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Civil War Pittsburgh
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Potter's Raid through South Carolina:
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South Carolina Civilians in Sherman's Path
9781609497040
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $15.39 Save 30%Discover the true accounts of South Carolinian's as they recount General Sherman's march through the Palmetto State during the Civil War.
During the fateful winter and spring of 1865, thousands of civilians in South Carolina, young and old, black and white, felt the impact of what General William T. Sherman called ""the hard hand of war."" This book tells their stories, many of which were corroborated by the testimony of Sherman's own soldiers and officers, and other eyewitnesses. These historical narratives are taken from letters and diaries of the time, as well as newspaper accounts and memoirs. The author has drawn on the superb resources of the South Carolina Historical Society's collection of manuscripts and publications to present these true, compelling stories of South Carolinians.
The Assault on Fort Blakeley
9781467148634
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The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
9781609498290
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $15.39 Save 30%On January 19, 1862, Confederate and Union forces clashed in the now-forgotten Battle of Mill Springs.
Armies of inexperienced soldiers chaotically fought in the wooded terrain of south-central Kentucky as rain turned bloodied ground to mud. Mill Springs was the first major Union victory since the Federal disaster of Bull Run. This Union triumph secured the Bluegrass State in Union hands, opening the large expanses of Tennessee for Federal invasion. From General Felix Zollicoffer meeting his death by wandering into Union lines to the heroics of General George Thomas, Civil War historian Stuart Sanders chronicles this important battle and its essential role in the war.
The Raiding Winter
9781455618170
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In the spring of 1862, Confederate troops' lack of infantry men and loss of critical battles forced their commanders to make a bold, strategic change. Using a unique, day-by-day narrative, author Michael R. Bradley recounts how Southern forces utilized horsemen to strike behind enemy lines and complete the most successful mounted operation of the Civil War. Thoroughly detailed, this work relates the daring military pursuits of Confederate commanders Forrest, Wheeler, Van Dorn, and Morgan who were instrumental in leading the South to utilize mobile warfare techniques.
Perryville Under Fire
9781609495671
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $15.39 Save 30%The Battle of Perryville, fought on October 8, 1862, was the largest and most significant Civil War battle fought in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Battle of Perryvillelaid waste to more than just soldiers and their supplies. The commonwealth's largest combat engagement also took an immense toll on the community of Perryville, and citizens in surrounding towns.
After Confederates achieved a tactical victory, they were nonetheless forced to leave the area. With more than 7,500 casualties, the remaining Union soldiers were unprepared for the enormous tasks of burying the dead, caring for the wounded, and rebuilding infrastructure. Instead, this arduous duty fell to the brave and battered locals.
Former executive director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, author Stuart Sanders presents the first in depth look into how the resilient residents dealt with the chaos of this bloody battle and how they rebuilt their town from the rubble leftover.
The Combahee River Raid: Harriet Tubman & Lowcountry Liberation
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Command at Antietam
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On Sherman's Trail
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Civil War in Texas and New Mexico Territory
9781565542532
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Haunted Shenandoah Valley
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True Crime Stories of Upstate South Carolina
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Confederate Generals of North Carolina
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Morris Island and the Civil War
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The Battle of Ball's Bluff
9781467140737
Regular price $23.99 Sale price $16.79 Save 30%What began as a simple scouting mission evolved into a full-scale battle when a regiment of Union soldiers unexpectedly encountered a detachment of Confederate cavalry.
Three months after the Civil War's first important battle at Manassas in 1861, Union and Confederate armies met again near the sleepy town of Leesburg. The Confederates pushed forward and scattered the Union line. Soldiers drowned trying to escape back to Union lines on the other side of the Potomac River. A congressional investigation of the battle had long-lasting effects on the war's political and military administration. Bill Howard narrates the history of the battle as well as its thorny aftermath.
The Battle of Roanoke Island: Burnside and the Fight for North Carolina
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Richard Gatlin and the Confederate Defense of Eastern North Carolina
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The St. Albans Raid: Confederate Attack on Vermont
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Stonewall Jackson and Winchester, Virginia
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Flower Fables
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Declaration of Independence
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Common Sense
9781557094582
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American Spelling Book
9781557094698
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North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession
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Abolitionists, Copperheads and Colonizers in Hudson & the Western Reserve
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A Refugee at Hanover Tavern: The Civil War Diary of Margaret Wight
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Shepherdstown in the Civil War:
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Civil War Richmond
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New England Plantations
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Healing Civil War Veterans in New York and Washington, D.C.
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The Road to Secession in Antebellum Georgetown and Horry Districts
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Fort Clinch, Fernandina and the Civil War
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Underground Philadelphia
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Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Explore Philadelphia's relationship with the underground, as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago.
Explore the city under the The City of Brotherly Love, which became a national and world leader in the delivery of water, gas, steam, and electricity during the industrial age. The construction of multiple subway lines within Center City took place during the early twentieth century. An intricate subsurface pedestrian concourse was also developed throughout the downtown area for the city's inhabitants. From Thirtieth Street Station and Reading Terminal to the Commuter Rail Tunnel and transit lines that were never built, Philadelphia's infrastructure history is buried under the earth as much as above. Join authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak as they reveal the curious aspects of the Quaker City's underground experience.
Ohio at Antietam
9781467146913
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Among the thousands who fought in the pivotal Battle of Antietam were scores of Ohioans. Sending eleven regiments and two batteries to the fight, the Buckeye State lost hundreds during the Maryland Campaign's first engagement, South Mountain, and hundreds more "gave their last full measure of devotion'? at the Cornfield, the Bloody Lane, and Burnside's Bridge. Many of these brave men are buried in the Antietam National Cemetery. Aged veterans who survived the ferocious contest returned to Antietam in the early 1900s to fight for and preserve the memory of their sacrifices all those years earlier.
Join Kevin Pawlak and Dan Welch as they explore Ohio's role during those crucial hours on September 17, 1862.