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Jefferson Davis and His Generals
The Failure of Confederate Command in the West. Steven E Woodworth. Winner
of the Fletcher Pratt Award, this book reveals Davis to be an experienced,
talented, and courageous leader who, nevertheless, undermined the
Confederacy's cause in the trans-Appalachian west, where the South lost
the war. "Brings alive the whole landscape of the Confederate war in the
west in a clear and persuasive fashion. Exceptionally well written. -
Journal of Military History. 396 pgs., 25 B&W illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
Also Available from: Amazon
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Stonewall of the West
Patrick Cleburne & the Civil War. Craig L Symonds. To Jefferson
Davis, he was the "Stonewall of the West"; and to Robert E. Lee, he was "a
meteor shining from a clouded sky." He was Patrick Cleburne, one of the
greatest of all Confederate field commanders. Winner of the S.A.
Cunningham Award, this is the first full-scale biography of this
compelling figure. "Every student of the Civil War needs to read this
insightful account." - Blue & Gray Magazine. 340 pgs., 20 B&W photos, 6"x
9", sfbd
Also Available from Amazon
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Jack May's War
Col. Andrew Jackson May and the Civil War in Eastern Kentucky, Eastern
Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia. Robert Perry. Focusing on the career of
Col. Andrew May, for whom the defense of Southwestern Virginia, Eastern
Kentucky, and Eastern Tennessee was a personal crusade, the author shows
that the victories that the Confederates won in this theater preserved the
integrity of the Confederacy and thereby prolonged the war. 249 pgs., 35
B&W photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
Also Available from: Amazon
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Confederate Leaders in the East
Before 1861, none of the generals of the Confederacy had ever commanded so
much as a brigade, so they learned by trial and error. Some failed the
test of war, but some rose to the challenge remarkably. This book details
the careers and personalities of 25 Confederate generals who made their
names mainly with the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern theater of
war. 64 pgs., 60 B&W and color photos and illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims
James I. Robertson, Jr., ed. While a cadet at West Point, Jackson began
collecting maxims as part of his quest for status as a gentleman. He
carefully inscribed these maxims in a personal notebook, but the book
disappeared after his death in 1863. Subsequent generations assumed it was
a casualty of time, but in the 1990s, the author discovered the long-lost
book. Here, then, are Jackson's maxims reproduced as he wrote them. 144
pgs., 15 B&W photos and illustrations, 5¾"x 8¼", hdbd.
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Rebels From West Point
This is the story of the 306 officers who, after graduating from West
Point and swearing to uphold the values of the Union, defected to serve
the Confederacy. The author describes the heart-wrenching choice they made
and how, even after they "went South," they remained connected to their
West Point brothers. Includes Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen. Thomas J.
"Stonewall" Jackson, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Gen. A.P. Hill, Gen. James
Longstreet and others. 214 pgs., 35 B&W photos, 5½"x 8¼", sfbd
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Charles Dahlgren of Natchez
The Civil War and Dynastic Decline. Herschel Gower. Based on extensive
research in diaries, memoirs, and personal papers, this book chronicles
the eventful life of an ambitious Pennsylvanian who, despite hailing from
a family that played a prominent role in the effort to preserve the Union,
fought as a brigadier general for the South in the Civil War. 310 pgs., 20
B&W photos, 5½"x 8¾", sfbd.
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Lee vs. Pickett
Two Divided by War. Richard F. Selcer. Robert E. Lee and George E. Pickett
had a lot in common. They shared a military education, a Virginia
birthright, even a middle name. Both graduated from West Point (one first,
the other last in his class) and Southerners remember both fondly, but few
realize that great animosity existed between these two icons of the
Confederacy. Here is an exploration of the complicated and contentious
relationship between these men and their images through history. 144 pgs.,
6"x 9", sfbd.
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In the Footsteps of Stonewall Jackson
Clint Johnson. This book seeks not to explain Thomas J. "Stonewall"
Jackson - one of the finest strategists and most psychologically complex
military leaders in history - but to define him by the places he knew. It
visits sites beginning with Jackson's orphan days and goes on to the
locations of his military education and early postings; his major and
minor battles; and his wounding, death, and burial. 260 pgs., 125 B&W
photos, maps and more. 5½"x 8¼", sfbd.
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The Mosby Myth
A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend. Ashdown & Caudill. Not just a
biography of John Mosby's life, this is a study of his legacy with
depictions of Mosby in fiction, cinema, and television. Examining how the
Civil War becomes memory, history, and myth through experience, art, and
mass communication, it's a revealing analysis that explains much about
American culture and the way it has been affected by the lingering impact
of the Civil War. 267 pgs., 20 B&W illustrations, 5½"x 8½", sfbd.
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The Civil War in West Texas & New Mexico
The Lost Letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley. Wilson &
Thompson, ed. This book provides new and exciting details to Sibley's
ill-fated and grandiose dreams for a Confederate empire in the Southwest.
In particular, the letters show how Sibley organized his small army,
enlisted officers at the brigade and regimental levels, and sought to
supply it with arms and equipment. 193 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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