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1. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by William Wood - Sixty years ago today the guns that thundered round Fort Sumter began the third and greatest modern civil war fought by English-speaking people. This war was quite as full of politics as were the other two--the War of the American Revolution and that of Puritan and Cavalier. But, though the present Chronicle never ignores the vital correlations between statesmen and commanders, it is a book of warriors, through and through.

   Friends, though divided by G. A. Henty - My dear lads: Although so long a time has elapsed since the great civil war in England, men are still almost as much divided as they were then as to the merits of the quarrel, almost as warm partisans of the one side or the other. Most of you will probably have formed an opinion as to the rights of the case, either from your own reading, or from hearing the views of your elders. For my part, I have endeavored to hold the scales equally, to relate historical facts with absolute accuracy, and to show how much of right and how much of wrong there was upon either side. Upon the one hand, the king by his instability, bad faith, and duplicity alienated his best friends, and drove the Commons to far greater lengths than they had at first dreamed of. Upon the other hand, the struggle, begun only to win constitutional rights, ended—owing to the ambition, fanaticism, and determination to override all rights and all opinions save their own, of a numerically insignificant minority of the Commons, backed by the strength of the army—in the establishment of the most complete despotism England has ever seen. It may no doubt be considered a failing on my part that one of my heroes has a very undue preponderance of adventure over the other. This I regret; but after the scale of victory turned, those on the winning side had little to do or to suffer, and one's interest is certainly with the hunted fugitive, or the slave in the Bermudas, rather than with the prosperous and well-to-do citizen.

   Great Britain and the American Civil War by Ephraim Douglass Adams - This work was begun many years ago. In 1908 I read in the British Museum many newspapers and journals for the years 1860-1865, and then planned a survey of English public opinion on the American Civil War. In the succeeding years as a teacher at Stanford University, California, the published diplomatic correspondence of Great Britain and of the United States were studied in connection with instruction given in the field of British-American relations. Several of my students prepared excellent theses on special topics and these have been acknowledged where used in this work. Many distractions and other writing prevented the completion of my original plan; and fortunately, for when in 1913 I had at last begun this work and had prepared three chapters, a letter was received from the late Charles Francis Adams inviting me to collaborate with him in preparing a "Life" of his father, the Charles Francis Adams who was American Minister to Great Britain during the Civil War. Mr. Adams had recently returned from England where he had given at Oxford University a series of lectures on the Civil War and had been so fortunate as to obtain copies, made under the scholarly supervision of Mr. Worthington C. Ford, of a great mass of correspondence from the Foreign Office files in the Public Record Office and from the private papers in the possession of various families...

   The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861- This book is an important contribution to the history of the negro race in America. Beginning with the efforts of benevolent clergymen to instruct the first comers from Africa in the rudiments of learning in order to prepare them for an understanding of the Christian religion, the author traces throughout the slavery era the slow and uncertain progress of the negro in the pursuit of the white man's learning. Naturally, progress was uneven. The author shows how religious conviction, political philosophy, social prejudice, the development of the plantation system, abolitionist ardor and the newer slave code in turn had to do not only with the quantity of instruction that was allowed the negro but also with the character of it. It is not necessary to follow his story here.

   Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar by Wilson - Smith began his Civil War service as colonel of the 3rd Vermont Infantry. He commanded a division of the VI Corps on the Peninsula and in the Maryland campaign and was in charge of the VI Corps at Fredericksburg. He then lost his rank and his corps command by openly criticizing Butler. After a series of unimportant commands in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, he ended up in Chattanooga as chief engineer of the Department of the Cumberland. He made a valuable contribution to the assault on Missionary Ridge and was reappointed major general. Grant brought him back east and gave him command of the XVIII Corps which took part in the bloody repulse at Cold Harbor. Next, Smith's corps and a division of Colored Troops was ordered to take Petersburg where he made a fatal hesitation and was relieved of command. This is a fine biography of an interesting and implacable general officer who was often at odds with his superiors.

   Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War by Mrs. Eugenia Dunlap Potts - Learn about the 'real' causes of the Civil War from the viewpoint of a noted historian that lived through the reign of armed terror by the United States. Correct in your learning what the war was about before the U.S. History Revisionists obscured the facts and details. Learn how the United States destroyed another civilization. The majority of the records of this illegal aggression against a peaceful people were sealed for a century. Some still are----
   Excerpt: Even when the great hue and cry for freedom led the Northern Senators to legislate for the cessation of foreign slavery in 1808, these great philanthropists rushed over some 5,000 slaves to sell to the South before the limited date could come around. Many prominent rich men of New England made their money by this traffic, then pulled a long face of condemnation for the Southern planter, whose money had been paid over to swell the Northern coffers.

   Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals - You will not only get this ebook but you will be getting the separate memoirs of each General fully Illustrated editions ebooks

   Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 & 2 by Jacob Dolson Cox -Reminiscences of the Civil War (1904), one of the most important Civil War memoirs, is a first-hand account of the war as seen through the eyes of a prominent officer who was trusted and admired by many, including Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The narrative begins with Gordon's election as commander of the "Raccoon Roughs" and his experiences in the Battle of Manassas. He also gives an account of the South's surrender at Appomattox, in which he participated. He recounts his role in individual battles, including Antietam (Sharpsburg), Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Throughout, Gordon attempts to provide calculated assessments of Confederate military mistakes on the battlefield and is quick to praise the courage and determination of the Union army. The work provides details that bring the reality of war into focus, presenting both the courage and horror that accompany such conflicts.

    Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War by G. F. R. Henderson - Before the great Republic of the West had completed a century of independent national existence, its political fabric was subjected to the strain of a terrible internecine war. That the true cause of conflict was the antagonism between the spirit of Federalism and the theory of “States’ Rights” is very clearly explained in the following pages, and the author exactly expresses the feeling with which most Englishmen regard the question of Secession, when he implies that had he been a New Englander he would have fought to the death to preserve the Union, while had he been born in Virginia he would have done as much in defence of a right the South believed inalienable. The war thus brought about dragged on its weary length from the spring of 1861 to the same season of 1865. During its progress reputations were made that will live for ever in American history, and many remarkable men came to the front. Among these not the least prominent was “Stonewall Jackson,” who to the renown of a great soldier and unselfish patriot added the brighter fame of a Christian hero; and to those who would know what manner of man this Stonewall Jackson was, and why he was so universally revered, so beloved, so trusted by his men, I can cordially recommend Colonel Henderson’s delightful volumes. From their perusal I have derived real pleasure and sound instruction. They have taught me much; they have made me think still more; and I hope they may do the same for many others in the British Army.

    The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War by Annie Heloise Abel - Indians Of North America--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Indians Of North America--Indian Territory--History, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Indian

   The Guns of Bull Run by Joseph A. Altsheler - Harry and Arthur stood two days later upon the sea wall of Charleston. Sumter rose up black and menacing in the clear wintry air. The muzzles of the cannon seemed to point into the very heart of the city, and over it, as ever, flew the defiant flag, the red and blue burning in vivid colors in the thin January sunshine. The heart of Charleston, that most intense of all Southern cities, had given forth a great throb.

   The United States Since the Civil War by Charles Ramsdell Lingley - The enthusiasm which the independent Republicans were manifesting for Cleveland was balanced by the hostility of elements within his party. As Governor he had exercised his veto power with complete disregard for the effect on his own political future. He had, for example, vetoed a popular measure reducing fares on the New York City elevated railroad, basing his objections on the ground that the bill violated the provisions of the fundamental railroad law of the state. He was opposed by Tammany Hall, led by John Kelley, who declared that the labor element disliked him.

   With Lee in Virginia- a story of the American Civil War by G. A. Henty - This classic novel about a Southern soldier and an escaped slave he helps during the Civil War was written during the postbellum period. The style of prose and the vocabulary make the story's main value (above pure entertainment) that of appreciating the history of the novel in America. John Bolen does many accents and voices with pleasant results; however, his women's falsetto voices turn out to be downright hilarious.

   FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WAR -

   The following diary was originally written in lead-pencil and in a book the leaves of which were too soft to take ink legibly. I have it direct from the hands of its writer, a lady whom I have had the honor to know for nearly thirty years. For good reasons the author's name is omitted, and the initials of people and the names of places are sometimes fictitiously given. Many of the persons mentioned were my own acquaintances and friends. When, some twenty years afterward, she first resolved to publish it, she brought me a clear, complete copy in ink. It had cost much trouble, she said; for much of the pencil writing had been made under such disadvantages and was so faint that at times she could decipher it only under direct sunlight. She had succeeded, however, in making a copy, verbatim except for occasional improvement in the grammatical form of a sentence, or now and then the omission, for brevity's sake, of something unessential. The narrative has since been severely abridged to bring it within magazine limits.

   In reading this diary one is much charmed with its constant understatement of romantic and perilous incidents and conditions. But the original penciled pages show that, even in copying, the strong bent of the writer to be brief has often led to the exclusion of facts that enhance the interest of exciting situations, and sometimes the omission robs her own heroism of due emphasis. I have restored one example of this in a foot-note following the perilous voyage down the Mississippi.