US Civil War
Lincoln and His Boys
In Lincoln and His Boys, Rosemary Wells traces Lincoln’s journey to the presidency and through the Civil War years through…
The Cosgrove Report: Being the Private Inquiry of a Pinkerton Detective into the Death of President Lincoln
Originally published in 1979 and now reissued to coincide with the Lincoln bicentennial, the novel purports to be a manuscript…
Call Me Charlie
Prior to the onset of the American Civil War, Kansas Jayhawkers attacked proslavery farms in Missouri. When the war began,…
Imperfections
In 1862 fourteen-year-old Rosemary Elizabeth Godfrey, her brother Isaac, and baby sister Anne are taken by their mother to the…
1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History
Students of the American Civil War have been blessed over the years by an astonishing number of truly talented scholarly…
West of Washoe
In 1864 mining engineer Gil Ross arrived in Virginia City, located in Nevada Territory. He was on assignment for the…
“They Have Killed Papa Dead!”: The Road to Ford’s Theatre, Abraham Lincoln’s Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the noted actor John Wilkes Booth served as an appropriately murderous conclusion to the…
Bedlam South
In 1863, Alabama native Dr. Joseph Bryarly reluctantly accepts an invitation from a family friend, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, to…
The Fog of Gettysburg: The Myths and Mysteries of the Battle
Another book on Gettysburg? Fortunately, the answer is “yes.” While the battle of Gettysburg is indeed the most analyzed three…
Webb Garrison’s Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians
Most Civil War buffs know that General Robert E. Lee’s favorite warhorse was the gray gelding Traveller. Few realize that…
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