ECW Book Reviews

Book Review: Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865, Revised and Expanded Edition

Posted on June 8, 2023

Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865, Revised and Expanded Edition. Edited by…

Book Review: Burnside’s Boys: The Union Army’s Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East

Posted on June 6, 2023

Burnside’s Boys: The Union Army’s Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East. By Darin Wipperman. Essex, CT: Stackpole…

Book Review: At War with King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in the Civil War

Posted on May 30, 2023

At War with King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in the Civil War. By Megan L. Bever. Chapel Hill: University…

Book Review: Civil War Field Artillery: Promise and Performance on the Battlefield

Posted on May 23, 2023

Civil War Field Artillery: Promise and Performance on the Battlefield. By Earl J. Hess. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press,…

Book Review: The Wild Woman of Cincinnati: Gender and Politics On the Eve of the Civil War

Posted on May 16, 2023

The Wild Woman of Cincinnati: Gender and Politics On the Eve of the Civil War. By Michael D. Pierson. Baton…

Book Review: Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era

Posted on May 9, 2023

Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era. By Frances M. Clarke and Rebecca Jo Plant.…

Book Review: Unceasing Fury: Texans at the Battle of Chickamauga

Posted on April 4, 2023

The experience of the Civil War soldier was never far off from how people understood the war. Much of it…