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Atlanta
A Portrait of the Civil War. Michael Rose. Taken from the Atlanta History
Center's visual arts collection, the images in this volume tell the story
of the city as it was up to and during the Civil War. View the ruins of
the Ponder House, the destruction of the rail lines, and the demolition of
General Hood's ordnance train. Informative captions complement this
engaging collection of images, and include excerpts from diaries, letters,
and memoirs regarding life in Atlanta. It's a comprehensive view of the
city during a war that continues to fascinate both professional and
amateur historians alike. 128 pgs., 150 B&W illustrations, 6½"x 9¼", sfbd
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Florida in the Civil War
Wynne & Taylor. Here, in both word and image, the authors have captured
the essence of a Southern state and the people caught up in the maelstrom
of an epic conflict. Illustrated with historic photographs, sketches,
documents, and other images culled from a variety of sources, this
important volume tells the story of Florida's war on the home front as
well as its contributions on distant battlefields. 160 pgs., 130 B&W
illustrations, 6½"x 9¼", sfbd.
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Piedmont Soldiers & Their Families
North Carolina. Cindy Casey. The Tar Heel State provided much of the
manpower behind Confederate armies and thus, sacrificed many of its
fathers and sons for the Confederate cause. This book, an eclectic
scrapbook of sorts, details in words and images the lives of common
soldiers from North Carolina and their families. It's a wonderful
collection of rare Civil War-era portraits, many never before published.
128 pgs., 190 B&W photos, 6½"x 9¼", sfbd.
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Miss Nan
Beloved Rebel. Margaret Lyons Smith. This is the true story of a young
girl who, during the years of the Civil War, became a true-blue Rebel and
used her influence to encourage the young men of the community to join the
army of The Confederate States of America. The letters and memorabilia in
this book are authentic copies of excerpts from her diary of this era. 479
pgs., 5½"x 8½", hdbd.
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East Tennessee and the Civil War
Oliver P. Temple. First published in 1899, this is a solid social,
political, and military history that gives light to the rise of East
Tennessee's pro-Union and pro-Confederacy factions. It explores political
developments, recounts in fine detail the military maneuvering and
conflicts that occurred, and though authored by a Unionist, is objective
in nature and fair in its treatment of the South and the Confederate
cause. 588 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.
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Blue & Gray in Black & White
Newspapers in the Civil War. Brayton Harris. This volume shows you
how the Civil War accelerated the transformation of the content of
newspapers from pallid literature and opinion to robust, partisan
reporting of vital events, real and imagined. Swiftly evolving printing
and transportation technologies, energized by a public desperate for
information, made timely and widespread circulation a reality for the
first time. 376 pgs., 25 B&W illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Amazing Women of the Civil War
Fascinating True Stories of Women Who Made a Difference. Webb Garrison.
The heroic deeds and selfless acts of the women presented here ranged from
caring for the wounded to fighting on the battlefields. Includes Harriet
Tubman, Belle Boyd, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and many others. 288
pgs., 120 B&W photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Journal of Women's Civil War History
From the Home Front to the Front Lines, Volume 1. Eileen Conklin,
ed. Includes ten essays of the sacrifice, achievement, and service of
American women in the Civil War. From the North and from the South, topics
range from pensions to prisons, and from female soldiers to hospitals. 160
pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Journal of Women's Civil War History
From the Home Front to the Front Lines, Volume 2. Eileen Conklin,
ed. Ten more essays cover women doctors in the Civil War, the women of
Sharpsburg, Maryland, the nurses aboard the hospital ships in the
Mississippi Valley, and much more. 188 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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A Strange and Blighted Land
Gettysburg, The Aftermath of a Battle.
Gregory A. Coco. The more dismal side of the Gettysburg campaign is
covered: burials of Union and Confederate corpses, removal of the 3,000
horses killed, care of the wounded, descriptions of field hospitals,
disposition of POWs, cleanup of the battleground, collection of weapons,
early relic hunters, battlefield guides, and a tour of the grim and bloody
fields as described by a host of early visitors. 448 pages, 185 B&W photos
and illustrations, maps, 6"x 9", softcover.
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Women at Gettysburg, 1863
Tells the story of 40 women who served on the field of Gettysburg both
during and after the battle. These army matrons, Christian and Sanitary
Commission workers, State agents, laundresses, nurses, vivandieres,
soldiers, and civilians represented states from Maine to Louisiana, and
include among them three recipients of the Kearny Cross. "All Civil War
books should be researched this well." - Civil War News. 440 pgs., 150 B&W
photos and illustrations, 7"x 10", sfbd.
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An Introduction to Civil War Civilians
Juanita Leisch. A heavily illustrated, informative examination of civilian
life during the Civil War. Covers: Mid-19th Century America, Everyday Life
in America, Civilian Influences on the Military, and The Effect of War on
Civilian Life. "…a valuable glance into another era." - Small Press Book
Review. 93 pgs., 120 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", sfbd.
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A Woman of Valor
Clara Barton and the Civil War. Stephen B. Oates. When the Civil War broke
out, Clara Barton wanted to be a Union soldier, an impossible dream for a
five-foot tall 39-year-old woman. Determined to serve, she became a
veritable soldier, a nurse, and a one-woman relief agency operating in the
heart of the conflict. And although Barton went on to found the Red Cross,
the accomplishment for which she is best known, this book convinces us
that her experience on the killing fields of the Civil War was her most
extraordinary achievement. 537 pgs., 30 B&W illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars
Catherine Clinton. In this biography of stage star Fanny Kemble, we follow
her early life and see how her role in society changed drastically after
her short-lived marriage to the heir of a Georgia plantation owner. We
witness the publication of Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation,
in which Kemble hauntingly records the "simple horror" and misery she saw
among the slaves, creating an influential anti-slavery tract that swayed
European sentiment toward the Union cause. 302 pgs., 55 B&W illustrations,
6"x 9¼", sfbd.
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Surviving the Confederacy
Rebellion, Ruin, and Recovery - Roger and Sara Pryor During the Civil War.
John C. Waugh. War is hell - and not only on the battlefield, as John
Waugh eloquently demonstrates in this fascinating and poignant portrait of
one of the South's most well-known and admired couples, Roger and Sara
Pryor, their friends, and their society. 447 pgs., 21 B&W illustrations,
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