Matchless Organization: Introduction
by Guy R. Hasegawa * * * In clinical prose, Guy Hasegawa recounts the from-scratch creation of the Confederate medical department, which was often challenged by insufficient resources and an inadequate number of trained medical professionals. Through the tireless work and clear vision of Surgeon General Samuel Preston Moore, the medical department rose to […]
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by Diana Dretske * * * The Bonds of War offers a unique look at the esprit de corps between men from the same Illinois hometown with similar but dissimilar immigrant experiences. More than a regimental history, Diana Dretske’s book provides a window into the wartime experience of an entire community. Here are […]
Read more...Chronological List of Works
Chronological List of Works Discussed in Entertaining History 1885 The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant 1890 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce 1895 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 1915 Birth of a Nation directed by D. W. Griffith 1936 Gone With the Wind (novel) […]
Read more...Bobby Horton and “The Kennesaw Line”
by Chris Mackowski For my Entertaining History piece on the song “The Kennesaw Line,” I had the pleasure to interview musician Bobby Horton. I’ve interviewed Bobby before, and he’s always a lot of fun to talk with because it’s obvious he’s having so much fun doing what he’s doing. While I excerpted from that interview […]
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by Constance Hall Jones Not long after I declared I was writing a book about my great-great-grandfather William Ellis Jones, a volume that would encompass not only his Civil War diary, but also aspects of his family history, along with a comprehensive pre and post-war biography, I started getting the question, “But why?” I confess, […]
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INTRODUCTION by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White Commentary · Acknowledgments for the Online Edition Commentary Chris Kolakowski, Chief Historian, Emerging Civil War ECW’s Turning Points of the American Civil War examines several key turning points of the conflict. Fine writing by some great historians explains each turning point while the introductory essays provide some […]
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Coming soon: Web-exclusive content for The Lead Mine Men: The Enduring 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry by Thomas Mack Part of the “Engaging the Civil War” Series Southern Illinois University Press, 2022
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Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons by J. Newmark A forthcoming title in the “Engaging the Civil War” Series Southern Illinois University Press
Read more...Matchless Organization: Medical Officers in the Regular Confederate Army
by Guy R. Hasegawa * * * Medical Officers in the Regular Confederate Armya Final Rank in Regular Confed. Army and Nameb Final Rank in US Armyc Orig. Entry into US Army Comments Regarding Confed. Service Surgeon General Moore, Samuel Preston Surg., Maj. Mar. 14, 1835 Promoted from Surg. Surgeon DeLeon, David […]
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