Remembering the Civil War: The Conflict as Told by Those Who Lived It

by Michael Barton and Charles Kupfer

Book Overview

In the years following the American Civil War, many participants--generals, politicians, journalists, and soldiers--authored first-hand accounts of their unique experiences. As Alfred E. Smith of the Library of Congress wrote in 1998, "No chapter of American history has been so voluminously recorded." While the quality and reliability of the memoirs vary, a large number provide important perspectives that, taken together, offer vivid descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493041754
• ISBN13: 9781493041756
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"