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Bourland in North Texas and Indian
Territory |
From the Author
I have transcribed 225 militia listings and the
militia correspondence of 34 counties of North Texas in order to
interpret THE BOURLAND PAPERS -- about 200 Civil War era documents, 43
of which are not in the OFFICIAL RECORD, but should be. Topics that I
have addressed extensively are: the Brush Battalion; Quantrill in North
Texas; gruesome details of four Kiowa-Comanche Indian raids into North
Texas including the 1864 Battle of Elm Creek; 1862 Tonkawa Massacre in
Anadarko, I.T.; Camp Napoleon Compact Meeting attended by 5,000 to
7,000 Indians plus J.W. Throckmotton in now Grady County, OK; and the
Confederate treaties with the tribes of Indian Territory, especially
the Reserve Tribes of the Leased Lands.
Starvation in Indian Territory among all of the tribes is a central theme of my book.
About 70 % of my 998-page study is from handwritten records and about 90 % is from contemporaneous sources. It addresses the Civil War era between Oklahoma City & Dallas and Texarkana & Childress, Texas. My book is described on my web site, www.bourlandcivilwar.com .
More Generals in Gray
by Bruce S. Allardice.
From Booklist
It is a popular misconception that Confederate military forces were
models of efficiency and dash, contrasting with Union forces hindered
by bureaucratic bungling and political meddling. As Allardice
illustrates, the same maladies plagued Confederate armies; the
promotion procedure for generals was particularly cumbersome and
subject to the whims of politicians within and without the military
structure. In this series of biographical sketches, Allardice examines
the careers of 137 of the more obscure Confederate generals, most of
whom were appointed outside the usual process, which required approval
of the Confederate Congress. While many of Allardice's subjects seem to
have earned their obscurity, some are notable and rather intriguing
personalities. His sketches are likely to interest both general readers
and Civil War scholars.
Jay Freeman
From Book News, Inc.
Following the now classic biographies of 425 Confederate generals in
Ezra J. Warner's Generals in Grey (1959), Allardice profiles another
137 who attained their rank without presidential appointment. Among
them are some generals who were in service to an individual state but
not to the Confederacy, some appointed by military authorities but not
the president, and some who claimed to have been appointed by the
president but any record of such an appointment was lost in the chaotic
last days of the war.
Ingram
This masterful study brings to light a class of officers never before
covered in any book: the Confederacy's "other" generals. For each of
the 137 generals profiled--including Raphael Semmes, Francis Bartow,
Henry Kyd Douglas, and Tom Munford--Allardice presents a substantial
biographical sketch and a short bibliography. 108 halftone photos.
From Bruce Allardice
This book contains biographies of 640 men and women who, in the
author's opinion, are the most noted Civil War era figures buried in
the state of Texas. Included are generals, soldiers, politicians, and
authors, Union and Confederate. Each person has a short biography, with
a photo of the gravesite and directions on where they are buried.
The publisher is Hill College Press. The book sells for $30.00, and can be ordered from Hill College Press or Jim Mundie Books.
Hill College Press
PO Box 619
Hillsboro, TX, 76645
Tel: 254-582-2555
Jim Mundie Books
jimmundie@aol.com
Tel: 281-531-8639
Ambush at
Williamsville
by Richard L. Armstrong
During the spring of 1862, Union troops under the command of Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy occupied Monterey and McDowell in Highland County. Having a difficult time obtaining supplies (forage and rations) for the horses and men of his command, Milroy decided to live off the land. As a result, in late April 1862, a foraging party visited the village of Williamsville, in the Northern part of Bath County, to collect food for themselves and their animals. A train of 26 wagons, guarded by ten men of the 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was loaded with grain and other supplies and started back to McDowell on the morning of April 26th.
The Bath Cavalry learned of the "raid" by the Yankees and set out to punish them. It is said that John T. Byrd, a local farmer, carried the news of the raid to the Bath Cavalry. A detachment of that company concealed themselves in the brush along the road and at an opportune moment, opened fire upon the guards and wagon drivers. Two men were killed (a father and his son from Pennsylvania), and several wounded. A number of other men were taken prisoner and sent to Richmond.
This book is out of print! The details of the ambush at Williamsville is included in more detail in The Battle of McDowell.
11th Virginia CavalryThe 11th Virginia Cavalry, part of the famous Laurel Brigade, was created in early 1863 from the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry and two companies from the 5th Virginia Cavalry. Most of these companies formerly belonged to the 7th Virginia Cavalry - Ashby's old regiment.
The book contains a textual history of the regiment from its first organization as the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry until the close of the war. The history of the individual companies prior to be a part of the 17th Battalion is included as well. There are a number of photographs of the veterans of the 11th Virginia Cavalry, and roster of all the known (or suspected) members of the regiment.
Battle of McDowellThe Battle of McDowell was the beginning of Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's famous Valley Campaign of 1862. In early April 1862, Union forces commanded by Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy occupied the town of Monterey, in Highland County, Virginia. Confederate forces, commanded by Brigadier General Edward "Alleghany" Johnson, fell back from their quarters at Camp Alleghany to the top of Shenandoah Mountain. On April 12, 1862, a skirmish took place at Monterey. Edward Johnson's men were forced to retire. Seven days later, the Confederates abandoned their position on Shenandoah Mountain (Fort Johnson), and fell back to Valley Mills and West View, near Staunton.
About the middle of April 1862, General Milroy advanced his forces to occupy the village of McDowell. A few days later (April 26), the Ambush at Williamsville took place. Meanwhile, General Jackson began his movement to join Edward Johnson near Staunton.
On the morning of May 7, 1862, the forces of Edward Johnson encountered the advance outposts of Milroy's Army at West Augusta and Rodger's Toll House. The Valley Army followed Johnson's command on the way to McDowell. The Confederates pushed on and crossed the Shenandoah Mountain that day, then halted for the night. Early on the morning of May 8, 1862, Johnson's command advanced to Sitlington's Hill (overlooking McDowell) and took possession of that point. As the day progressed, the Battle of McDowell took place and continued until nightfall.
25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia InfantryThe 25th Virginia Infantry was formed at Huttonsville, [West] Virginia in June 1861 of companies from Virginia and present-day West Virginia. The regiment was sent to Rich Mountain. Several of the companies took part in the Battle at Rich Mountain on July 11, 1861 and others surrendered to General McClellan's forces at Beverly on July 13, 1861. A total of five companies (half the regiment) was lost at this point.
The 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry was also created in June 1861, from companies left over from the formation of the 25th and 31st Virginia Regiments. These companies were all from Northwestern Virginia and was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George W. Hansborough.
In the spring of 1862, just prior to the Battle of McDowell, the 9th Battalion was consolidated with the 25th Virginia Infantry to bring it back to full company strength (10 companies).
The 25th Virginia Infantry served throughout the war with distinction and honor. At the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864, it again suffered a crippling blow - again loosing most of the regiment as prisoners of war.
The book contains a textual history of the regiment from the time it was organized until the close of the war. There are photographs of the veterans of the regiment. A roster of all the known (or suspected) members of the regiment is included.
