A Grand Army of Black Men By Edwin S. Redkey

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Title	:	A Grand Army of Black Men
Author	:	Edwin S. Redkey
ISBN	:	0521434009
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	328

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The Civil War stands vivid in the collective memory of the American public There has always been a profound interest in the subject, and specifically of Blacks participation in and reactions to the war and the war s outcome Almost 200,000 African American soldiers fought for the Union in the Civil War Although most were illiterate ex slaves, several thousand were well The Civil War stands vivid in the collective memory of the American public There has always been a profound interest in the subject, and sp...

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The Vacant Chair By Kaylea Cross

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Title	:	The Vacant Chair
Author	:	Kaylea Cross
ISBN	:	0991905016
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	375

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The Civil War has torn Brianna Taylor s family apart and made her a widow Determined to ease the suffering of the wounded crowding the Union hospitals and honor the memory of the man she loved, she embarks on a career as a nurse But then he arrives a patient who makes her feel alive again in spite of her resolve to stay detached Captain Justin Thompson understands the c The Civil War has torn Brianna Taylor s family apart and made her a widow Determined to ease the suffering of the wounded crowding the Un...

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Kate By Kate Cumming

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Title	:	Kate
Author	:	Kate Cumming
ISBN	:	080712267X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	352

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Kate Cumming was one of the first women to offer her services for the care of the South s wounded soldiers Her journal provides a look behind the lines of Civil War action in depicting civilian attitudes, army medical practices, and the administrative workings of the Confederate hospital system....

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Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky By John David Smith

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Title	:	Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky
Author	:	John David Smith
ISBN	:	0813121442
Format	:	Hardcover
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Frances Peter was one of the eleven children of Dr Robert Peter, a surgeon for the Union army The Peter family lived on Gratz Park near downtown Lexington, where nineteen year old Frances began recording her impressions of the Civil War Because of illness, she did not often venture outside her home but was able to gather a remarkable amount of information from friends, Frances Peter was one of the eleven children of Dr Robert Peter, a surgeon for the Union army The Peter family lived on Gratz Park near do...

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Decent Interval By Frank Snepp

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Title	:	Decent Interval
Author	:	Frank Snepp
ISBN	:	0700612130
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	616

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Widely regarded as a classic on the Vietnam War, Decent Interval provides a scathing critique of the CIA s role in and final departure from that conflict Still the most detailed and respected account of America s final days in Vietnam, the book was written at great risk and ultimately at great sacrifice by an author who believed in the CIA s cause but was disillusioned by Widely regarded as a classic on the Vietnam War, Decent Interval provides a scathing critique of the CIA s role in and final ...

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Songs of the Civil War By Irwin Silber

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Title	:	Songs of the Civil War
Author	:	Irwin Silber
ISBN	:	0486284387
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	400

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Admirable destined to become the standard of its period The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the turmoil and tragedy of America s Civil War came an outpouring of song that was clearly no longer European in inspiration, but distinctively American, born of a deeply shared experience It has been estimated that over 10,000 songs were written about the Civil War This Admirable destined to become the standard of its period The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the turmoil and tragedy of America s Civ...

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Torn by War By Mary Adelia Byers

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Title	:	Torn by War
Author	:	Mary Adelia Byers
ISBN	:	0806143959
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	254

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The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families The town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by the Union army This compelling book gives a unique perspective on the war s western edge through the diary of Mary Adelia Byers 1847 1918 , who began recording her thoughts and observations during the Union occupation of Batesville in 1862.O The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families The town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by the Un...

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A War of the People By Jeffrey D. Marshall

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Title	:	A War of the People
Author	:	Jeffrey D. Marshall
ISBN	:	0874519233
Format	:	Paperback
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An illustrated anthology of the most revealing Civil War letters by Vermont soldiers and homefront civilians....

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A DIFFERENCE OF PURPOSE By Terry Soileau

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Title	:	A DIFFERENCE OF PURPOSE
Author	:	Terry Soileau
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	223

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A DIFFERENCE OF PURPOSE tells the story of 12 year old Jonathan Berkeley, a Confederate drummer boy serving with the famous Orphan Brigade, and his uncle and Godfather, Alexander Wythe, an abolitionist lawyer and captain serving in the Federal army They wrestle with God and their own inner demons as they confront devastating personal tragedies and search desperately for f A DIFFERENCE OF PURPOSE tells the story of 12 year old Jonathan Berkeley, a Confederate drummer boy serving with the famous O...

