Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (5): Vol 5 - Hardcover

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9780252024047: Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (5): Vol 5

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ISBN 10: 0252024044 ISBN 13: 9780252024047

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2002

An indispensable must-have book for all Civil War buffs and historians, bringing together little-known and never before gathered articles, maps, and illustrations.

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Review:

"This new volume is sure to interest readers as much as the original series and is highly recommended for public as well as academic libraries." -- Library Journal "Cozzens's selections are noteworthy for their historical accuracy, for lively debates between participants, and because most have never before been reprinted... [This volume] will soon rival its predecessor as one of the most useful and illuminating collections of first person accounts of the most important events of the Civl War... An indispensable addition." -- Kevin J. Weddle, Maryland Historical Magazine "Cozzens came up with the great idea of gathering more first-person accounts published in obscure journals and putting them together, with engravings from the same journals... He's picked accounts that are lively, often controversial, and not available in other modern reprints. A must have book." -- Military Images "Sizzling with essays, testimonies, and writings about individuals and events that affected conflict outcomes of the Civil War... This rich compilation was gathered from original articles published immediately following the war. Far from dry, these are lively and obscure accounts." -- by Aime Merizon, Foreward Magazine "Cozzens has performed an invaluable service in gathering this first-rate collection of primary documents---sources that will benefit Civil War historians and anyone interested in military history." Louisiana HistoryADVANCE PRAISE "Peter Cozzens has compiled a worthy companion to the original volumes of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. It offers an array of testimony about prominent individuals and critical events, much of it written by participants whose decisions and actions helped shape the course of the conflict. Anyone interested in Civil War military or political history will read this book with profit." -- Gary W. Gallagher, Nau Professor of History at the University of Virginia and author of The Confederate War

Synopsis:

The first four volumes of "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War", published in the late nineteenth century, became the best selling and most frequently cited works ever published on the Civil War. Volume 5, assembled by the acclaimed military historian Peter Cozzens, carries on the tradition of its namesake, offering a dazzling new collection of articles written by military and civilian leaders, North and South, on a broad array of war-related topics. This massive new collection of primary documents provides a wealth of fresh material on the major events, key personalities, and undying controversies of the war, often from opposing points of view. Featured articles include General Grant on the second battle of Bull Run, General Beauregard on the Shiloh campaign, General Sherman on the conference at City Point, and Joshua Chamberlain on the Fredericksburg campaign.President Hayes writes on Grant and Sherman in 1864, General Johnson on negotiations with Sherman, and General E. P. Alexander on Lee at Appomattox. Other pieces include General Winfield S. Hancock's recollections of Gettysburg, an interview with General Longstreet by Henry W.Grady, and an account of life in the White House with Lincoln by John Hay.

The articles in this superlative compilation appeared in the decades following the war, some in such well-known magazines as "Century", "Harper's", "Hearst's", and "McClure's", others in Ohio Soldier, the "Magazine of American History, and similar publications largely unknown to modern readers. Most of the articles were published subsequent to the completion of the four volumes of the series, and only a fraction of them ever appeared in book form.Presented here with dozens of maps and more than one hundred illustrations, these invaluable documents bring vividly to life the wartime experiences of the men who determined the course of the nation.

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