Wert, Jeffry D.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999

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Summary: In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, National Geographic follows descendants of Americans as they embark on journeys to discover the stories of their ancestors in the bloodiest war in American history. Revealed are amazing stories of lives turned upside down by the Civil War, from a Virginian slaveholding lady to a Union officer and a Confederate private. Vivid recreations...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2011

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh)

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 1999

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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1996

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Hyde, Thomas W. (Thomas Worcester)

Summary: "Thomas W. Hyde, a native of Maine who rose rapidly through the Union ranks and eventually received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Antietam, published his portrait of the Army of the Potomac in 1894. Following the Greek Cross tells the story of an illustrious army unit and offers rare glimpses into the Northern perspective on the war. One of the most cited - and most...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of South Carolina Press 2005

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Hamilton, Richard L.

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Publisher / Publication Date: R. L. Hamilton 2010

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Bircher, William

Summary: "Presents excerpts from the diary of William Bircher, a 15-year-old Minnesotan who was a drummer during the Civil War"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: " ... [Draws from] letters, diary entries, speeches, articles, messages and poems to provide an incomparable literary portrait of a nation at war with itself, while illuminating the military and political events that brought the Union to final victory and slavery and secession to their ultimate destruction ..."--Dust jacket flap.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: Collects the complete New York Times coverage of the events in the Civil War, including accounts of battles, personal stories, and political actions, and provides cultural and historical perspective on the published issues.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc. 2010

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Ward, Andrew

Summary: The first narrative history of the Civil War as told by the very people it freed. Historian of nineteenth-century and African-American history Andrew Ward weaves together hundreds of interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs. Here is the Civil War as seen from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, swamps, and fields. Body servants, army cooks and launderers, runaways, teamsters, and gravediggers...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2008

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Whitman, Walt

Summary: A collection of poetry, letters, and prose by Walt Whitman that were inspired by the Civil War.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1995

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Publisher / Publication Date: Castle 1982

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Shaw, Robert Gould

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Georgia Press 1992

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2007

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Sheridan, Philip Henry

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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 2006

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Cumming, Kate

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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 1998

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Pember, Phoebe Yates

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of South Carolina Press 2002

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Stevens, Thomas N. (Thomas Nichols)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University 1984

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Wheeler, Richard.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1991

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Summary: "...Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, 'The Civil War: The First Year' brings together over 120 pieces by more than sixty participants to create a unique firsthand narrative of this great historical crisis..."--Dust jacket flap.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2011

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Rhodes, Elisha Hunt

Summary: The Civil war diaries and letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes. All For the Union is the eloquent and moving diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, who enlisted into the Union Army as a private in 1861 and left it four years later as a 23-year-old lieutenant colonel after fighting hard and honorably in battles from Bull Run to Appomattox.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992

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Summary: Covers the Civil War from January 1862 to January 1863, describing the events of that year through messages, proclamations, newspaper articles, letters, diaries, and poems from people who lived through it.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2012

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Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

Summary: An audio original collection of primary source documents written by 19th century Black women along with author Erica Armstrong Dunbar's own context, insights, and story-telling talent.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2021

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