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Entertaining History
Popular media can spark the national consciousness in a way that captures people’s attention, interests them in history, and inspires them to visit battlefields, museums, and …
The Spirits of Bad Men Made Perfect
This remarkable biography and edited diary tell the story of William Ellis Jones (1838–1910), an artillerist in the Army of Northern Virginia. One of the few extant diaries by a …
The Lead Mine Men
The regiment that never ran To destroy Confederate infrastructure, avenge the horrors of slavery, and shorten the war, the 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry imposed the pillaging of …
Imagining Wild Bill
Wild Bill’s ever-evolving legend. When it came to the Wild West, the nineteenth-century press rarely let truth get in the way of a good story. James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok’s …
Without Concealment, Without Compromise
Advancing the cause of racial equality while saving lives Of some twelve thousand Union Civil War surgeons, only fourteen were Black men. This book is the first-ever comprehensive …
Where Valor Proudly Sleeps
Many books discuss in great detail what happened during Civil War battles. This is one of the few that investigate what happened to the remains of those who made the ultimate …
Turning Points of the American Civil War
Although most Americans believe that the Battle of Gettysburg was the only turning point of the Civil War, the war actually turned repeatedly. Events unfolded in completely …
Matchless Organization
The essential reference about a surprisingly well-organized medical department Despite the many obstacles it had to overcome-including a naval blockade, lack of a strong …
The Bonds of War
The bond of citizenship earned during the Civil War When curator Diana L. Dretske discovered that the five long-gone Union soldiers in a treasured photograph in the Bess Bower …