During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces attempted a three-pronged strategic advance into the North. The outcome of this offensivethe only coordinated Confederate attempt to carry the
Bringing together a pageant of fascinating characters including Custer, Sherman, Grant, and a host of other military and political figures, as well as great native leaders such as Crazy Horse, Sitting
Ambitious and outspoken, John Pope was one of the most controversial figures to hold high command during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and in the American West. General John Pope: A Life for the Nat
The author brings to life the decisive Civil War battles around Chattanooga in 1863, detailing movements of individual regiments and revealing the impact of Chattanooga campaigns on the downfall of th
Uses excerpts from the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the combatants to recreate the Tennessee battle, and assesses its influence on the outcome of the Civil War
A magisterial, essential history of the struggle between whites and Native Americans over the fate of the West.With the end of the Civil War, the nation recommenced its expansion onto traditional Indi