7th Virginia CavalryThe 7th Virginia Cavalry was formed early in the war and placed under the command of Colonel Angus W. McDonald. One of the company commanders was Turner Ashby, who later commanded the regiment and became a Brigadier General.
This book details the history of all 26 companies of the 7th Virginia Cavalry from the time of their formation until the close of the war. In the spring of 1862, following the untimely death of Ashby, the regiment was divided into two regiments (7th and 12th Regiments) and a battalion (17th, later the 11th Virginia Cavalry).
The book contains a textual history of the regiment from its organization until the close of the war. There are photographs of the veterans of the regiment. A roster of all the known (or suspected) members of the regiment is included.
19th and 20th Virginia CavalryThe 19thth Virginia Cavalry was created in the spring of 1863 from men who had served in the 3rd Virginia State Line (disbanded in 1863). Colonel William L. Jackson was assigned to command the regiment. Colonel Jackson was a cousin of "Stonewall" Jackson, and was called "Mudwall" and "Brickwall." Most of the men in this regiment lived in Northwestern Virginia.
The 20th Virginia Cavalry was formed in the fall of 1863 and was commanded by Colonel W. W. Arnett. Both of these regiments served under Colonel Jackson as part of Jackson's Brigade, until the close of the war.
The book contains a textual history of the regiment from its organization until the close of the war. There are photographs of the veterans of the regiment. A roster of all the known (or suspected) members of the regiment is included.
26th Virginia CavalryThe 26th Virginia Cavalry was formed in February 1865, from two battalions of Colonel William L. Jackson's Cavalry Brigade. The 46th Battalion and 47th Battalion were both created in late 1863. The men attached to these commands were from a wide area, ranging from southwest Virginia to the Ohio River, in the new state of West Virginia.
The book contains a textual history of the regiment from its organization until the close of the war. There are photographs of the veterans of the regiment. A roster of all the known (or suspected) members of the regiment is included.
West Virginian vs. West Virginian: The Battle of BulltownWest Virginian vs. West Virginian: The Battle of Bulltown tells the story of Colonel William L. "Mudwall" Jackson's attack the Union garrison at Bulltown, Braxton County, West Virginia. The fight took place on October 13, 1863.
The Civil War in Bath County, VirginiaThe Civil War in Bath County, Virginia tells of the events taking place in Bath County, Virginia during the Civil War, 1861 - 1865.
Included in the book is a short biographical sketch of the tragic Terrill Family of Bath. This family provided four sons to the war effort - three fought for the South and one fought for the North. The father, Colonel William Henry Terrill, a lawyer, served the Confederate States as provost marshal of Bath County. One son, William Rufus Terrill, graduated from West Point and made a career in the United States Army. When the war began, he chose to remain "loyal" to the United States. He attained the rank of Brigadier General by the fall of 1862, and in the battle of Perryville, Ky., in October 1862, he was killed.
His brother, James Barbour Terrill, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and worked his way up to the rank of Brigadier General. He was killed in May 1864, on the same day as his appointment was approved by President Jefferson Davis. His younger brother, Philip Mallory Terrill, served in the 25th Virginia Infantry, the 62nd Virginia (Mounted) Infantry, and in the 12th Virginia Cavalry. He was killed near Winchester in November 1864.
The only one of the four to survive the war was Doctor George P. Terrill, of Salem, Virginia. He served as the colonel of the home guard.
Roll of Casualties: The McDowell Campaign, April 12 - May 9, 1862This book is rather unique (In my opinion) in the fact that it lists all the known losses among the Union and Confederate troops engaged in the Battle of McDowell and the events occurring just before and after the battle. It covers the skirmish at Monterey, Virginia on April 12, 1862,the skirmish at Williamsville, Virginia (April 26, 1862), the fighting east of Shenandoah Mountain on the day prior to the battle of McDowell and the rear guard action near Monterey on May 9, 1862.
The book lists the soldiers alphabetically and gives their company and regiment, along with their rank at the time of the battle. Information about their being killed, wounded, died of wounds or whether they were taken prisoner appears, along with their approximate age at the time of the battle is listed.
Statistical data concerning the losses is compiled into tables following each section.
Surprise! The Confederate Raids on Randolph, W. Va. 1864-1865During the last year of the War Between the States (August 1864 – January 1865), Confederate forces conducted three raids into Randolph County, West Virginia. Two of the raids were successful, resulting in the capture of prisoners and much needed property. Captain Hill’s raid of October 29, 1864 was a disaster for the Confederates.
The first raid occurred on August 24, 1864 against a small detachment of the 8th Ohio Cavalry at Huttonsville, West Virginia, about eleven miles south of Beverly. The raid was an unqualified success for Confederate Captain Hannibal Hill.
The second raid took place at Beverly in the early morning hours of October 29, 1864. Once again Captain Hannibal Hill led a detachment of Confederates from twenty one different units to this land of plenty. The raid, a complete surprise and unlike the August raid, this one ended in complete failure.
The third and final raid, conducted by Major General Thomas L. Rosser on January 11, 1865, was a complete surprise and a success. Attacking at an early hour on a freezing, snowy winter morning, the Confederates captured a large number of men from the 8th Ohio Cavalry and the 34th Ohio Infantry. As a result of the raid, both commanders of the Ohio regiments were dismissed from the service.
Upon learning of the disaster at Beverly, Major General Philip H. Sheridan commented: “I advised General Crook sometime ago to break up the post at Beverly; it is of no use, and is bait for the enemy, both from position and gross carelessness, and want of discipline on the part of the troops.”
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From H. Grady Howell,
Jr.
"The strength of this work, besides being primary source
material, rests squarely in the depth and accountability of the
accompanying narrative and footnotes meticulously researched by Joe and
LaVon Ashley . . . . As no definitive history of the Thirtieth
Mississippi currently exists, this work will serve to fill the gap. I
am proud to have this work in my library and urge other Civil War
buffs, Southerners, and particularly Mississippians, interested in our
collective past, to add it to theirs!"
From The Author
The authors have compiled a chronological account of Davis' Confederate
service from March 1862 to May 1865 and annotated the diary entries he
recorded from July 1864 to May 1865. This book is a biography of Attala
County, Mississippi, resident William Van Davis (1828-1884) and a brief
regimental history of the 30th Mississippi Infantry. Also included in
this book are maps of Davis' journey, 30 illustrations, a biographical
list of 250 civilians and soldiers (100 Mississippi soldiers), a muster
roll of the 30th Mississippi , and an index. Copyright 2001; 6 x
9 paperback; 296 pages
The book is $19.95 plus $4.00 S & H. Make check or money order payable to Standing Pine Press and mail to:
Standing Pine Press
P.O. Box 25458
Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5458.
Or, call 1-800-624-0281 to order from The Citizen Tribune, Morristown, TN; or call 1-800-366-7619 to order from Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson, MS.
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A Thrilling Narrative: The Memoir of
a Southern Unionist
edited by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. |
Book Description
A never-before-seen and firsthand look into the dissent of one Southern
soldier.
This Civil War memoir of Capt. Dennis E. Haynes is both unique and rare. Not only did few southern unionists write of their experiences after the war, Haynes's is the only publication by a Louisiana unionist. Furthermore it is the only account by a member of the First Louisiana Battalion Cavalry Scouts, a unit that existed for less than three months and saw its only real action during the Red River Campaign of 1864.
