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Book Review: A Contested Terrain: Freedpeople’s Education in North Carolina During the Civil War and Reconstruction

Posted on March 18, 2025

A Contested Terrain: Freedpeople’s Education in North Carolina During the Civil War and Reconstruction. By AnneMarie Brosnan. New York: Fordham…

Book Review: Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War

Posted on March 13, 2025

Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War. By Michael Vorenberg. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. Hardcover,…

Book Review: Lincoln’s Last Card: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Case of Command

Posted on March 13, 2025

Lincoln’s Last Card: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Case of Command. By Richard J. Ellis. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas,…

Book Review: Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War

Posted on March 11, 2025

Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War. By Lesley J. Gordon. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2025.…

Book Review: The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters at Gettysburg: Like a Perfect Hornet’s Nest

Posted on March 11, 2025

The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters at Gettysburg: Like a Perfect Hornet’s Nest. By Mark W. Allen. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company,…

Book Review: Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North

Posted on March 6, 2025

Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North. By Jack Furniss. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University…

Book Review: Freedom Soldiers: The Emancipation of Black Soldiers in Civil War Camps, Courts, and Prisons

Posted on March 4, 2025

Freedom Soldiers: The Emancipation of Black Soldiers in Civil War Camps, Courts, and Prisons. By Jonathan Lande. New York: Oxford…

Book Review: Un-Cancel Robert E. Lee: An Open Letter to the Trustees of Washington and Lee University

Posted on February 27, 2025

Un-Cancel Robert E. Lee: An Open Letter to the Trustees of Washington and Lee University. By Gib Kerr. New York:…

Book Review: Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War

Posted on February 27, 2025

Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War. By Darin Wipperman. Essex, Connecticut: Stackpole Books, 2025.…

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