ECW Book Reviews

Book Review: From Gray to Blue: Galvanized Yankees in the American Civil War

Posted on January 22, 2026

From Gray to Blue: Galvanized Yankees in the American Civil War. By Patrick H. Garrow. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee…

Book Review: Honey Springs, Oklahoma: Historical Archaeology of a Civil War Battlefield

Posted on January 22, 2026

Honey Springs, Oklahoma: Historical Archaeology of a Civil War Battlefield. By William B. Lees. College Station, TX: Texas A &…

Book Review: Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in Nineteenth-Century America

Posted on January 20, 2026

Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in Nineteenth-Century America. By Earl J. Hess. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2025.…

Book Review: Richmond Views the West: Politics and Perceptions in the Confederate Capital

Posted on January 20, 2026

Richmond Views the West: Politics and Perceptions in the Confederate Capital. By Larry J. Daniel. Lawrence, KS. University Press of…

Book Review: Haunted by the Civil War: Cultural Testimony in the Nineteenth-Century United States

Posted on January 15, 2026

Haunted by the Civil War: Cultural Testimony in the Nineteenth-Century United States. By Shirley Samuels. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2025.…

Book Review: Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862

Posted on January 15, 2026

Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862. By Lance J. Herdegen…

Book Review: Thoughts that Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery

Posted on January 13, 2026

Thoughts that Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery. By Steve Gowler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University…

Book Review: The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War

Posted on January 13, 2026

The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War. By Robert Gudmestad. Baton Rouge, LA:…

Book Review: Great Battles: Gettysburg

Posted on January 8, 2026

Great Battles: Gettysburg. By Adam I.P. Smith. New York: Oxford University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 297 pp. $24.99. Reviewed by Pete…

Share this:

Like this:

Our Blog

ECW Podcast

Publications

Contributors