Haynes's memoir is a historic collection of his wartime experiences as a unionist in the Confederate South. Among his writings, Haynes describes how he opposed the secession of Texas and thus became a hunted man. He also tells of his narrowing odyssey to reach Union troops in Louisiana. Every step of the way, Haynes provides details, sometimes graphic, of the harassment and cruelty he and many others like him suffered at the hands of his Confederate neighbors.
Arthur W. Bergeron Jr. is an
archivist with the United States Army Military History Institute at
Carlisle Barracks, Pa. and the author of a number of books, including
"The Civil War in Louisiana."
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The Civil War in Louisiana: Military
Activity
edited by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. |
SYNOPSIS
The Bayou State inevitably became a target for Union land and naval
military operations because of its strategic position at the mouth of
the Mississippi River as well as the importance of New Orleans as a
manufacturing, banking, and trade center. Though not generally thought
of as a major battleground during the Civil War, Louisiana was the
scene of four military campaigns and 566 military actions of varying
size and significance. Thus Louisiana's military role played an
integral part in the outcome of the war and had repercussions that
extended well beyond the state line.
This volume demonstrates the Union's focus on dividing the Confederacy
and securing land access by water. Many battles discussed herein detail
encounters with Confederates determined to preserve their land and
livelihood. Despite the importance of the 'Mighty Mississippi' in the
Union campaign to quell the rebellion. Federal troops struggled to
capture territory along Louisiana's many rivers, swamps and low-lying
bayous. This volume offers not only an excellent sample of the state's
military experience during the Civil War, but it also highlights the
participation of both black Union and Confederate troops (including
neighboring Texans), analyzes the career of General Richard Taylor,
explores the consolidation of Union troops and the activities of
Jayhawkers, and discusses the construction and use of Confederate
earthwork fortifications. Moreover, this edition provides a glimpse of
both sides of the battlefield and of life on the homefront for
Louisiana's inhabitants who faced both violence and economic ruin.
This copy belongs on the bookshelf of any individual interested in
Louisiana's Civil War military experience. This edition takes the
reader beyond the Union occupation of New Orleans and the Battle of
Baton Rouge and into the trenches, small towns, and backwater areas of
Louisiana's bloody skirmishes between Union and Confederate forces.
Volume V, Part A of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Series in
Louisiana History
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The Civil War in Louisiana:
The Homefront
edited by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. |
SYNOPSIS
The Civil War wrought extensive damage throughout Louisiana and created
widespread hardship and suffering for those living in a war zone. In
this volume, Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. outlines the impact of the War
Between the States on Loui-siana's politics, economy, and society.
While not a major battleground, the state was of critical strategic
importance to both the Union and the Confederacy because of its vital
waterway, the Mississippi River.
A state divided, with Union forces occupying New Orleans and Baton
Rouge and a separate Confederate government administering in the
state's central and northern regions, Louisiana's fragmented political
apparatus worked to alleviate the stresses of war on the state's
civilian population. The Pelican State's rural Union and Confederate
governments also schemed to control the regional economy, most notably
its human capital, slaves, and its major money-maker, cotton.
The ravages of war left many Louisianians without food, shelter, or a
means of support. This volume highlights the problems created by the
Union's naval block-ade in the port of New Orleans and the destruction
of the state's transportation infra-structure, which created pockets of
impoverished people. With the invading Union troops came waves of black
refugees, newly freed from their lives of slavery and ill-equipped to
support themselves. Contributing to the bleak economic situation in
larger Louisiana cities, these freedmen also needed the food, shelter,
and clothing provided by the wartime administrations.
The Home Front presents the reader with a broad picture of life in
Louisiana from 1861 to 1865 and illustrates the state's critical
importance to the formation of the Confederate States of America and
the preservation of the United States of America. By moving the focus
behind the battle line, this volume reveals the dispa-rate loyalties
and experiences of the peoples of Louisiana during the Civil War.
Editor Arthur Bergeron has collected the best recent scholarship on
Louisiana's economic, political, and social systems during the War
Between the States. This landmark work is essential for every Civil War
library.
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Confederate Mobile by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. |
This is the only complete
study of the Confederate defense of Mobile, Alabama, ever written.
Mobile was an important city to the Confederacy strategically because
of its status as a blockade running port and railroad center. The Union
high command recognized the importance of Mobile but did not organize a
serious attack on it until relatively late in the war. Although
blockade running was ended by the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864,
Mobile remained in Confederate hands until April 12, 1865. This book
traces the development of the Confederate defenses of the city and
tells the stories of the Battle of Mobile Bay and the final campaign
against Mobile in March and April 1865 (Spanish Fort and Blakely).
This description written by
the author, Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. - December 5, 1997
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Black Southerners in Gray :
Essays on Afro-Americans in Confederate Armies edited by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. |
The first serious, scholarly
look at a forgotten aspect of the Civil War. Eleven essays by five
authors detail the experiences of Black Southerners as servants and
soldiers in the Confederate army. One reviewer has written that Black
Southerners is "an important contribution to the study of a war where
race is a central issue".
From the Publisher
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Guide to Louisiana Confederate
Military Units 1861-1865
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An indispensible source on
the Civil War.
This book provides brief histories of all of the military units
contributed to the regular Confederate army by the state of Louisiana.
Each history consists of a list of field officers and company
commanders (including company nicknames) and a bibliography of
published sources on the unit. Historian Robert K. Krick, in a review,
stated that the book is such an important research tool that he owns
two copies, one on each floor of his home.
This description written by
the author, Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr.
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The Civil War Reminiscences of Major
Silas T. Grisamore, C.S.A.
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From Book News, Inc.
Much of Grisamore's service during the war was as a quartermaster,
first for the 18th Louisiana and later for an infantry brigade and an
infantry division. Articles he wrote after the war appeared in the
Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel (southern Louisiana) from December 1867
through April 1871, and are here reprinted--edited and with
annotations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Louisianians in the Civil War
(Shades of Blue and Gray Series)
Edited with an Introduction by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. and Lawrence Lee
Hewitt
From the Univ. of
Missouri Press Website
Louisianians in the Civil War brings to the forefront the suffering
endured by Louisianians during and after the war-- hardships more
severe than those suffered by the majority of residents in the
Confederacy. The wealthiest southern state before the Civil War,
Louisiana was the poorest by 1880. Such economic devastation negatively
affected most segments of the state's population, and the fighting that
contributed to this financial collapse further fragmented Louisiana's
culturally diverse citizenry. The essays in this book deal with the
differing segments of Louisiana's society and their interactions with
one another. Louisiana was as much a multicultural society during the
Civil War as the United States is today. One manner in which this
diversity manifested itself was in the turning of neighbor against
neighbor. This volume lays the groundwork for demonstrating that
strongholds of Unionist sentiment existed beyond the mountainous
regions of the Confederacy and, to a lesser extent, that foreigners and
African Americans could surpass white, native-born Southerners in their
support of the Lost Cause. Some of the essays deal with the attitudes
and hardships the war inflicted on different classes of civilians
(sugar planters, slaves, Union sympathizers, and urban residents,
especially women), while others deal with specific minority groups or
with individuals. Written by leading scholars of Civil War history,
Louisianians in the Civil War provides the reader a rich understanding
of the complex ordeals of Louisiana and her people. Students, scholars,
and the general reader will welcome this fine addition to Civil War
studies.
