a series of profiles for other prominent Ohio officers including George Crook, Hugh Ewing. Rufus Dawes, Ohio-born Confederate brigade commander Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley and the Ohio regimental commanders.\u00a0 Last is a look at the three Ohio soldiers who won the Medal of Honor valor during the 1862 Maryland Campaign.<\/p>\n The book will have a large number of photos and maps.\u00a0 Savas Beatie is the expected publisher.\u00a0 Eric hopes to submit the manuscript, about 75% written, this spring.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SECOND DAY AT GETTYSBURG, THE: The Attack and Defense of the Union Center on Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863 <\/b>by David Shultz and David Wieck expands on the critically acclaimed <\/b>The Battle Between the Farm Lanes. <\/b>The book is a completely revised and expanded study, with new photographs, original maps, and a self-guided tour of the fighting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n History Press expects to publish Robert Redd\u2019s St. Augustine: America\u2019s Oldest City in the Civil War <\/b>in the Spring of 2014.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Steve Stanley and J. David Petruzzi are hard at work on The Complete Antietam Campaign Guide<\/b>.\u00a0 Antietam Chief Historian Ted Alexander is penning the Forward.\u00a0 This is a full color book styled on The Complete Gettysburg Guide. <\/b>The book will feature Harpers Ferry, South Mountain, Antietam, and Shepherdstown plus many points in between.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eric Wittenberg is working on a project is for The History Press entitled The Battle of Yellow Tavern: Jeb Stuart\u2019s Last Battle. <\/b>This will be a study of Phil Sheridan\u2019s May 1864 raid on Richmond, with particular focus on the May 11, 1864 Battle of Yellow Tavern, where Jeb Stuart is mortally wounded.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yankee Dutchmen under Fire<\/b> by Joseph Reinhart is with the Copy Editor and expected this Fall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tom Desjardin\u2019s biography of Joshua L. Chamberlain is due out in 2013.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ethan Rafuse and Charles R. Bowery Jr. are working on a War College guide for Richmond-Petersburg expected in 2012.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brass Cannon Books is bringing out an audio book edition of The Queen of Washington<\/b>, narrated by Judith Cullen, no date other than “soon”.\u00a0 Running time will be about ten hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jesse James and company<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n While not exactly “Civil War”, I must confess to a soft spot in my head for James’ gang histories and movies.\u00a0 Part of it comes from my Grandmother telling me about hearing adults talk about their exploits.\u00a0 Some new books are coming on the market that look worth reading.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West’s Greatest Escape <\/b>covers one of the most violent bank robberies of the post war era.\u00a0 I have had a “thing” about the James Gang ever since my Grandmother told me she remembered the adults talking about being in town when they robbed the local bank.\u00a0 You might want to couple this with the movie The Long Riders, <\/b>one of the great-unsung westerns.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Lost Cause: The Trials of Frank and Jesse James by James P. Muehlberger looks at the James’ gang’s role in Lost Cause mythology and the actual pursuit and destruction of the gang.1358554838 false 1 0 0 0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Upcoming Events<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:00 PM Heather Andrea Williams <\/b>is at the <\/b>National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC<\/p>\n Saturday, February 9, 2013 1:00 PM Christian McWhirter <\/b>is at the <\/b>Library of Congress, Washington, DC<\/p>\n Saturday, February 9, 2013 David S. Cecelski <\/b>is at the Museum of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:00 PMJames M. McPherson<\/b> is at <\/b>Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, NC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:00 PM David S. Cecelski <\/b>is at the <\/b>Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:00 PM Bland Simpson<\/b> is at the <\/b>US Navy Memorial Foundation, Washington, DC<\/p>\n Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:00 PM Earl J. Hess <\/b>is at the <\/b>Filson Historical Society, <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Civil War Sesquicentennial Publications<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n In an effort to support, sesquicentennial publishing this will be part of this column through 2015.\u00a0 If you know of a book, please contact me so it can be included.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n New Jersey<\/b><\/p>\n New Jersey Goes to War<\/b> part of the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial is in its\u2019 second printing. It is so popular that New Jersey\u2019s Odyssey <\/b>using the same format is available. This book is \u201cAn Anthology of Civil War Tales from 1850 to 1961\u201d; Joseph G. Bilby edits both books.<\/p>\n Discover Your Community’s Civil War Heritage<\/b>, by Steven D. Glazer, is a comprehensive and up-to-date manual for those wishing to research the stories of their own community’s Civil War veterans.<\/p>\n The New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee just published New Jersey at Gettysburg Guidebook by David G. Martin.\u00a0 This is an outstanding look at New Jersey’s units at this battle both during and after the battle.\u00a0 The book is full of photos of monuments, men and woodcuts.\u00a0 A series of maps follows the battle and marks monuments.\u00a0 The 12th NJ plays a major role in the Battle for the Bliss Farm and that is well covered.\u00a0 The New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee is making a major effort to commemorate their state’s contributions.<\/p>\n
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