"From the rallying cry ""On to Richmond!"" to the surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, the Civil War (1861-1865) tested the spirit, courage, and unity of the American nation. The bloodiest war in American history, the conflict pitted North against South in a monumental struggle over slavery and states' rights. Discover the political, economic, and cultural implications of the war through the voices of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, former slaves, impassioned abolitionists, soldiers, and other
Matthew Brady risked life and liberty to capture up-close images of the Civil War, Michael J. McAfee adds his own extensive knowledge to Brady's photographs.
For four years, the people of the United States fought against one another in a civil war that left 620,000 men dead. More Americans died during this bloody 19th-century conflict than in all other American wars combined. The soldiers who fought, as well as those who supported them, did so for reasons that were often personal and individualistic. Yet for both the North and the South, the war was about America''s future--whether the United States would continue to be divided half slave and half free. In the
From the opening guns at Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox, three million civilians fought for four years across 10,000 battlefields. From 1861 to 1865, The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the world had ever seen. Over 600,000 men died in the fighting and over 900,000 men, or 3% of the population, were wounded in the only war ever fought on American soil by Americans. Megan McCormick and Justine Shapiro explore the bitter region of conflict between Union and States rights. Their journey
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From its beginning with the bloody Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, to its end in surrender on June 23, 1865, the Civil War in the Indian Territory proved to be a test of valor and endurance for both sides.
Military- Civil War Other titles in the Civil War: A Narrative series: Civil War a Narrative Fort Sumter Volume 1 Only 1 left in stock at $14.95! FORT SUMTER TO PERRYVILLE "Anyone who wants to relive the Civil War, as thousands of Americans apparently do, will go through this volume with pleasure.... Years from now, Foote's monumental narrative most likely will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its kind."-- New York Herald Tribune Book Review "Here, for a certainty, is one of the great
The American Civil War (1861-1865) is one of the greatest conflicts in the history of mankind, and the bloodiest and saddest war in American history. What began as a bitter dispute over union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America. It saw the end of slavery. It inspired men who had never strayed far from their own front doors to become soldiers in great armies, and to fight in epic battles hundreds of miles from home. It was the first modern war and the costliest,
New - There are many collections of letters and Civil War memoirs available today, but very few offer in-depth information about the medical treatment of wounded soldiers. In Repairing the "March of Mars": The Civil War Diaries of John Samuel Apperson, Hospital Steward in the Stonewall Brigade, 1861-1865, editor John Herbert Roper provides an important supplement to this understudied aspect of the Civil War.John Samuel Apperson was born in 1837 to a family of small freeholders who owned no slave
Includes:Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 9: The Better Angels of Our Nature (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 8: War is All Hell - 1865 (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 7: Most Hallowed Ground - 1864 (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 5: The Universe of Battle - 1863 (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 2: A Very Bloody Affair - 1862 (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 1: The Cause - 1861 (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 3: Forever Free - 1862 (1990) Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode ...
"There are many collections of letters and Civil War memoirs available today, but very few offer in-depth information about the medical treatment of wounded soldiers. In Repairing the ""March of Mars"": The Civil War Diaries of John Samuel Apperson, Hospital Steward in the Stonewall Brigade, 1861-1865, editor John Herbert Roper provides an important supplement to this understudied aspect of the Civil War. John Samuel Apperson was born in 1837 to a family of small freeholders who owned no slaves. Thus, when
From 1861 to 1865, the border separating eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia was more than just a geographic marker it represented a major ideological split, serving ...
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The greatest battles of the nation's deadliest war are reenacted and analyzed in this groundbreaking documentary from the National Museum of American History. From the firing on Fort Sumter and the First Battle of Manassas to Antietam, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, and finally Appomattox, hear the words of eyewitnesses and participants read by distinguished actors, with period photographs, maps, and artifacts. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.
The American Civil War remains the country's national epic, having changed the fledgling "Union" into the "United States." The scars of that devastating internecine conflict have long since disappeared, but there remains a seemingly insatiable desire to learn more of the circumstances and the detail of the war. This beautifully illustrated book provides that detail, particularly in regard to the tactical deployment of forces in the field and the fighting methods employed by the infantry, artillery, and
The Civil War created both crises and opportunities never before imagined by the medical professional. Doctors of the time were not prepared to deal with the staggering number and nature of wounds inflicted. And often, absolute necessity mothered many inventions, from new surgical instruments to the logistics of providing ambulance service on the battlefield. The brutal reality of the war pushed doctors to a new level of medical and surgical knowledge. In Civil War medicine 1861-1865, Dr. C. Keith Wilbur
A True History Of Guerrilla Warfare On The Missouri And Kansas Border During The Civil War.
Item 28472 - Civil War letter, George Pepper, 1862 Patten Free Library Prints best at 9.8"w × 15.4"h (300dpi) Description This two-page letter from George Pepper of the 7th Maine Regiment in May of 1862 to his mother Sophia attempted to reassure his parent that all was well and the Civil War would be over soon. Her high level of anxiety was prompted by the death of his older brother Joseph, the month before this letter was written, on April 15, 1862. As the 1865 publication "Maine in the War" noted,
Rated: NA Synopsis: 2 DVD COLLECTIBLE TIN! The American Civil War (1861-1865) is one of the greatest conflicts in the history of mankind, and the bloodiest and saddest war in American history. What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights,
MANASSAS (Bull Run) July 21, 1861, SHILOH April 6-7, 1862, 2ND MANASSAS August 29-30, 1862, ANTIETAM September 17,1862, FREDERICKSBURG December 13, 1862, CHANCELLORSVILLE May 2-4, 1863, VICKSBURG November, 1862 - July 4, 1863, GETTYSBURG July 1-3, 1863, CHICKAMAUGA September 19-20, 1863, SPOTSYLVANIA (Battle of the Wilderness) May 5-6, 1864, APPOMATTOX April 9, 1865. Battle-By-Battle Account of One of History's Greatest Conflicts. Perhaps no other conflict has left a greater impact on our collective