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It's a poignant irony in American history that on Independence Day, 1863, not one but two pivotal Civil War battles ended in Union victory, marked the high tide of Confederate military fortune, and ultimately doomed the South's effort at secession. But on July 4, 1863, after six months of siege, Ulysses Grant's Union army finally took Vicksburg and the Confederate west.On the very same day, Robert E. Lee was in Pennsylvania, parrying the threa...

Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the War Between the States quite like Edwin Bearss. The acclaimed "Homer of the Civil War, " has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a ...

Few students of the Civil War know that legendary historian Edwin C. Bearss produced a classic study on the little-known but significant Tupelo Campaign. It is published here for the first time, with the assistance of award-winning author David A. Powell.

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The important - many would say decisive - Petersburg fighting is presented by legendary Civil War author Edwin C. Bearss in The Petersburg Campaign, the first in a ground-breaking two-volume compendium now available in paperback.

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Excerpt from Historic Structures Report, Howser House, Historical and Architectural Data, Kings Mountain National Military Park, South CarolinaA. Last Will and Testament of Henry Howser I Appraisement Bill of Estate of Henry Howser I Sale Bill of Estate of Henry Howser I Appraisement Bill of Estate of Henry Howser II Sale Bill of Estate of Henry Howser II Last Will and Testament of John Howser Appraisement of Goods and Chattels of John Howser ...

Excerpt from Historic Structure Report: Texas White House, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, TexasII. The 1956 addition TO the house 18 Birge Alexander Prepares the Plans 18 first-floor Addition 18 second-floor Improvements 19 Marcus Burg Builds the Addition 19.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hi...

Excerpt from Historic Structure Report: Texas White House, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, TexasII. The 1956 addition TO the house 18 Birge Alexander Prepares the Plans 18 first-floor Addition 18 second-floor Improvements 19 Marcus Burg Builds the Addition 19.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hi...

Excerpt from Special History Study: Fort Moultrie Hecp-Hdcp, Fort Sumter National Monument, South CarolinaHistorical Architect John Garner of the Southeast Region visited the structure with me, and pinpointed changes in the fabric.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state...

Excerpt from Special History Study: Fort Moultrie Hecp-Hdcp, Fort Sumter National Monument, South CarolinaHistorical Architect John Garner of the Southeast Region visited the structure with me, and pinpointed changes in the fabric.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state...

Excerpt from Protecting Sherman's Lifeline: The Battles of Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo, 1864When General Forrest was in West Tennessee in March and April, Sherman telegraphed Gen. Cadwal lader C. Washburn, the commander in Memphis, not to disturb the Confederate cavalryman, because he could do less harm by cavorting over the country there than elsewhere. Grant, however, could see that Forrest was recruiting his command while harassing and de...

Excerpt from Historic Resource Study, Vol. 1 of 2: Charlestown Navy Yard 1800-1842, Boston National Historical Park, MassachusettsDenver Service Center managers, professionals, and technicians played key roles in the support and production of this report. Programming responsibilities were handled during the research and writing phase by John Luzader, now retired, while Nan Rickey, Ronald W. Johnson, Sharon A. Brown, and L. Craig Cellar of the ...

Excerpt from Historic Resource Study, Vol. 1 of 2: Charlestown Navy Yard 1800-1842, Boston National Historical Park, MassachusettsDenver Service Center managers, professionals, and technicians played key roles in the support and production of this report. Programming responsibilities were handled during the research and writing phase by John Luzader, now retired, while Nan Rickey, Ronald W. Johnson, Sharon A. Brown, and L. Craig Cellar of the ...

Excerpt from Battery Jasper, Vol. 2: Historic Structures Report, Historical Data Section, Fort Sumter National Monument, Sullivan's Island, South CarolinaTo insure that the preposed restoration of Battery Jasper to its 1898-1918 appearance is accurate. The Historical Data Section of the subject report besides furnishing information to guide the Architectural.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...

Excerpt from Battery Jasper, Vol. 2: Historic Structures Report, Historical Data Section, Fort Sumter National Monument, Sullivan's Island, South CarolinaTo insure that the preposed restoration of Battery Jasper to its 1898-1918 appearance is accurate. The Historical Data Section of the subject report besides furnishing information to guide the Architectural.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...

The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city would not end for nine long months. This importantmany would say decisivefighting is presented by legendar...

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The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War.

On the morning of December 12, 1862, the Union gunboat Cairo, nosing her way up the Yazoo River north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, triggered two Confederate demijohn mines. Within minutes the 512-ton ironclad had sunk six fathoms to the muddy bottom with no loss of life-the first armored war vessel ever downed by an electronically activated mine. A whole new era of naval warfare had begun.In Hardluck Ironclad Edwin Bearss tells how he and two ot...