• The Atlas Of The Civil War -

  (Book - Amazon.com) : Here is the definitive reference to the battles of the Civil War, written by America's leading military historians and edited by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War expert James M. McPherson. This authoritative volume includes gripping eyewitness accounts plus 200 specially commissioned, full-color maps that detail all of the major campaigns and many of the smaller skirmishes of the war between the states. This book is also available from Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom) and Amazon.ca (Canada). Click on links for details.

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• The Oxford Atlas of the Civil War -

  (Book - Amazon.com) : Offering the clearest and most comprehensive examination of the conflict that transformed the United States, the Atlas of the Civil War reveals the full dimensions of this historic confrontation. Surpassing the scope of any previously published single-volume work, this atlas pairs expert scholarship with bold mapping to vividly depict the ebb and flow of destruction and reconstruction. Divided chronologically into five sections, the Atlas of the Civil War illustrates every significant battle and military campaign while simultaneously considering the important social themes that shaped the country during the same time period. This book is also available from Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom) and Amazon.ca (Canada). Click on links for details.

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• The War Between The States Collection - (DVD Bundle - History Channel) : Nine programs on 10 DVDs provide a sweeping and in-depth perspective on the Civil War. Drawn extensively from letters and first-person accounts of combatants. Moving reenactments bring the experience of the war to life. -

• 2,000 Questions and Answers About the Civil War : Unusual and Unique Facts About the War Between the States - (Book - Amazon.com) : Fascinating trivia and facts abound in this rich collection about America's most brutal and intriguing war. Questions are presented in categories that make it easy to test your knowledge. Also included are interesting sidebar articles, lists of little-known facts, anecdotes, and over 50 unusual black-and-white photographs. With a thorough index, 2,000 Questions and Answers About the Civil War provides a valuable resource for students, researchers, and Civil War buffs.
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• 800 Paces to Hell: Andersonville - (Book - Amazon.com) : Lynn's remarkable and thorough compilation and annotation brings to life the history, the horrors, and the dissolution of Andersonville Prison. Comprised primarily of hundreds of eye-witness accounts (thematically and chronologically arranged), this book emphasizes the struggles of those who survived their incarceration and of those who did not.
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• Amazing Women of the Civil War - Click on link to read customer reviews. -

• Americas Civil War - (Magazine Subscription - Amazon.com) : America's Civil War delivers comprehensive coverage of the strategies, leaders, battles and little-known facts and facets of the war between Northern and Southern states. Features and departments present readers with authoritative insight on the Civil War era of American history, accompanied by classical artworks, paintings by today's artists, historic photography and incisive maps of battles and campaigns. -

• Articles of War : Winners, Losers, and Some Who Were Both During the Civil War - By Albert E. Castel. Click on link to read editorial reviews. -

• Brady Civil War Photos - (Database Online - Footnote) : Mathew B Brady and many of the decade's best photographers created the photographs in this collection resulting in over 5,600 portraits, landscapes, and battle scenes. There are detailed portraits of notable men of the era, as well as photos of soldiers, living and dead, battlefields, scarred landscapes, and cities burned and bombed by invading troops. They portray the horrors of war and images of life in camp. They represent photojournalism in its infancy and present us with real-life interpretations of our nation at war with itself. -

• Brady's Civil War - (Book - Amazon.com) : In the Civil War era, Matthew Brady and his staff became the country’s foremost photographers of battle scenes and military life, traveling widely throughout the warring states with their cameras. BRADY’S CIVIL WAR offers more than 300 stunning Civil War photographs and also sets the record straight as to the authorship of the photographs, finally dispelling the questions and myths that have shrouded his legacy for more than a century.
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• Civil War Times Illustrated - (Magazine Subscription - Magazines.com) : Delivering the complete story of America's greatest internal conflict with all its action, emotion, drama and modern-day significance. Civil War Times Illustrated is a general-interest publication in a specialized field, examining all aspects of the era and written for civil war readers. -

• Divided Waters : The Naval History of the Civil War -

  A naval history of the Civil War uses the words of the men who were there--taken from primary sources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs--to the tell the story from an often forgotten point of view.

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• Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War - (Book - Amazon.com): Seven writers have contributed to this collection of exciting Civil War adventures. G. W. Cable has edited a war diary kept by a Union woman living in New Orleans, from 1860 to 1863, in which she describes her flight from that city to Vicksburg, only to suffer privations there as well. Union soldier William Pittenger tells of his participation in a train heist in Georgia for purposes of spying in 1862. A. E. Richards discusses John S. Mosby’s “Partizan Rangers.” Basil W. Duke covers Gen. John H. Morgan’s raid of July 1863, and the subsequent capture and escape of Morgan and his men. Escapee from Libby Prison, Frank E. Moran, recounts the tale of the daring construction of the tunnel by Col. Thomas E. Rose, and others, and the flight from Richmond in 1864. W. H. Shelton tells of his participation in the Battle of the Wilderness and its aftermath. John Taylor Wood, aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, writes of Gen. Breckinridge’s escape from Florida in 1865. (1915) reprint, 343 pp., illus., new fullname index. -

• The Damned Red Flags of Rebellion : The Confederate Battle Flag at Gettysburg -

  (Book - Amazon.com) : The Confederate battle flag was arguably the most powerful symbol produced during the Civil War. Confederate flags incorporated the language of color, shape, design, and inscription, weaving them into a new icon that offered a material and highly visible representation of the differences between North and South. In this unique study, Richard Rollins outlines the meaning Confederate battle flags had for both sides, details their deep roots in the American experience, and analyzes their use in combat. A special section includes 41 full-color photographs of flags captured during the Gettysburg campaign.

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• The March to the Sea - Franklin and Nashville - (Instant Download - eBooks.com) : Cox's account of the March to the Sea shows why the march stunned the world: without any supply lines to the North, Sherman's army crushed Georgia and South Carolina and ruthlessly annihilated whatever war-making capacity was left in those states. After more than a century, Cox's account is still valued as a masterful chronicle of this grim, final phase of the war. -

• Things Grew Beautifully Worse : The Wartime Experiences of Captain John O'Brien, 30th Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A. - (Book - Amazon.com) : Extensively annotated by editor Brian K. Robertson, Things Grew Beautifully Worse is the story of an Irish immigrant to Arkansas who became a soldier, officer and prisoner during the Civil War. Captured during the Battle of Murfreesboro, Captain John O'Brien was ultimately transferred to Johnson's Island military prison in Ohio. While imprisoned, O'Brien kept a diary in which he recounts his military service and capture in addition to his daily life in the prison. Through it all, Captain O'Brien is able to maintain his sense of humanity--and even a bit of his native Irish wit and humor. -

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