For decades, serious historians of the Civil War have completed one careful study after another, nearly all tending to indicate the pivotal importance of what people during the war referred…

In the summer of 1863, Federal forces scored major victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, turning the tide of war in favor of the Union. President Lincoln and his advisors now…

This sweeping history of the 1840s captures America’s enormous sense of possibility and shows how the extraordinary expansion of territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep…

There is more to be learned in trying to understand how and why a general fell short, observes Steven Woodworth, than there is in multiplying denunciations of his alleged stupidity…

The hard-fought and dramatic battles of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863) and Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863) changed the course of the Civil War. Steven E. Woodworth provides an overview of the…

This anthology is an in-depth examination of General Ulysses S. Grant’s unsuccessful assaults against Confederate defensive lines around the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 19 and May 22, 1863…

Complete with maps and photos, The Chattanooga Campaign contains a wealth of detailed information about the military, social, and political aspects of the campaign and contributes significantly to our understanding…