Fleming Community Library

Discussed the Battle of Shiloh, a key battle of the Civil War.

"Generally regarded as the most important of the Civil War campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that of 1864 lasted more than four months and claimed more than 25,000 casualties. The armies of Philip H. Sheridan and Jubal A. Early contended for immense stakes. Beyond the agricultural bounty and the boost in morale to be gained with a victory, events in the Valley would affect Abraham Lincoln's chances for reelection in the November 1864...

New insights are offered into the bloodiest day of the Civil War--September 17, 1862--where more than 23,000 men fell at the Battle of Antietam. 40 illustrations. Maps. Index.

An exploration of the life of Stonewall Jackson that discusses his childhood, education, military career, leadership during the Civil War, and more; and includes a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Custers Last Stand remains one of the most iconic events in American history and culture. Had Custer prevailed at the Little Bighhorn, the victory would have been noteworthy at the moment, worthy of a few newspaper headlines. In defeat, however tactically inconsequential in the larger conflict, Custer became legend. In Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend, Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown bridge the gap between the Custer who lived and...

"Reardon examines the great profusion of new or newly translated military texts of the Civil War years ... and draws as well on the view of the soldiers and civilians who turned to them in the search for a winning strategy. In examining how debates over principles of military thought entered into the question of qualifications of officers entrusted to command the armies of Northern citizen-soldiers, she explores the limitations of nineteenth-century...

Looks at the period known as Reconstruction which followed the Civil War, and the passing of the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution.