Following a skirmish on June 28, 1864, a truce is called so the North can remove their dead and wounded For two hours, Yankees and Rebels mingle, with some of the latter even assisting the former in their grisly work Newspapers are exchanged Northern coffee is swapped for Southern tobacco Yanks
The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge
A gripping, comprehensive account of the Civil War, including eyewitness testimony, profiles of key personalities, period photographs, illustrations and artifacts, and detailed battle maps Fully researched, superbly written.
Shiloh, 1862
Offers a detailed account of the Battle of Shiloh, a turning point when both the Union and the Confederacy realized the grand scale of the conflict, the large number of casualties to be expected, and that the war would not end quickly.
Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg
Ulysses S Grant did than any other single Union general to secure the North s victory in the Civil War, but he did not achieve that victory alone Grant s ability to inspire and cultivate the talents of the officers serving under him was a key factor in his remarkable military success Steven
Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River
The struggle for control of the Mississippi River was the longest and most complex campaign of the Civil War It was marked by an extraordinary diversity of military and naval operations, including fleet engagements, cavalry raids, amphibious landings, pitched battles, and the two longest sieges in
Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg
The Battle of Champion Hill was the decisive land engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign The May 16, 1863, fighting took place just 20 miles east of the river city, where the advance of Gen Ulysses S Grant s Federal army attacked Gen John C Pemberton s hastily gathered Confederates The bloody fi
Road to Shiloh: Early Battles in the West
Beautifully bound and illustrated volume of the Civil War featuring The Road to Shiloh, Early Battles in the West.
The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29–May 18, 1863
Ulysses S Grant s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in tw
Shiloh: Confederate High Tide in the Heartland
The Battle of Shiloh was one of the most important battles of the Civil War, and it offers a particularly rich opportunity to study the ways in which different leaders reacted to unexpected challenges Shiloh Confederate High Tide in the Heartland provides a fascinating and fast paced narrative his
Vicksburg, 1863
A riveting history of the battle that permanently turned the tide of the Civil War.While Gettysburg is better known, Winston Groom makes clear in this engrossing narrative that Vicksburg was the important battle from a strategic point of view Re creating the epic campaign that culminated at Vi
No Better Place to Die: The Battle Of Stones River
Peter Cozzens meticulously traces the chain of events as the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of Tennessee meet in Middle Tennessee on New Year s Eve 1862 in one of the bloodiest encounters of the Civil War n nA mere handful of battlefields have come to epitomize the anguish and pain of America s
The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi
The Western theater of the Civil War, rich in agricultural resources and manpower and home to a large number of slaves, stretched 600 miles north to south and 450 miles east to west from the Appalachians to the Mississippi If the South lost the West, there would be little hope of preserving the Con
The Struggle for Tennessee: Tupelo to Stones River
A gripping, comprehensive account of the Civil War, including eyewitness testimony, profiles of key personalities, period photographs, illustrations and artifacts, and detailed battle maps Fully researched, superbly written.
The Chickamauga Campaign—Glory or the Grave: The Breakthrough, the Union Collapse, and the Defense of Horseshoe Ridge, September 20, 1863
David Powell s The Chickamauga Campaign Glory or the Grave The Breakthrough, Union Collapse, and the Retreat to Chattanooga, September 20 23, 1863 is the second volume in his magnificent projected three volume study of this overlooked and largely misunderstood campaign n nAccording to soldier rumor,