ECW Book Reviews

Book Review: Armies of Antietam: The Union and Confederate Armies at the Battle of Antietam

Posted on March 24, 2026

Armies of Antietam: The Union and Confederate Armies at the Battle of Antietam. By Robert Gottschalk & J.O. Smith. Sharpsburg:…

Book Review: The Buried Cause: Unearthing Hidden History in the Lee Monument Cornerstone

Posted on March 19, 2026

The Buried Cause: Unearthing Hidden History in the Lee Monument Cornerstone. Edited by Katherine Ridgway, Christina Keyser Vida, and Elizabeth…

Book Review: They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America

Posted on March 17, 2026

They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America. Edited by John M. Kinder and…

Book Review: Moses Jacob Ezekiel: Jewish, Confederate, Expatriate Sculptor

Posted on March 12, 2026

Moses Jacob Ezekiel: Jewish, Confederate, Expatriate Sculptor. By Samantha Baskind. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 294…

Book Review: The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin: A Critical Edition

Posted on March 10, 2026

The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin: A Critical Edition. Edited by Jennifer Putzi. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina…

Book Review: Becoming St. Louis: Family, Faith, and the Politics of Citizenship, 1820-1920

Posted on March 10, 2026

Becoming St. Louis: Family, Faith, and the Politics of Citizenship, 1820-1920. By Sharon Hartman Strom. Illinois: University of Illinois Press,…

Book Review: A Precarious Balance: Firearms, Race, and Community in North Carolina, 1715 to 1865

Posted on March 5, 2026

A Precarious Balance: Firearms, Race, and Community in North Carolina, 1715 to 1865. By Antwain K. Hunter. Chapel Hill: University…

Book Review: Lincoln’s Road to War: A Day-By-Day Account of the First 60 Days of Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency

Posted on March 3, 2026

Lincoln’s Road to War: A Day-By-Day Account of the First 60 Days of Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency. By David Alan Johnson.…

Book Review: Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace

Posted on February 26, 2026

Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace. By Edward J. Hagerty. Columbia: University of…

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