Boone's Louisiana Battery: A History
and Roster
by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. and Lawrence Lee Hewitt
Elliott's Bookshop Press, Baton Rouge, La., 1983.
Miles' Legion: A History and Roster
by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. and Lawrence Lee Hewitt
Elliott's Bookshop Press, Baton Rouge, La., 1986.; 76 pages,
illustrations
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The 4th
Michigan Volunteers Infantry
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“Friend Starr
May 10 1861
Come as soon as you can…Bring a blanket, a good undershirt, 2 if you wish, a good pair of drawers, leave you best clothes at home I don’t think the war will last six months.
Don H. Knipple”
Eli Starr, future recruit for the 4th Michigan Infantry fought at New Bridge as a Sergeant. Killed at Malvern Hill fourteen months after his enlistment on July 1, 1862. The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was one of the first Michigan regiments to answer President Lincoln’s call for troops in 1861. The regiment sent over 1000 young boys and men to serve in this elite unit. The regiment served from June 1861 through June 1864. It was subsequently reorganized around a core of 129 veterans into the 4th Michigan Veteran Volunteers and served in the Western Theater. In regards to: The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry: The battle of New Bridge, Virginia. Martin Nino Bertera focus primarily on the 4th Michigan role during their action at New Bridge, on May 24, 1862 just five miles outside the Confederate capital in Richmond Virginia.
Under the command of Colonel Dwight A. Woodbury, the 4th Michigan would suffer casualties but not as severe as they would be in future battles such as, Gains Mill, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Wilderness. However, the battle itself would have a pronounce effect on the future history of the United States. This occurred by a chance meeting and a lasting friendship between Captain George A. Custer and a Lieutenant in company A of the 4th Michigan Infantry, George Yates. Yates would die in command of the Band Box Troops of the 7th Calvary at the Little Big Horn in 1876, not more then 40 yards from General Custer.
This is one of the few battles in the Civil War, which never has received any attention until Mr. Bertera’s study. At the time of battle The New York Herald said of the affair: “The most important skirmish that has occurred between our troops and the rebels in front of Richmond took place this morning.” The aim of this book: The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry: The battle of New Bridge, Virginia is chronicle their service in this battle, and to ensure that history accurately records the brave and honorable service they performed for the sake of their country.
Book Description:
112 pages, Numerous
photographs, some never in print before, fully footnoted, regimental roster,
index, Michigan at its best.
Praise for “The 4th Michigan Infantry - At the Battle of New Bridge Virginia.”
Jeff Daniels, Actor & star of the movies “Gettysburg” & “Gods & Generals”: “Great book and a very good read.”
Robert Krick, Historian, National Park Service, Richmond, Va.: “I can say that you have done good work figuring out what happened, and where it happened. I’ve not seen this much detail on the episode anywhere else, and in that regards you have done the historical world a service.”
Brad Graham, C.E.O. “Media Magic Productions” Documentary Film maker: “one of the best single actions histories I have read. Finely crafted - illuminating in the big picture views and riveting in all its detail. Fair and balanced yet engaging as thorough as the most analytical narratives about our Civil War.”
Charles Lindquist, Curator Lenawee County Historical Museum: “It is hard to see how the story of this battle could be told better told than it is by historian Martin Bertera. Based on solid research, this history is clearly written and tells an absorbing story. With George A. Custer being involved, how could the story not be absorbing.”
To order, send an email to Mr. Bertera at berteramarty@aim.com .
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Ingram
Confederate infantryman Ujanirtus C. Allen wrote his wife twice weekly
before he was killed at Chancellorsville. Whether focused on the war or
on his farm and family, Ugie Allen exhibits a talent for communicating
his observations and opinions. His letters make a valuable resource for
Civil War enthusiasts and social and military historians. Photos and
drawings.
From LSU Press
“This Georgian’s letters offer a rich slice of Southern soldier
experience expressed by an observant, smart, company-grade officer.
Ugie Allen’s battle accounts of Cross Keys, Gaines’s Mill, Cedar
Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg are vividly descriptive
contemporary accounts of considerable value.”
—Robert K. Krick, author of Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain
Orphaned at age three, Ujanirtus C. Allen grew up in foster homes and boarding schools. In the spring of 1861, when he turned twenty-one, “Ugie” inherited a substantial estate in Troup County, Georgia, replete with slaves, livestock, and machinery. Unfortunately for Allen, the outbreak of war made it impossible to build the stable life and permanent home he so desperately wanted for himself, his wife, Susan, and their infant son.
In April, 1861, Allen, fueled by pride and patriotism, joined the Ben Hill Infantry, which eventually became Company F, 21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He wrote his wife twice weekly, penning at least 138 letters before he received a mortal wound at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. Allen’s ability to convey his observations and feelings on a variety of topics and his vivid descriptions of his environment sets Campaigning with “Old Stonewall” apart from other collections of Civil War letters.
More than simply personal, Ugie’s missives to his beloved Susie abound with vibrant portrayals of wartime Richmond and the beautiful Virginia countryside as well as battlefields such as Cross Keys, Gaines’s Mill, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Allen was a discerning observer of people, as evinced by his deft characterizations and gossipy accounts of regimental officers, lowly privates, and generals from Stonewall Jackson to Robert E. Lee. Allen was responsible for dozens of enlisted men, and his correspondence makes clear the myriad duties of a company-grade officer in the Confederate army.
Editors Randall Allen and Keith S. Bohannon expertly weave Allen’s letters with valuable commentary and annotations. Whether focused on the war or on his farm and family, Ugie Allen exhibits a talent for communicating his observations and opinions, making Campaigning with “Old Stonewall” a valuable resource for Civil War enthusiasts and social and military historians.
The Giles, Allegheny
and Jackson Artillery
by Keith S. Bohannon
This book is part of the
Virginia Regimental Histories Series, published by H. E. Howard, Inc
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From the publisher:
Vivid and lively letters from a young Confederate in Lee's Army.
In the spring of 1861 a 22-year-old Alabamian did what many of his friends and colleagues were doing, he joined the Confederate Army as a volunteer. The first of his family to enlist, William Cowan McClellan, who served as a private in the 9th Alabama Infantry regiment, wrote hundreds of letters throughout the war, often penning for friends who could not write home for themselves. In the letters collected in John C. Carter's volume, this young soldier comments on his feelings toward his commanding officers, his attitude toward military discipline and camp life, his disdain for the western Confederate armies, and his hopes and fears for the future of the Confederacy.
McClellan's letters also contain vivid descriptions of camp life, battles, marches, picket duty, and sickness and disease in the army. The correspondence between McClellan and his family dealt with separation due to war as well as with other wartime difficulties such as food shortages, invasion, and occupation. The letters also show the rise and fall of morale on both the home front and on the battlefield, and how they were closely intertwined.
