I like history books that are short and to the point. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Major general don carlos buell stood among the senior northern commanders early in the civil war, led the army of the ohio in the critical kentucky theater in. Civil war generals contains facts and history of all generals of the us civil war. The civil war generals is a fantastic addition to the libraries of civil war scholars and casual readers alike. This epic threevolume masterpiece is to war what gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire was to history. Civil war confederate, lees lieutenants 3 vol illustrated maps book set. Jeff shaara is the new york times bestselling author of a chain of thunder, a blaze of glory, the final storm, no less than victory, the steel wave, the rising tide, to the last man, the glorious cause, rise to rebellion, and gone for soldiers, as well as gods and generals and the last full measuretwo novels that complete the civil war trilogy that began with his fathers pulitzer prize. The civil war books that should have been assigned reading in. Although a great deal has been written concerning every important aspect of the civil war itself, with a few notable exceptions little attention has been given to the personal lives of the 961 generals who commanded the union and confederate armies. The books span beyond just civil war history, and into other areas of historical interest. The civil war trilogy 3book boxset gods and generals, the killer.
Thus in the literature of the civil war there is a vast array of works on lesser known individuals and small groups. The narrative of a blockaderunner english wilson, joseph t. Written long after the war ended, this book provides a different perspective. Teacher of civil war generals major general charles ferguson smith, soldier and west point commandant. For black history month, the education staff at acwm has compiled this list of books and resources for families to start the conversation about the experience of african americans during slavery and the civil war. Marvin one year, six months, and eleven days my new book preparing for disunion explains how the commandants of cadets at west point. Please check out the companion to teacher of civil war generals your affectionate father, charles f. Far more books have been written about the civil war than about any other event in american history, and lincolns stack of books towers over that of any other american figure. Garfield garfield was a union general in the civil war. The civil war collection book 1 3 feb 2011 by brooks d.
Authors who bring the civil war battles and civil war timeline to life. It is the definitive history of the us civil war it gives equal treatment to both sides, and is more than one million words, but is never boring. As usual, we enlisted the help of a handful of civil war historians and enthusiasts, avid readers all, and asked them to pick their two favorite books published in 2017. The following lists show the names, substantive ranks, and brevet ranks if applicable of all general officers who served in the united states army during the civil war, in addition to a small selection of lowerranked officers who received brevets as general officers. The civil war generals offers an unvarnished and largely unkn. Forrest, polk, stewart, and many more are discussed with regard to their childhoods, prewar vocations, participation in battles around the country, and life after the war if they survived. The pictures button allows you to scroll through a long list of generals.
Douglas southall freeman perfect condition no reserve. The list of american civil war civil war generals has been divided into five articles. Get the best deals on civil war books when you shop the largest online selection at. Many north americans will be familiar with the famous life stories of the major figures like abraham lincoln, the generals ulysses s grant and robert e lee and. The last full measure tells the epic story of the events following the battle of gettysburg and brings to life the final two years of the civil war. New listing history of kearnys first new jersey brigade camille baquet 2nd lt. Posts may contain affiliate links, meaning cwba might get a commission from purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. Learn more about allens book teacher of civil war generals. Drawing on more than 170 sourcesincluding the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the general officers of the union and confederate armies, as well as their staff officers and other prominent figurescivil war historian robert girardi. Kirby smith, officers whose appointments were never confirmed or. Like all of werts civil war books, this is an enjoyable read. Books for kids about the civil war era and slavery. The game is campaignbased and links eight major battles into a single campaign where you decide the fate of the confederation.
Decisive battle for vicksburg hardcover champion hill. A novel of the civil war ebook written by jeff shaara. Search the librarys online public access catalog to find holdings of general books on the civil war era, including military histories, bibliographies, and guides. Armies and soldiers genealogy general government documents guides to records in the national archives laws maps military operations personal papers. Books about the civil war, including fiction and nonfiction selections. Biographies of civil war leaders, generals, heroes, soldiers. This book offers a wealth of comparative biographical data on these men in a convenient form that will serve the purposes of both academic. About the civil war trilogy 3book boxset gods and generals, the killer angels, and the last full measure. Online shopping for american civil war from a great selection at books store. List of american civil war generals union wikipedia. The three text boxes, and their triggering search button, search the database of text associated wth every general. During his 42year career he was a teacher, mentor and role model for many cadets who became prominent civil war generals, and he was admired by such former students as grant, halleck, longstreet and sherman. It offers an easy, onevolume, cross reference guide of the reputations, warts and all, of the generals who waged war with and against each other from 1861 to 1865. Jeff shaara continued his fathers legacy with a series of centuriesspanning new york times bestsellers.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Lee is an iconic and controversial figure which countless books have been written about since days of the civil war some of these books are a full account of lees life while others focus solely on specific aspects of his life such as his personal thoughts and opinions as expressed in his private papers or his public image and how it came to be what is today. Six books on the civil war these six histories of the civil war that are mustreads if you want to better understand the conflict. During his 42year career he was a teacher, mentor and role model for many cadets who became prominent civil war generals, and he was admired by such. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time. An incredible story, as well as excellent historical detailing and insight into the eastern theatre of the war in virginia. A fastpaced chronicle of the fighting on the battlefield and the infighting in the political capitals of washington and richmond. Brief comments by professor mcpherson on books in his list have been included. Learn more about the adventures of the seventh pennsylvania cavalry. That was extremely helpful to me because it provided me with a lot of information about the first half of the civil war without boring me to death.
