"e;Excellent, readable, and absorbing history . . . gives us a better understanding of this c...

Families, communities, and the nation itself were irretrievably altered by the Civil War and the ...

When we talk about the Civil War, we often describe it in terms of battles that took place in sma...

Each contributor uses a seemingly unusual story, incident, or phenomenon to cast new light on the...

On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union sol...

This book explores the tumultuous history of state making in mid-nineteenth- century North Americ...

This book explores the tumultuous history of state making in mid-nineteenth- century North Americ...

Written by leading historians of the mid-nineteenth century United States, this book focuses on t...

Written by leading historians of the mid-nineteenth century United States, this book focuses on t...

While most of the fighting took place in the South, the Civil War profoundly affected the North. ...