Category Archives: Book Review

Book Review – Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Doug Crenshaw

Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command By Kent Masterson Brown University of North Carolina Press, 2021, $35 hardback Reviewed by Doug Crenshaw A common theme in the voluminous studies of the battle of Gettysburg is that Union General George … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Trail Guide

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Steve Davis

The Complete Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Trail Guide By Brad Butkovich Historic Imagination, 2021, $21.95 paper Reviewed by Stephen Davis Hundreds of thousands of Civil War enthusiasts drive to Georgia to visit Chickamauga and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Parks, which are … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Civil War Memoir of a Boy from Baltimore

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Bert Dunkerly

The Civil War Memoir of a Boy from Baltimore Edited by Holly I. Powers University of Tennessee Press, 2021, $45.00 hardback Reviewed by Bert Dunkerly In 1861, 14- year-old George Maguire recorded his thoughts as tumultuous events unfolded in his … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Social Justice

Posted on July 6, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Social Justice By Bruce Levine Simon & Schuster, 2021 $28.00 hardcover Reviewed by David T. Dixon Bundled in blankets and borne aloft in a chair by two young men, Thaddeus Stevens entered the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Fire in the Wilderness

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Kevin Pawlak

A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee By John Reeves Pegasus Books, 2021, $28.95 hardcover Reviewed by Kevin Pawlak Of all the awful places created by the American Civil War, the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: On Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Jon Tracey

On Juneteenth  By Annette Gordon-Reed Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2021, $15.95 Reviewed by Jon Tracey Thanks to current discussions of inequality and increased reflection on the past, Juneteenth has grown from a Texas tradition to one that has garnered attention across … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War By Michael J. Turner LSU Press, 2020; $50.00, hardcover Reviewed by Chris Mackowski As the last year has powerfully reminded us, Civil War monuments all have stories to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Assault on Fort Blakeley

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Sean Michael Chick

The Assault on Fort Blakeley: The Thunder and Lightning of Battle By Mike Bunn The History Press, 2020, $21.99 paperback Reviewed by Sean Michael Chick To understand what Mike Bunn is presenting in The Assault on Fort Blakeley, one really … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Unsung Hero of Gettysburg

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Doug Crenshaw

Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg By Edward G. Longacre University of Nebraska Press, Potomac Books, 2021, $34.95 hardcover Reviewed by Doug Crenshaw “I have seen no officer whom I would prefer to have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage

Posted on June 4, 2021 by David T. Dixon

The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage By John Harris Yale University Press, 2020, $30.00 hardcover Reviewed by David T. Dixon A large crowd gathered in the yard of a New York City jail … Continue reading →

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