Garfield only served six months as president of the united states before he was assassinated in september of 1881. Any recommended reading list therefore has to be highly selective and at least somewhat arbitrary. The following lists show the names, substantive ranks, and brevet ranks if applicable of all. Armies and soldiers genealogy general government documents guides to records in the national archives laws maps military operations personal papers and other archival collections the list below is highly selective. Civil war books here are some of the finest civil war books by a few of the confirmed best writers of civil war books available today.
In many cases, picture books provide more information for adults, as well as suggestions for further reading and resources. Includes simulations of actual historical battles such as antietam, gettysburg, etc. Civil war generals, union generals and confederate generals. Nov 05, 20 native tennessee generals, about forty confederate and six union, are profiled here with brief biographies. The new york times bestselling prequel to the pulitzer prizewinning classic the killer angels in this brilliantly written epic novel, jeff shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the civil war. From the very start of this book, the reader follows. Here is thomas stonewall jackson, a hopelessly bythebook military instructor and devout christian who becomes the. A drums story a veteran and his grandchildren lincoln and tad the defenses of washington story of the second bull run campaigning with grant a drummer boy in gray war story told in churchyard an adventure on the eastn sho heroines of 61 and barbara frietchie down the fairfax pike major mallory of malloryville the strange case of geo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read gods and generals. More serious students will want to utilize the many splendid archival holdings of civil war materials.
Native tennessee generals, about forty confederate and six union, are profiled here with brief biographies. Michael shaara reinvented the war novel with his pulitzer prizewinning masterpiece of gettysburg, the killer angels. Gods and generals is a wonderful combination of fact and fiction. The civil war generals offers an unvarnished and largely unknown window into what military generals wrote and said about each other during the civil war era. Apr 14, 2015 civil war generals contains facts and history of all generals of the us civil war. The centennial history of the civil war, 186165, 3 vols.
There is a page for every general, hundreds of images and a searchable database. Gods and generals, the killer angels, and the last full measure. That was extremely helpful to me because it provided me with a lot of information about the. Mosby anything written by a major participant in the civil war, such as mosby, is interesting. Reference books on the civil war national archives. Mosby, john singleton mosbys memoirs by colonel john s. Biographies of civil war leaders, generals, heroes. Gods and generals the killer angels the last full measure by michael shaara 4. Seven obscure facts you didnt know about the civil war. Strategic turnbased war game focused on the north american civil war.
The civil war a narrative by shelby foote, excellent condition, complete 9 volu. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil war. Memoirs of the unions three great civil war generals english as editor the memoirs of grant, sheridan and sherman collected into a single file. Here are six 6 writers that i have personally enjoyed. Civil war generals civil war generals abraham lincolnpresident and commander in chief. Nov 14, 2016 civil war generals that became president. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil. Ulysses s grant writing memoirs at friends house in 1885, he had throat cancer, trying to finish his autobiography robert e lee robert e lee, civil war books. Grant, the union armys general in chief, and william tecumseh sherman, his subordinate.
Any recommended reading list therefore has to be highly selective and at least somewhat. The game is campaignbased and links eight major battles into a single campaign where you decide the fate. But the library of books about the civil war that now existsand is sure to swell during the wars sesquicentennial which begins this weekis absolutely worth it. Many north americans will be familiar with the famous life stories of the major figures like abraham lincoln, the generals ulysses s grant and robert e lee and confederate leader jefferson davis. He was the second of four presidents to be assassinated, with abraham lincoln being the first. In the pulitzer prizewinning classic the killer angels, michael shaara created the finest civil war novel of our time. This volume assembles three civil war novels from americas first family of military fiction. Sears, the author of several splendid civil war books, conveys all the human drama of the battle, skillfully shifting from generals to soldiers in the ranks to reconstruct the battle.
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