Category Archives: Books

Best-selling author signs copies of new Civil War book in Hagerstown

Posted on May 19, 2011 by skydancer506

By KATE S. ALEXANDER [email protected] HAGERSTOWN— A stack of letters bound in ribbon and hidden in an Eastern Shore (Md.) home ignited an acclaimed book telling the stories of little-known Civil War heroes and skyrocketed author Adam Goodheart to the New … Continue reading →

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Civil War Trust provides history lovers with ‘Essential To-Do List’ for 150th Anniversary

Posted on May 18, 2011 by skydancer506

(Washington, D.C.) – Whether it’s standing atop Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain or inside Antietam’s Dunker Church, or viewing the remains of the ironclad USS Monitor or the Confederate submarine HL Hunley, some experiences have the power to bring history alive like nothing … Continue reading →

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The Lincoln Assassination: New research unravels old myths

Posted on May 17, 2011 by skydancer506

A historiography by Jeffrey S. Williams The Northern States were celebrating the end of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865. When the president … Continue reading →

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Fire on the Water exhibit at Athenaeum observes 150th anniversary of Civil War

Posted on May 5, 2011 by skydancer506

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A ship that helped turn the tide of public opinion at home and abroad during the Civil War is featured in a new exhibit, “Fire on the Water: Portsmouth’s Kearsarge Sinks the Deadly Confederate Raider Alabama.” “Civilian … Continue reading →

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Too Many Civil War Books?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by skydancer506

Written by John Hiett The flood of books a couple of years ago commemorating the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth got me wondering just how many Lincoln books our library could absorb. When so many titles get published at once, don’t … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Assassination Books

Posted on April 27, 2011 by skydancer506

Here are the four best books for details on the Lincoln Assassination. American Brutus, by Michael W. Kauffman It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, … Continue reading →

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A Nation Stirs, the Civil War Begins

Posted on April 22, 2011 by skydancer506

By DEBBY APPLEGATE, New York Times Sunday Book Review On the morning of April 12, 1861, the newly formed Confederate States Army opened fire on the federal garrison of Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. After 36 hours … Continue reading →

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