In May 1862, Richard Henry Brooks enlisted in the Confederate Army and served for the duration of the war. This volume contains the letters he wrote to his wife, Telitha, over the course of three year
The long-forgotten work of a New England journalist is reprinted here, recreating his photographs of a war-ravaged South and reexamining his interviews with freed slaves, Confederate veterans, traveli
Clabough (English, Lynchburg College) considers American writer Chappell's (b. 1936) first four novels chronologically and his short fiction thematically in order to elucidate the uniqueness, range, a
In this anthology of Civil War memoirs, we get a clearer impression of some of the chaplains who served during that Great Conflict. Chaplains were among the most omnipresent observers on the battlefi
Using original documents found in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, two Civil War historians have written not only the first history of the Georgia Militia during the Civil War, but have
This book charts the life, accomplishments, and legacy of John Fletcher Hanson, a Southern industrialist and journalist who founded Bibb Manufacturing and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The book
This book will appeal to anyone interested in the western theater of the Civil War, soldier life, or Indiana history. Durham's memoir is a well-written and detailed account of his experiences as both
Confederate General John Bell Hood led the July 1864 Battle of Peach Tree Creek, near Atlanta, Georgia. According to the author, the South’s loss marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. O
Roger Williams (1604-1683) was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and ordained in the Church of England. In 1630, he sailed for North America in search of religious liberty. Finding the same reli