Remarkable for their humor, literacy, and matter-of-fact banter, the letters reveal the attitude a common soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia had toward the day-to-day activity and progression of the war. John C. Carter includes helpful appendixes that list the letters chronologically and offer the regimental roster, casualty/enlistment totals, assignments, and McClellan's personal military record.
About the Author
John C. Carter is a Civil War enthusiast and independent researcher employed by
Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia.
42nd Virginia Infantry
by John D. Chapla
This book is part of the Virginia Regimental Histories Series,
published by H. E. Howard, Inc
This is the story of the men of the 42nd Virginia Infantry, who entered the service in July 1861 with more than 860 men drawn from Henry, Patrick Bedford, Roanoke, Campbell, Franklin and Floyd counties. Fighting initially under the command of Lee and Loring in the Cheat Mountain and Sewell Mountain campaigns during the summer and fall of 1861, the regiment joined Stonewall Jackson's Army of the Valley District in December 1861. Initially a reluctant, even rebellious, member of Jackson's Foot Cavalry, the 42nd endured the Romney Campaign. At Kernstown in March 1862 it earned Jackson's praise for helping to save the army. Thereafter it fought as a part of Jackson's division, and its successors, for the remainder of the war in the Valley Campaign, Seven Days, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Paynes Farm, and the Wilderness. Virtually destroyed when it was overrun with Johnson's division at the Mule Shoe Salient near Spotsylvania Court House, the regiment, never again numbering more than 150, traipsed the Valley of Virginia with Jubal Early in 1864, returning to the Petersburg trenches in December. Hatcher's Run and Fort Stedman were the last of the bloody way stations preceding the regiment's surrender at Appomattox. There, just one officer and 12 armed men of the 42nd remained in the line of battle. In nearly four years of bloody conflict, more than 1,460 men served in the regiment and nearly 31 per cent died as a result.
48th Virginia Infantry
by John D. Chapla
This book is part of the Virginia Regimental Histories Series,
published by H. E. Howard, Inc
In late July 1861, the 48th
Virginia Infantry, "raised to strike for Old Dominion and Southern
rights," departed southwest Virginia for its first campaign. This
is the story of that regiment, which was initially comprised of more
than 830 men from Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and Washington
counties. These "Mountain Boomers," as one member dubbed them,
were a fine set of men, but "rough as bears." Tough to
discipline, but always tough in a fight, the regiment fought its first
battles under Lee and Loring in western Virginia during the summer and
fall of 1861. Joining Stonewall Jackson's Army of the Valley
District in December 1861, the 48th suffered through the Romney
Campaign, but missed the Kernstown battle. From then on to the
end of the war, however, the regiment fought as part of Jackson's Foot
Cavalry, later the Second Corps, at McDowell,
Winchester, Cross Keys and Port Republic, Seven Days, Cedar Mountain,
Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, Paynes Farm, the Wilderness and the Mule Shoe Salient near
Spotsylvania Court House. Nearly destroyed in that latter battle
when Johnson's division was overrun, the 48th was reduced to less than
the size of a company. That remnant fought with Jubal Early
throughout the Valley Campaign of 1864 and returned to the Petersburg
trenches in December 1864. Hatcher's Run and Fort Stedman were
its two last major battles before surrendering at Appomattox.
There, at the end, only 45 men remained out of the more than 1,300 who
had served in the regiment. During nearly four years of arduous
service, nearly 18 percent of the unit
died from battle, disease, or exposure as prisoners of war.
50th Virginia Infantry
by John D. Chapla
This book is part of the Virginia Regimental Histories Series,
published by H. E. Howard, Inc
"The Bloody Half Hundred," as the men of the 50th Virginia came to call themselves, organized in July 1861 from companies recruited in Lee, Wise, Washington, Tazewell, Smyth, Grayson, Carroll, Pulaski, Patrick, Amherst and Nelson counties. As initially organized, the regiment had 10 infantry companies, numbering about 900, and three troops of cavalry. As part of John B. Floyd's brigade, the 50th's first battles at Cross Lanes, Carnifex Ferry and Gauley Bridge were part of Floyd's unsuccessful fall-1861 effort to control the Kanawha Valley. In early 1862, the regiment fought bravely at Fort Donelson and in the retreat from there trekked overland more than 260 miles to Chattanooga. Reorganized in May of 1862, the 50th fought at Princeton and Lewisburg and joined William W. Loring's fall-1862 campaign that captured Charleston, W.Va. Shipped east to reinforce Confederate forces on the Blackwater River, the 50th fought a small bloody affair in January 1863 at Kelly's Store near Suffolk. Returning briefly to southwestern Virginia in March 1863, the 50th was soon ordered east again to join John M. Jones' brigade in Stonewall Jackson's Second Corps. Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Payne's Farm heavily bloodied the regiment. In May 1864, the 50th, roughly handled at the Wilderness, fought well, but briefly before being overrun with Johnson's division at the Mule Shoe Salient near Spotsylvania Court House. The remnant of the 50th fought as part of the Second Corps through Jubal Early's Valley Campaign. Transferred to Wharton's division in October 1864, the 50th stood fast during the rout at Cedar Creek and remained in the Valley when the Second Corps returned to Petersburg in December 1864. In March 1865, the debacle at Waynesborough ended the war for most of the 50th. Survivors continued serving with Gen. John Echols in southwest Virginia until his army disbanded near Christiansburg in April 1865. Of the 1,734 men who served in the regiment during the war, nearly 25 per cent died as a result of battle, disease, or exposure as prisoners of war.
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Cut to Pieces and Gone to Hell The Civil War, Race Relations, and the Battle of Poison Spring edited by Mark Christ
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From the publisher's
website:
Dogwood trees were in full bloom as Union General Frederick Steele led
8,500 soldiers out of comfortable quarters in Little Rock and into the
pine and scrub woodlands of southwest Arkansas. Steele's intended
target was Shreveport, Louisiana. He planned to join another Union
force coming from Fort Smith, bringing his projected complement to
12,500 troops, and then link with another Federal army in Louisiana.
What Steele did not know at the outset of his ill-starred expedition
was that the history about to be generated would be one of the darkest
hours of American military and race-relations history. Neither Steele
nor his Confederate counterparts envisioned the battle that took place
near Camden, Arkansas, on April 18, 1864. Certainly neither man
anticipated the slaughter of black Union soldiers that took place
during a rout of Yankee forces by Confederate troops.
What actually happened during that campaign? What made Confederate
soldiers react so violently to the presence of former slaves in Union
uniforms? Why were usual rules of engagement ignored? What is there to
yet be learned from a reconstruction of the battle and its aftermath?
These central questions revolve around a letter from the battlefield,
full of vivid detail and haunting candor, and dissected in this new
study.
Published by August House Books
Getting Used to Being Shot At: The
Spence Family Civil War Letters
edited by Mark Christ
From the book jacket:
The Spences were a wealthy family who owned land, slaves, and
the main hotel in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. With their successful careers
and extensive property, they were among Clark County's most prominent
families when the shadow of secession fell across Arkansas. Four years
later, Arkadelphia would be ravaged by war, and brothers Tom and Alex
Spence would lie in soldiers, graves, far from home.
