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American Civil War (1861-1865) Confederate States of America. Army. Military uniforms Secret service United States United States Confederate States of America United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States. Army.Alexander, Bevin.
Summary: Conventional wisdom holds that the South's defeat was inevitable. Yet military historian Alexander's new look at the Civil War documents how a Confederate victory could have come about--and how close it came to happening. Moving beyond theoretical conjectures to explore actual plans that Confederate generals proposed and the tactics ultimately adopted in the war's key battles, he shows why...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.713 ALEO'Donnell, Patrick K.
Summary: "From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America's modern special operations forces. The Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, among others. However, as bestselling author Patrick K....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little-known stories continue to emerge from Civil War history. In the cavalry charge at Mine Creek in Kansas, it took only 30 minutes for 2,800 Union troops to defeat an enemy force more than double in size, and yet, few people have heard of it. The same can be said of a Confederate raid on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SECSummary: Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little-known stories continue to emerge from Civil War history. In the cavalry charge at Mine Creek in Kansas, it took only 30 minutes for 2,800 Union troops to defeat an enemy force more than double in size, and yet, few people have heard of it. The same can be said of a Confederate raid on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SECVaron, Elizabeth R.
Summary: "An authoritative biography of the second-highest-ranking and most controversial Confederate general, who rejoined the Union after the Civil War, advising other Confederate soldiers to put that war behind them. After joining an interracial government in New Orleans, Longstreet fought against white supremacists when they attacked these postwar elected officials, for which he was vilified and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LONGSTREET, JAMES VARGillman, Melanie
Summary: The New Mexico Territory, 1861. Young Grace, a trans runaway, has headed west, fleeing her Georgia home--and conscription into the Confederate Army. But her coach ride to California makes an unplanned stop when notorious outlaw the Ghost Hawk swoops in, shaking down its passengers and stealing away with Grace. The Ghost Hawk--Flor, to her friends--means to hold Grace for ransom. But when the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 GILNúñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar
Summary: "This edition of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca'a Relacion offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 NUNLeBoutillier, Linda
Summary: "The U.S. Civil War was a war that changed the face, body, and heart of the United States forever. Secrets of the U.S. Civil War reveals little-known stories of the people, weapons, and battles that have affected the maps on our walls and the allegiances in our hearts."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 LEBWalsh, George
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7455 WALLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Glatthaar, Joseph T.
Summary: General Robert E. Lee's army was a surprise to almost everyone: With daring early victories and an invasion into the North, they nearly managed to convince the North to give up the fight. Astonishingly, after 150 years of scholarship, there are still some major surprises about the Army of Northern Virginia. Historian Joseph T. Glatthaar draws on sources assembled over two decades--from letters...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.742 GLALloyd, Mark
Summary: Describes the military uniforms worn by individual units of Federal and Confederate armies during the Civil War as well as the battlefield activities of the these units.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.14 LLOFerguson, Chris
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. Ferguson 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.5 FERBradwell, Isaac Gordon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mercer University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7458 BRALloyd, Mark
Summary: Describes the military uniforms worn by individual units of Federal and Confederate armies during the Civil War as well as the battlefield activities of the these units.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.14 LLOLloyd, Mark
Summary: Describes the military uniforms worn by individual units of Federal and Confederate armies during the Civil War as well as the battlefield activities of the these units.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.14 LLOHsu, Hua
Summary: "From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art. In the eyes of 18-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken-with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity-is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HSU, HUA HSUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B HSU HSULloyd, Mark
Summary: Describes the military uniforms worn by individual units of Federal and Confederate armies during the Civil War as well as the battlefield activities of the these units.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.14 LLOHalls, Kelly Milner
Summary: "Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living through the Civil War? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more!"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.776 CUMContents: When merit was not enough: Albert Sidney Johnston and Confederate defeat in the West, 1862 / Steven E. Woodworth -- "The responsibility is great": Joseph E. Johnston and the war in Virginia / Alan Downs -- Fighting for defeat? George B. McClellan's Peninsula campaign and the change of base to the James River / Ethan S. Rafuse --Generalship on trial: Don Carlos Buell's campaign to Chattanooga /...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.73 CIVAbbott, Karen
Summary: "The never-before-told story of four real-life women who risked everything to take on a life of espionage during the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.7 ABBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom AbbottHamler, A. J. (Anthony J.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Linden Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.08 HAMRose, Alexander
Summary: "James Bulloch, a sea captain turned Confederate agent, arrived in Liverpool at a crucial moment during the U.S. Civil War: a Union blockade was preventing Southern cotton exports from reaching Britain, threatening to destroy what was left of the Confederate economy-unless Bulloch could secretly arrange for the construction of a fleet of warships to break the northern grip on the South. Shortly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins 2022