 Great Maps of the Civil War: Pivotal Battles and Campaigns Featuring 32 Removable Maps Fifteen chapters in Great Maps of the Civil War each contain two or three maps that can be pulled out of a pocket. Ten of the maps are 18" x 24"; others are smaller. In addition to a discussion of the battles and the roles of the maps, the book tells about Civil War mapmakers and the methods they used. |
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Eastern Theater 1861April 12, Attack on Fort SumterMay 18, Sewell's Point May 29, Aquia Creek June 10, Bethel Church July 21, First Manassas Bull Run August 28, Hatteras Inlet October 9, Santa Rosa Island December 20, Dranesville |
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Kindle Available The Waterman's Song: Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina Chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers |
Western Theater 1861June 3, Philippi RacesJune 17, Boonville July 2, Hoke's Run July 5, Carthage August 10, Wilson's Creek August 26, Kessler's Cross Lanes September 13, Hemp Bales October 21, Wildcat Mountain November 19, Round Mountain December 28, Mount Zion Church |
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Kindle Available Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences |
Eastern Theater 1862January 5, Hancock February 7, Roanoke Island March 8, Battle of the Ironclads April 10, Fort Pulaski May 15, Fort Darling June 27, First Cold Harbor July 1, Poindexter's Farm August 28, Manassas September 16, Antietam October 1, 1862 St. John's Bluff December 11, Fredericksburg |
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Kindle Available Standard Catalog of Civil War Firearms Over 700 photographs and a rarity scale for each gun, this comprehensive guide to the thousands of weapons used by Billy Yank and Johnny Reb |
Western Theater 1862January 8, Silver CreekFebruary 6, Fort Henry March 6, Pea Ridge April 6, Shiloh May 10, Fort Pillow June 6, Memphis June 7-8, Chattanooga July 13, Murfreesboro August 29, Richmond September 24, Sabine Pass October 3, Corinth October 4, Galveston November 28, Cane Hill Dec 31, Murfreesboro |
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 The Untold Story of Shiloh: The Battle and the Battlefield Fought in south central Tennessee, north of Corinth, Mississippi, the battle showed the nation that the Civil War would be long and difficult. |
Eastern Theater 1863March 3, Fort McAllister IMarch 13, Deep Gully April 7, Charleston Harbor May 3, Salem Church June 9, Brandy Station July 6, Hagerstown Aug 17, Morris Island September 18, Chickamauga October 16, Fort Brooke November 27, Ringgold Gap |
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 Brandy Station Virginia, 1863: Major General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker. |
Western Theater 1863January 8, SpringfieldFebruary 3, Fort Donelson March 5, Thompson's Station April 17, Vermillion Bayou May 1, Chalk Bluff May 14, Jackson June 28, Donaldsonville July 9, Corydon August 21, Lawrence Massacre September 1, Devil's Backbone September 8, Sabine Pass October 6, Baxter Springs November 23, Chattanooga December 14, Bean's Station |
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 Sabine Pass The Confederacy's Thermopylae Sabine Pass was the site of one of the most decisive Civil War battles |
Eastern Theater 1864February 6, Rapidan RiverFebruary 22, 1864 Dalton March 2, Mantapike Hill April 17, Plymouth May 5, Wilderness May 31, Cold Harbor June 9, Pine Hill July 9, Monocacy August 13, Deep Bottom September 10, Dug Gap October 27, Darbytown Road November 22, Griswoldville December 7, Fort Fisher |
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 Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864 The 1864 Overland Campaign, forty days that marked the end of the Civil War.The battles in Virginia's Wilderness to Spotsylvania. The trap laid by Lee at the North Anna River, to the killing ground of Cold Harbor |
Western Theater 1864February 6, Rapidan RiverFebruary 20, Olustee March 25, Paducah April 3, Elkin's Ferry May 4, Day's Gap June 6, Ditch Bayou July 28, Killdeer Mountain August 21, Summit Point September 27, Fort Davidson October 22, Independence October 25, Trading Post November 30, Franklin December 15, Nashville |
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 The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville John Bell Hood rallied his troops and marched them off the Tennessee, hoping to draw Sherman after him and forestall the Confederacy's defeat |