Mark Christ has assembled the Spence brothers' powerful letters from a collection in Arkansas's Old State House Museum, weaving in other letters from their extended family and friends. He provides brief but thorough introductions to each chapter as well as evocative photographs.
The Spence's letters bear witness to the Civil War of the common soldiers and junior officers of the Army of Tennessee. Alex Spence saw action at Shiloh and most of the other major engagements of that army, while his brother Tom fought in Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. They also marched literally thousands of miles, spent weeks in camp, and relied on infrequent travelers to carry precious letters to and from home. They detailed to the family not only the many battles in which they served, but also the hardship of campaigning, the pride of serving in battle-proven units, and the pain of losing comrades to bullets and disease. The story moves chronologically from the outset of war to the final letter from Alex's grieving fiancée.
Published by the University of Arkansas Press
From the University of Arkansas Press website:
Rugged and Sublime explores Arkansas's major clashes and
locales of the Civil War. Richly illustrated with maps and photographs
and containing an appendix of Civil War properties in Arkansas, it is
especially useful as a guidebook to the Civil War battlefields of
Arkansas. 1994, 192 pages
Published by the University of Arkansas Press
From the University of
Arkansas Press website:
A collection of essays and photographs, historic and modern, that
sketches Arkansas history through its preserved buildings and areas.
Sentinels of History was conceived of as a way to mark the turn of the millennium by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. This generously illustrated book contains thirty-nine essays, each of which showcases an important Arkansas site and is written by a noted authority. Also included is a location map for these sites and a full appendix providing location information, county by county, for the more than two thousand surviving properties in Arkansas (as of June 1999) that appear on the National Register. The essays are as wide-ranging as Roger Kennedy's placement of the Toltec Mounds at the time of Charlemagne, Donald Harington's sensitive look at the "bigeminal" architecture of the Wolf dogtrot cabin, and Neil Compton's egalitarian tribute to the Boxley Valley Historic District on the Buffalo National River.
At least one current color photo of the site and one historic image are included with each essay. In addition, illustrations of the locations or structures listed in the appendix are scattered throughout sections. In all, Sentinels of History serves as a lavish inventory of historic properties in Arkansas at the end of the twentieth century. 360 pages, 190 illustrations
Published by the University of Arkansas Press
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A History of the 15th
South Carolina Infantry 1861-1865 by James B. Clary
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From the author:
This military history uses primary sources
to document the events of the 15th South Carolina Infantry from the beginning to
the end of the American Civil War. In addition, the 586 page book includes
personal biographies of the 1,442 men who served in the Regiment during the War.
The 15th South Carolina’s initial trial-by-fire occurred on Hilton Head Island
during the Battle of Port Royal Sound on November 7, 1861. As part of Lee’s Army
beginning in July 1862, they served in Longstreet’s corps in all of the battles
from 2nd Manassas onward. In November 1862, the 15th South Carolina wa assigned
by General Lee to Brigadier General Joseph Kershaw’s famous South Carolina
brigade. Following the battle of Gettysburg, the 15th South Carolina and
Kershaw’s brigade as part of Longstreet’s corps were sent to the Western Army.
In April 1864, they returned to Lee’s army where they fought in the Overland
Campaign. In August of 1864, the 15th South was ordered to the Shenandoah
Valley. In January of 1865, General Lee returned Kershaw’s brigade to South
Carolina to oppose Major General Sherman’s army during his march through the
Carolinas. The 15th South Carolina was surrendered, along with the remaining men
of Kershaw’s brigade to General Sherman at Greensboro, NC on April 26, 1865.
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Faces of the Civil War An Album of Union Soldiers and Their Stories by Ronald S. Coddington
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From the authors
website:
The Johns Hopkins University Press is pleased to announce the
publication of Faces of the Civil War: An Album of Union
Soldiers and Their Stories by Ron Coddington. The book is a
collection of more than seventy profiles and original images of Civil
War Union Volunteers who enlisted, served, and fought, who were
wounded, captured, and died of their wounds or disease, an those who
survived. It is scheduled for release in September 2004. Michael
Fellman, author of The Making of Robert E. Lee and editor of Around
the World with General Grant, will write the foreword.
Ron Coddington, 40, is an author and visual journalist. He has a
fifteen year newspaper career, and has worked for USA Today, the San
Jose Mercury News, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and Knight
Ridder/Tribune Information Services. He writes Faces of War, a
regular column appearing in the monthly newspaper the Civil War News.
He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife Anne.
From Ed Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus, National Park Service
Ron Coddington has authored a tour-de-force comparable to
that scored by William A. Frassanito with Gettysburg: A Journey in
Time some three decades ago. Instead of contemporary photographs,
coupled with current photos, underscoring the horrific impact on the
landscape, Coddington employs cartes de visite of the
participants proudly posed in their uniforms to introduce each. A brief
narrative, much of it drawn from the veteran's service and pension
records, follow each photo. The photos and the narrative are
complimentary and enable the reader to better understand the grim
realities that confronted Civil War soldiers and sailors and their
loved ones on the battlefield, in the camp, on the march, in the
hospital, and also on the home front. Sad to say, a number of the
veterans haunted by wartime injuries and experiences will have
difficulties adjusting to life as a civilian. This is an aspect of the
veteran's life that is
frequently ignored, but thanks to Coddington is not ignored.
Battle on the Bay: The Civil War
Struggle for Galveston
by Edward T. Cotham, Jr.
Book Description
"Devotees of American Civil War literature should find their horizons
broadened and their understanding of the war enhanced by this book."
-Donald S. Frazier, author of Cottonclads! The Battle of Galveston and
the Defense of the Texas Coast
The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the outside world. When the war ended in 1865, Galveston was the only major port still in Confederate hands.
In this beautifully written narrative history, Ed Cotham draws upon years of archival and on-site research, as well as rare historical photographs, drawings, and maps, to chronicle the Civil War years in Galveston. His story encompasses all the military engagements that took place in the city and on Galveston Bay, including the dramatic Battle of Galveston, in which Confederate forces retook the city on New Year's Day, 1863.
Cotham sets the events in Galveston within the overall conduct of the war, revealing how the city's loss was a great strategic impediment to the North. Through his pages pass major figures of the era, as well as ordinary soldiers, sailors, and citizens of Galveston, whose courage in the face of privation and danger adds an inspiring dimension to the story.
An independent scholar of Civil War history and former president of the Houston Civil War Roundtable, Ed Cotham is also active in the movement to preserve Civil War sites. He lives in Houston.
Published by the University of Texas Press
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Sabine Pass; The Confederacy's
Thermopylae
by Edward T. Cotham, Jr.
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From the Publisher
In an 1882 speech, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis made an exuberant claim: "That battle at Sabine Pass was more remarkable than the battle at Thermopylae." Indeed, Sabine Pass was the site of one of the most decisive Civil War battles fought in Texas. But unlike the Spartans, who succumbed to overwhelming Persian forces at Thermopylae more than two thousand years before, the Confederate underdogs triumphed in a battle that over time has become steeped in hyperbole. Providing a meticulously researched, scholarly account of this remarkable victory, Sabine Pass at last separates the legends from the evidence. In arresting prose, Edward T. Cotham, Jr., recounts the momentous hours of September 8, 1863, during which a hanful of Texans -- almost all of Irish descent -- under the leadership of Houston saloonkeeper Richard W. Dowling, prevented a Union military force of more than 5,000 men, 22 transport vessels, and 4 gunboats from occupying Sabine Pass, the starting place for a large invasion that would soon have given the Union control of Texas. Sabine Pass sheds new light on previously overlooked details, such as the design and construction of the fort (Fort Griffin) that Dowling and his men defended, and includes the battle report prepared by Dowling himself. The result is a portrait of a mythic event that is even more provocative when stripped of embellishment.
