164円 George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the Civil War, becoming one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater and the hero of the Battle of Chickamauga. Despite being a Southerner, Thomas chose to serve the Un...

496円 *Includes pictures of Stuart and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. Calm, firm, acute, active, and enterprising, I know no one more competent than [Stuart] to estimate the occurrences before him at their tru...

496円 John Esten Cooke and his brother Philip Pendleton Cooke were very successful writers and novelists before the Civil War broke out in the United States in 1861. Hailing from Virginia, John wrote proudly about the state in the 1850s, becoming noted for his writings about Virginian life during the a...

496円 Jubal Early (1816-1894) was an important general for the Confederacy, but his most lasting contribution to the South came after the war. Early served under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, rising from regiment commander to Corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. Early fought in key ...

496円 In early 1862, the Union advances achieved by Maj. Gen. Grant and Adm. Foote at Forts Henry and Donelson caused significant concern in the Confederate government. The Union army, known as the Army of the Tennessee, under Grant had increased to 48,894 men and were encamped on the western side of t...

164円 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a man of many hats, both in battle and in the classroom. Chamberlain is known today for being President of Bowdoin College in Maine and being one of the main heroes of Little Round Top while in command of the 20th Maine on Day 2 at Gettysburg. Chamberlains regiment...

164円 When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and for the occasion he gave the nations first presidential inaugural address, used to inform the people ...

164円 Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter Alexanders were among the most insightful and often considered by historians as the most evenhanded....

164円 By the middle of the 19th century, slavery had created a fevered pitch in the politics of the country, as abolitionists and slavery proponents fought a war of words and actual wars in Kansas and Nebraska. While the South postured for secession, abolitionists, both white and black, created a stron...

480円 Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Philip Sheridan•Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army by Philip Sheridan•Charles Johnstons Philip Sheridan: The Daredevil•Sheridans Account of the Chattanooga Campaign"A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, sh...

480円 Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Joshua Chamberlain• The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac by Chamberlain•Chamberlains Account of the Battle of GettysburgFor much of the 20th century, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlains life and caree...

496円 Julius Caesar , from Abbotts Makers of History series, is a brief, illustrated history on the life of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar starts with Caesars early years, his advancement to the consulship, and concludes with the conspiracy and his assassination.