Product Description: In November 1861, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Townsend, adjutant general of the Army, sought to establish an award to motivate and inspire Northern soldiers in the aftermath of the early, morale-devastating defeats of the Civil War...read more

Product Description: In the spring of 1862, Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac launched a bloody offensive up the Virginia Peninsula in an effort to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. This study chronicles the pivotal but often overlooked turning point of the Peninsula Campaign--the Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as Seven Pines...read more

'Compiled from firsthand sources such as letters, diaries and regimental histories, this book tells the story of the South's ill-fated attempt to bring Kentucky into the Confederacy. From planning to completion, it details the military movements of both Union and Confederate forces, including the battles of Richmond and Mumfordsville. The main focus of the work, however, is Perryville'--Provided by publisher.

One of the Civil War's most successful generals is heralded by military historians but never achieved the lasting fame of Grant, Lee, Jackson or Sherman. George Thomas's Southern birth, the ambition of fellow officers, and his action in the less-publicized Western Theater combined to keep him from attaining recognition. This comprehensive biography focuses on the military career that covered such battlegrounds as Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Nashville, as well as the political maneuvers that kept Thomas out of the spotlight.

Product Description: The author seeks to challenge the long-held perceptions of the politics of the American Civil War. He argues that the war was fought not to preserve the Union or free the slaves but rather to establish the political power of the Republican Party within the federal government...read more

Product Description: In the spring of 1864, the Union armies stood ready to bring the war to a close, through the use of its overwhelming numerical superiority. General Ulysses S. Grant’s plan was to exert pressure on the Confederate armies simultaneously by coordinated campaigns in different parts of the country...read more

Product Description: The summer of 1862 saw the Union army in the midst of a potential crisis that might well have left the supporters of the Federal Government despairing the outcome of the war. Thousands of Union troops who had enlisted the previous summer were about to be mustered out of the service, their one-year term of enlistment complete...read more

'This book presents basic biographical information about America's first generals in the Revolutionary War. Drawn from primary sources each biographical sketch provides date and place of birth, prewar education and occupation, wartime service, date and place of death, and burial. Portraits are included where available, and appendices display statistics'--Provided by publisher.

'Compiled from primary sources such as diaries and journals, this work tells the story of the failed Union attempt to wrest control of eastern and central Florida away from the Confederacy'--Provided by publisher.

'In this book the reader sees the Civil War through the eyes of four Union soldiers--Lt. William Glison of the 6th Ohio Infantry, Sergeant Will Duncan of the 2nd Pennsylvania Militia Battalion, John M. Kelly of the 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and Private George Schmittle of the 13th Pennsylvania Calvary'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: Of Men and Muskets gives insight to the personalities of many of the most prominent Civil War leaders through the use of anecdotes and stories which show what made them laugh and what touched their hearts. It is important to show the human side of these great leaders in order that we may examine their characters...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)