Published by the University of Texas Press
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The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine:
The Illustrated Note-Book of Henry O. Gusley (Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series) by Edward T. Cotham, Jr. |
Book Description
"Journals of nineteenth-century U.S. Marines are rare, and Henry
Gusley's is a truly outstanding account of the shipboard experiences and
observations of an enlisted marine.... Edward Cotham's scholarship in the
introduction and in annotating the journal is outstanding, and he has drawn on
the appropriate sources. This is one of the best jobs of editing in the field."
—Joseph G. Dawson III, Professor of History, Texas A&M University
"I found Gusley's 'notebook' fascinating, informative, and ultimately moving.... Civil War historians will find the information about the inner workings and day-to-day life aboard U.S. naval vessels patrolling the Gulf of Mexico and the major river systems of the Trans-Mississippi interior highly informative.... This book should also find a popular audience. Bright, literate, constantly upbeat, and good-humored despite the many difficult circumstances he found himself in, Gusley is good company for his readers." —Patrick Kelly, Associate Professor of History, University of Texas at San Antonio
On September 28, 1863, the Galveston Tri-Weekly News caught its readers' attention with an item headlined "A Yankee Note-Book." It was the first installment of a diary confiscated from U.S. Marine Henry O. Gusley, who had been captured at the Battle of Sabine Pass. Gusley's diary proved so popular with readers that they clamored for more, causing the newspaper to run each excerpt twice until the whole diary was published. For many in Gusley's Confederate readership, his diary provided a rare glimpse into the opinions and feelings of an ordinary Yankee—an enemy whom, they quickly discovered, it would be easy to regard as a friend. This book contains the complete text of Henry Gusley's Civil War diary, expertly annotated and introduced by Edward Cotham. One of the few journals that have survived from U.S. Marines who served along the Gulf Coast, it records some of the most important naval campaigns of the Civil War, including the spectacular Union success at New Orleans and the embarrassing defeats at Galveston and Sabine Pass. It also offers an unmatched portrait of daily life aboard ship. Accompanying the diary entries are previously unpublished drawings by Daniel Nestell, a doctor who served in the same flotilla and eventually on the same ship as Gusley, which depict many of the locales and events that Gusley describes. Together, Gusley's diary and Nestell's drawings are like picture postcards from the Civil War—vivid, literary, often moving dispatches from one of "Uncle Sam's nephews in the Gulf."
Published by the University of Texas Press
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Duty and Honor: A Novel of the Civil War
by Michael J. Deeb
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Synopsis
In the summer of 1862, the United States is torn by Civil War, and what
was supposed to be a short conflict has turned into a bloody campaign on both
sides. Teenage farm boy Michael Drieborg lives with his family in Michigan and
longs to join the cause, but he can’t justify abandoning his parents or the
farm.
But fate intercedes one Saturday morning on the family’s weekly visit to town.
Michael saves a young boy from being bullied. Unfortunately, he strikes the
bully – the son of the town’s banker – and is arrested and charged with assault.
He was given two choices: go to jail or join a Union cavalry unit being formed
in Grand Rapids. Against the wishes of his parents, Michael leaves home and
marches off to war.
Thus begins the story a naïve farm boy’s journey to becoming a seasoned Union
cavalryman. From the harshness of training camp and the intrigues of Washington
DC to falling in love with a congressman’s daughter and the horrific reality of
leading troops into battle, Duty and Honor reveals one man’s dignity and
sacrifice in the midst of tragic upheaval.
Bio
A Grand Rapids, MI native, Dr. Deeb was educated in the area’s parochial schools
earning his undergraduate degree from Aquinas College. He earned a Masters
Degree from Michigan State University and a Doctorate from Wayne State
University. For the majority of his teaching career, he taught American history.
Flags of Civil War Alabama
by Glenn Dedmondt
From the Pelican
Publishing Website
Flying high above us and waving in the wind, flags are reminders of
what we stand for. They stir the most patriotic emotions within the
human heart, and the battle flag often evokes those as strong today as
during the War for Southern Independence.
Every flag has a unique story. Those that survived the war are featured in this book with color illustrations and a brief history of their units. They are presented chronologically, and each flag is shown in its original design. Cavalry, infantry, artillery and naval flags are included, along with those that did not belong to any particular unit. There are photographs showing patterns of wear, damage, or artwork associated with each. Those that did not survive are illustrated--recreated from the thorough description that is left of them.
Glenn Dedmondt, a lifelong resident of the Carolinas and member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, shares his passion for the past as a teacher of South Carolina history. He holds a bachelor of science degree in elementary education, is published in Confederate Veteran magazine, and is the author of The Flags of Civil War South Carolina, also published by Pelican.
Flags of Civil War South Carolina
by Glenn Dedmondt
From the Pelican
Publishing Website
Over South Carolina's capitol dome fly three flags: the United States
flag, the flag of South Carolina, and the Confederate battle flag. This
unique distinction among American capitols has led to its fair share of
controversy. The battle flag often evokes as strong emotions today as
during the War for Southern Independence.
Many other flags have represented the state and its citizens, however. After five years of locating, measuring, and determining the historical significance of more than one hundred flags displayed during the War Between the States, the author presents-for the first time anywhere-every known South Carolina Civil War flag in existence today. These include: the Lone Star and Palmetto Flag, the first Southern flag hoisted over Fort Sumter; the Charleston Depot battle flag, carried by the French-speaking Lafayette Artillery; and the naval Jack, flown only on a ship of war when in port.
Much more than a historical examination, The Flags of Civil War South Carolina stands as a tribute to the men who bore these colors . . . men who were the heart of the regiment, the soul of the battle line, and the focus of the enemy's fire.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Glenn Dedmondt, a lifelong resident of the Carolinas and member of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans since 1986, shares his passion for the
past as a teacher of South Carolina history. Dedmondt, who has a
bachelor of science degree in elementary education, has been published
in Confederate Veteran magazine. He also is the author of Southern
Bronze, the history of South Carolina's Garden Battery.
From the Palmetto
Bookworks Website
In the spring of 1862, Hugh Garden returned home to Sumter, South
Carolina from service with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment in Virginia.
His mission was to recruit a company of artillery. After a summer of
recruiting and procurement of equipment, he and the newly commissioned
Garden's (S.C.) Artillery Company returned to Virginia in time to
participate in the 2nd Battle of Manassas.
Their subsequent service took them through all the major campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia. They were last off the field at Sharpsburg, farthest to advance at Gettysburg, first to retaliate at the Crater, fought one of the last artillery engagements of the war on April 8, 1865, and was one of the largest artillery companies to lay down their arms at Appomattox.