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The Bloody Shirt By Stephen Budiansky

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Title	:	The Bloody Shirt
Author	:	Stephen Budiansky
ISBN	:	0670018406
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	336

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An intimate and gripping look at terrorist violence during the Reconstruction era Between 1867, when the defeated South was forced to establish new state governments that fully represented both black and white citizens, and 1877, when the last of these governments was overthrown, than three thousand African Americans and their white allies were killed by terrorist vi An intimate and gripping look at terrorist violence during the Reconstruction era Between 1867, when the defeated South was forced to estab...

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A Wisconsin Boy in Dixie By James K. Newton

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Title	:	A Wisconsin Boy in Dixie
Author	:	James K. Newton
ISBN	:	0299024849
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	206

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Unlike many of his fellows, James Newton was knowledgeable, intuitive, and literate like many of his fellows he was cast into the role of soldier at only eighteen years of age He was polished enough to write drumhead and firelight letters of fine literary style It did not take long for this farm boy turned private to discover the grand design of the conflict in which Unlike many of his fellows, James Newton was knowledgeable, intuitive, and literate like many of his fellows he was cast into the role of so...

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Stalingrad to Berlin By Earl F. Ziemke

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Title	:	Stalingrad to Berlin
Author	:	Earl F. Ziemke
ISBN	:	1410204146
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	564

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This major study of the Soviet German conflict in World War II has enjoyed an outstanding reputation among those interested in military history and in such areas as the development of Soviet command skills and the exigencies of total land war across a huge front.Save for the introduction of nuclear weapons, the Soviet victory over Germany was the most fateful development o This major study of the Soviet German conflict in World War II has enjoyed an outstanding reputation among those interested ...

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The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) By Michael Shaara

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Title	:	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
Author	:	Michael Shaara
ISBN	:	034540727X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	337

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My favorite historical novel a superb re creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant James M McPherson In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation s history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life Far than My favorite historical novel a superb re creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was ...

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The River War By Winston S. Churchill

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Title	:	The River War
Author	:	Winston S. Churchill
ISBN	:	1598184253
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:

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Here Sir Winston S Churchill the same man who would go on to lead the free world through its darkest hours during the second world war tells the tale of the Anglo Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan It isn t just an account of the battles and the politics it s the story of the destiny of the people of the region Churchill with his powerful insight tells how the war Here Sir Winston S Churchill the same man who would go on to lead the free world through its darkest hours during the second world war ...

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Window of Time By Karen Weinberg

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Title	:	Window of Time
Author	:	Karen Weinberg
ISBN	:	0942597184
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	176

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Ben really did not run away from home He was still in the neighborhood, only it was 125 years earlier in time and the Battle of Gettysburg was about to begin Ben learned that what he was seeing was not a television play, but his town, only earlier at its most historic moment....

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My Name is Mary Sutter By Robin Oliveira

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Title	:	My Name is Mary Sutter
Author	:	Robin Oliveira
ISBN	:	0670021679
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	364

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An enthralling historical novel about a young woman s struggle to become a doctor during the Civil War In this stunning first novel, Mary Sutter is a brilliant, headstrong midwife from Albany, New York, who dreams of becoming a surgeon Determined to overcome the prejudices against women in medicine and eager to run away from her recent heartbreak Mary leaves home and t An enthralling historical novel about a young woman s struggle to become a doctor during the Civil War In this stunning first novel, Mary ...

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Army Life in Virginia By Eric Ward

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Title	:	Army Life in Virginia
Author	:	Eric Ward
ISBN	:	0811701395
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	246

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George G Benedict was one of thousands of young men who enlisted for the Union cause in the late summer of 1862 when the outcome of the Civil War was yet to be decided But in addition to his duties as a soldier, Benedict also worked as a correspondent for his hometown newspaper, the Burlington Vermont Free Press Benedict s thirty one letters gave the folks back home a George G Benedict was one of thousands of young men who enlisted for the Union cause in the late summer of 1862 when the outcome of the Civ...

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