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Tag Archives: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own
And before 2013 ends, the #10 book Every Civil War Buff Ought To Own . . . Gore Vidal’s Lincoln: A Novel
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own The main reason this series has taken so long is that I knew there should be a Lincoln biography on the list. Which one, however, is a huge … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Emerging Civil War Series, Holidays, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics, Ties to the War
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Elmer Ellsworth, George Nicolay, Gore Vidal, Jhn Hay, Lincoln
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Book #9 in the Top Ten Books Every Civil War Fanatic Should Own
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own We all have a favorite battle, odd as “favorite” sounds when applied to an event wherein many folks died or were maimed. Yet, each of us has at … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Book Review, Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, National Park Service, Ties to the War
Tagged American Civil War, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Civil War Roundtable, Leaders of the Civil War
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Pick #8 in the Top Ten Books Every Civil War Fanatic Should Own
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own I began this series almost a year ago–what a difference a year makes! My Master’s program at American Public University is marching forward, slowly but surely, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Book Review, Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Personalities, Ties to the War
Tagged Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Confederate generals, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Union generals
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Pick #7 in the Top Ten: Your Choice of a Diary, Journal, Or Collection of Letters, by a real enlisted soldier, Yank or Reb
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own Every bookshelf should contain some sort of diary or collection of letters, memoirs, etc. from one person who served in the Civil War. I would recommend a volume … Continue reading
Pick #6 in the Top Ten: The Life of Billy Yank & The Life Of Johnny Reb by Bell I. Wiley
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own No Civil War bookshelf is complete without at least one (preferably both!) of these: The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank. For anyone who … Continue reading
Pick #5 In the Top Ten: Mary Chesnut’s Civil War/Diary from Dixie, edited by C. Vann Woodward/ Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary.
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own There is absolutely no doubt that this book, whichever version you choose, should be on every Civil War bookshelf. It is Gone With the Wind writ true, and … Continue reading
Pick #4 on my Top 10 List: Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady by Roy Meredith.
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own The last time I visited my mother, I looked in vain for my father’s copy of Mathew Brady’s photographs. I know they were in a book with a … Continue reading
Pick #3 in my Top 10 List: A set of maps
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own The third book, or books, every Civil War buff needs on the bookshelf is a good set of maps. These are invaluable–nothing less. They give form to the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Preservation, Sieges
Tagged Antietam, atlas, Ball's Bluff, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Bloody Angle, Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Elmer Ellsworth, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Gettysburg, maps, Shiloh
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Pick #2 on My Top Ten List–Reveille In Washington 1860-1865, by Margaret Leech
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own Pick number two in my Top 10 List: Reveille In Washington 1860-1865. Many books about the Civil War have been written, and many are good, but one that … Continue reading
Pick #1 on My Top Ten List–The Army of the Potomac, a Three-Volume set by Bruce Catton.
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own My #1 pick for Civil War books we should all have on our bookshelves is Bruce Catton’s trilogy The Army of the Potomac. This classic, first published in … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors
Tagged A Stillness at Appomattox, Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Bruce Catton, Gettysburg, Glory Road, Jefferson Davis, Mr. Lincoln's Army, Pulitzer Prize, Robert E. Lee, Top Ten, Ulysses S. Grant
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