Southern Bronze is the story of these citizen-soldiers and the remarkable officers who molded them through example and deed into a fighting force worthy of honor and remembrance.
The Author
Glenn Dedmondt attributes the beginning of his fascination with history
to his fourth grade teacher, Catherine Feagan, "from whom I first heard
of Robert E. Lee and Pickett's charge."
Glenn received his B.S. in Education from Southern College in Tennessee and is a history teacher. He has written articles for Confederate Veteran and Civil War Times Illustrated and is a member of the Living History Association, the South Carolina Federation of Museums, and the M.W. Gary Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. His avocations are historical research and, as a living historian, is Commander of the Palmetto Battalion Light Artillery and Ferguson's Artillery Company.
Glenn is married with two sons and lives in Johnston, South Carolina.
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The Flags of Civil War North Carolina
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From the Pelican
Publishing Website
Flags stir powerful emotions, and few objects
evoke such a sense of duty and love of one’s homeland. In April 1861,
the first flag of a new republic flew over North Carolina. The state
had just seceded from the union, and its citizens would soon have to
fight for their homes, their families, and their way of life.
The Flags of Civil War North Carolina is the history of this short-lived republic (which later joined the Confederacy), told through the banners that flew over its government, cavalry, and navy. From the hand-painted flag of the Guilford Greys to the flag of the Buncombe Riflemen--made from the dresses of the ladies of Asheville--this collection is an exceptional tribute to the valiant men who bore these banners and to their ill-fated crusade for independence.
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The Fighting 10th
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From the publisher's
website
During or after the Civil War, no official history
was ever written on this Missouri Union Cavalry Regiment.
This book hopefully
will accomplish this. While the Regimental
records now lay at the bottom of the
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Yankee Autumn in Acadiana
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The Guns of Port Hudson
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The Guns of Port Hudson
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Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart
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From the publisher
As one of the few higher-ranking officers in the Army of Tennessee to avoid
controversy, General Alexander P. Stewart (1821-1908) was an outstanding but not
outrageous leader. In this masterly biography, Sam Davis Elliott traces the life
of this undeservedly obscure general from his early years at West Point through
his involvement in nearly all of the battles fought by the Army of Tennessee to
his postwar career as an educator and Civil War park commissioner. More than the
story of one man, Soldier of Tennessee poignantly conveys the triumphs and
failures of the Confederate effort in the West and a divided nation's efforts at
reconciliation.
From Booklist
Elliott chronicles a distinguished yet unsung military career, adding
usefully to knowledge of the Civil War in the West. A graduate of West Point,
Alexander P. Stewart (1821-1908) spent most of his civilian career as a
professional educator. In the war, he went with his native Tennessee and became
one of the Confederacy's highest ranking officers, rising from major of
artillery to lieutenant general as the last field commander of the Army of
Tennessee. His career is scantily documented (e.g., no physical description of
him survives), yet he appears to have been a sound tactician, taken good care of
his men, and avoided the political backbiting that disfigured the careers of so
many other western Confederates. After the war, he returned to teaching as a
professor at Ole Miss. Resigning in 1886, he later completed his public career
by establishing the Chickamauga Battlefield Park for the National Park Service.
A straightforward and useful biography of a straightforward and useful man.
Roland Green
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From the publisher
Trained as a physician and ordained an Episcopal priest, Charles Todd
Quintard (1824–1898) was a remarkable man by the standard of any generation.
Born, raised, and educated in the North, he migrated to the South to pursue a
medical career but was inspired by the bishop of Tennessee to serve the church.
When Tennessee seceded from the Union in May 1861, Quintard joined the
Confederate 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment as its chaplain and during the
maelstrom of the Civil War kept a diary of his experiences. He later penned a
memoir, which was published posthumously in 1905.
Sam Davis Elliott combines a previously unpublished portion of the diary with Quintard’s memoir in Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee. Quintard offers an unusual perspective and insightful observations gained from ministering to soldiers and civilians as both a priest and a physician. With thoughtful editing and annotating, Quintard’s writings provide a valuable window into the high command of the Army of Tennessee at some of its more critical junctures and substantial detail of the last eight months of the war in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
Quintard was present during the early fighting in Virginia, marched into Kentucky with Braxton Bragg, attended to the wounded at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, witnessed two Confederate retreats from Middle Tennessee, and watched the Federal armies overrun the Deep South in the spring of 1865. He met such diverse personages as Robert E. Lee and Federal Major General James H. Wilson; prayed with Bragg, Leonidas Polk, and John Bell Hood; shared a bed once with Nathan Bedford Forrest; and performed the sad duty of conducting the funerals of Patrick Cleburne and others killed at Franklin, Tennessee. Throughout his military service, he organized hospitals and relief efforts, filled in as a parish priest, and served as chaplain at large of the Army of Tennessee.
After the war, Quintard became the prime mover in the revival of Leonidas Polk’s dream of an Episcopal Church–sponsored University of the South, and in 1865 he was consecrated bishop of Tennessee, a position he held until his death. These interesting and lively war-year remembrances of one of the Confederacy’s most exceptional characters shed new light on the little-known western theater’s military, civilian, and religious fronts.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
“Elliott has reproduced and annotated Charles Todd Quintard’s memoir of the Civil War, originally published posthumously in 1905, adding excerpts from Quintard’s previously unpublished diary covering the fall of 1864 and spring of 1865. . . . His work represents the discipline of historical editing at its finest.”—Journal of Church and State
“One of the most remarkable figures in the Episcopal Church in the nineteenth-century South, Charles Todd Quintard enjoyed a varied career as a physician, priest, military chaplain, bishop, and educator. . . . Military historian Sam Davis Elliott has performed an important service to scholars by bringing Quintard’s writings back into print. . . . Doctor Quintard is a significant and useful source that helps expand historians’ understanding of the Confederate ‘Lost Cause’ and its defenders.”—Anglican and Episcopal History
“Here is an insider’s perspective, both diary and memoir, on crucial events and personalities, amplified by the insightful annotations of editor Sam Elliott. This is a valuable tool for viewing the politics and atmosphere at the Army of Tennessee’s headquarters in 1864.” —Wiley Sword, author of The Confederacy’s Last Hurrah
“Dr. Charles T. Quintard, surgeon and chaplain, served in the larger capacity of spiritual leader and confidant to the generals of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The strength of his narrative is in his remarkable candor and rich anecdotal stories. Sam Elliott’s edited and expanded edition is must reading for any serious student of the Army of Tennessee, from its glory days in Kentucky in 1862 to the bitter end in 1865. ” —Larry J. Daniel, author of Shiloh
“Sam Davis Elliott has done a tremendous service to students of the Civil War by editing the memoirs of Episcopal priest Charles Todd Quintard. Anyone interested in religion in the Confederacy, the Army of Tennessee, and the western theater of the Civil War should own this book.” —Keith Bohannon, coeditor of A Georgian with “Old Stonewall” in Virginia
Sam Davis Elliott is the author of Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil War in the West and a practicing attorney in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Hollywood Cemetery Her Forgotten
Soldiers:
Confederate
Field Officers at Rest
by Chris Ferguson