Eastern Theater 1865January 13, Fort FisherFebruary 3, Owens' Crossroads March 6, Natural Bridge March 31, Dinwiddie Court House April 2, Petersburg April 7, Cumberland Church April 9, Lee Surrenders Appomattox Station |
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 Grant Takes Command 1863 - 1865 A revelatory portrait of Ulysses S. Grant and the dramatic story of how the war was won. |
Western Theater 1865March 27, Spanish FortApril 2-9, Fort Blakeley April 2, Cache River April 8, Spanish Fort April 9, Fort Blakely May 12, Palmito Ranch Last Civil War Battle |
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Kindle Available The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Jefferson Davis' point of view is essential to understanding the causes of the Civil War. . |
DVD Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles The violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor |
Civil War State Battle Maps Confederate Generals Union Generals Battle Campaigns American Civil War Exhibits Civil War Picture Album Women in the Civil War Documents of the War American Civil War Timeline Confederate Store |
DVD Civil War Journal The Conflict Begins These four programs from the History Channel series Civil War Journal cover critical aspects of the early days of the war. |
| Kindle Available Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences |
 The Battle of the Wilderness May 5-6, 1864 Fought in a tangled forest fringing the south bank of the Rapidan River, the Battle of the Wilderness marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee |
 The Civil War Day By Day An Almanac, 1861-1865 The most exhaustively detailed and fascinating book on the American Civil War of its kind. Not only does it provide a day-by-day look at the major events of the war, but lists so many of the small skirmishes and actions as well. Accurate and enjoyable |
Kindle Available Civil War Medicine The staggering challenge of treating wounds and disease on both sides of the conflict. Written for general readers and scholars alike, this first-of-its kind encyclopedia will help all Civil War enthusiasts to better understand this amazing medical saga. Clearly organized, authoritative, and readable |
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Sabine Pass The Confederacy's Thermopylae Sabine Pass was the site of one of the most decisive Civil War battles |
 The Civil War Catalog More than 200 illustrations and restored photographs, all the weapons, uniforms, and implements of battle. Packed with color photos of insignia, medals, kits, paper ephemera, rare uniforms, and personal equipment for all enlisted ranks. |
Kindle Available Standard Catalog of Civil War Firearms Over 700 photographs and a rarity scale for each gun, this comprehensive guide to the thousands of weapons used by Billy Yank and Johnny Reb will be indispensable for historians and collectors. |
The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville John Bell Hood rallied his demoralized troops and marched them off the Tennessee, desperately hoping to draw Sherman after him and forestall the Confederacy's defeat |
 Sid Meier's Civil War Collection Take command of either Confederate or Union troops and command them to attack from the trees, rally around the general, or do any number of other realistic military actions. The AI reacts to your commands as if it was a real Civil War general, and offers infinite replayability. The random-scenario generator provides endless variations on the battles |
 Civil War Battles Campaign Atlanta You decide the outcome of a duel between two determined generals in the American Civil War. It's 1864 and the Union forces are ready to make a final drive into the Deep South. General William T. Sherman advances to destroy the Confederate Army of Tennessee & capture the city of Atlanta. Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston planned on using Georgia's difficult terrain to inflict heavy losses |
 Campaign Chickamauga Civil War Battles A defining moment in the Civil War -- one that could have spelled victory for the South if things had been slightly different. At Chickamauga Creek near Chattanooga, TN there was a battle that earned it a new nickname: "River Of Blood." Chattanooga was a vital rail station at the time and had fallen to Union General Rosecrans |
 History Channel Civil War Secret Missions There are about a half-dozen different small arms types, but the Henry is the best for rapid repeating fire and least reloading. The shotgun they give you is useless: you must aim spot-on to affect an enemy, so why not just use the rifle? Grenades are useful at times. |
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U.S. National Park Service
U.S. Library of Congress.
