Just before we moved, some nice person donated a box of military books, with the Civil War ones being the best of the bunch. (At least in my opinion. Come and check them all out and let me know what you think.)
Hardcovers, in wonderful shape, for $3 each:
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For Country Cause and Leader, the Civil War Journal of Charles B. Haydon, by Stephen W. Sears
This is an eyewitness account of the Civil War by a Union soldier who fought from Bull Run to Knoxville. Charles Hayden kept a diary for the three years he was a soldier. He started as a third sergeant, and ended as a lieutenant colonel. The greatest irony was his death in 1864 from pneumonia while on his way home for some R and R.
The Class of 1861: Custer, Ames and Their Classmates After West Point, by Ralph Kirshner
Lincoln needed lieutenants, so in 1861 West Point graduated two classes. These are the stories of those graduates at West Point, in the Civil War and after. First in the May class was Henry du Pont. Last in the class of June was George Armstrong Custer. Du Pont became a Senator and a businessman. (You guessed that "businessman" part, didn't you?) George Armstrong Custer, after finishing last in a class of 34, ends up... (Well, we all know THAT story.)
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Last Flag Down, the Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship, by John Baldwin and Ron Powers
Late in 1864 the Confederacy launched a last ditch attempt to bring down the North's economy: "A state-of-the-art raiding ship whose mission was to prowl the world's oceans and sink the US merchant fleet." This ship "would spend nearly a year sailing 2/3s of the way around the globe, destroying dozens of Union ships and taking more than a thousand prisoners."
Except, oops, by that time the war had long been over.
Finally, three soft covers,
Reflections on the Civil War, the last book written by Bruce Catton ($1.)
The Causes of the Civil War, discussed by historians and the public figures of that time, edited by Kenneth M. Stamp ($1.50)
Battle Cry Freedom, the Civil War Era, by James M. McPherson. Winner of the Pulitzer prize! ($4)
They can all now be found on the "new non-fiction" table. Come and enjoy!
