This comprehensive history fills an important gap in the story of the Civil War. Too often the war waged west of the Mississippi River has been given short shri
'From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, to the last shot fired at Appomattox, food played a crucial role in the Civil War. In Starving the
Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies we
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign and occupation written by Benjamin Butler and others *Includes online resources and a bibliography for fur
"Long before the Confederacy was crushed militarily, it was defeated economically," writes Charles L. Dufour. He contends that with the fall of the critical cit