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American Civil American Civil War PathfinderWar Pathfinder
This pathfinder is intended to offer This pathfinder is intended to offer a balanced list of resources for a balanced list of resources for serious researchers and anyone serious researchers and anyone interested in the U.S. Civil War.interested in the U.S. Civil War.
14 volume set that covers the war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. This is a well regarded series that chronicles the whole war.
Shelby Foote1986Reprint 1998-2000
Battle cry of freedom : Battle cry of freedom : the Civil War erathe Civil War era
Considered a standard for anyone studying the Civil War. James McPherson received the Pulitzer Prize for this in depth look into the reasons and rationale behind this sad chapter in US history.
James McPherson1988http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSFETCH?fetchtype=fullrecord:sessionid=fsapp4-58020-g8aj1lw2-pzrflk:entitypagenum=33:0:recno=1:resultset=11:format=FI:next=html/record.html:bad=error/badfetch.html:entitytoprecno=1:entitycurrecno=1:numrecs=1
This republic of suffering This republic of suffering : :
death and the American death and the American Civil War Civil War
Examines the horrible toll the Civil War had in lose of life (unprecedented in US history) and the government and American people had to come to terms to deal with this catastrophe.
Throes of democracy: the Throes of democracy: the American Civil War era, American Civil War era, 1829-1877 1829-1877
Addresses the multitude of issues occurring before the war and the problems of reconstruction as it uncovers the complexity of the conflict beyond mainstream perceptions.
Walter A. McDougall2008
Intensely human: Intensely human: the health of the Black the health of the Black soldier in the American soldier in the American
Civil War Civil War
Examines the treatment that the US Colored troops received during the Civil War that led to higher incidences of dysentery, pneumonia and tuberculosis than white troops .
Margaret Humphreys2008
Both prayed to the same Both prayed to the same God : God :
religion and faith in the religion and faith in the American Civil War American Civil War
Among the many commonalities between the north and south, this book examines this through religion and the role that it played in the rationalization as the idea of a “just war” emerged.
Robert J Miller 2007
What this cruel war was What this cruel war was over : over :
soldiers, slavery, and the soldiers, slavery, and the Civil War Civil War
Primary source materials consisting of letters, diaries and regimental newspapers of both Union and Confederate soldiers provide a balanced insight .
Chandra Manning2007
The slaves' war: the Civil The slaves' war: the Civil War in the words of former War in the words of former slaves slaves
Interviews of over 2000 ex-slaves conducted by the Works Progress Administration. A good source of primary source material give researchers an insight into the African American experience during and after the Civil War.
Andrew Ward 2008
Print ~ JournalPrint ~ Journal
Scholarly journal that contains a host of topics related to the Civil War and American history. It is published quarterly and available in print or as an online subscription.
http://upress.kent.edu/journals/index.htm
Digital e-bookDigital e-book
Gale library of daily life American Civil War
Comprehensive, two volume work that contains two hundred entries that are organized by theme by nine major areas of interest such as popular culture, soldier’s life and politics, to name a few, that can be readily accessed by the researcher.