books about: 1864-april

books about: 1864-april

books:

1864-april

Memorial of George Palmer. Born at Tiverton, R.I., April 24, 1792. Died at Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 19, 1864.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series

Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005

This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.

April 1865: The Month That Saved America (P.S.)

Jay Winik

Harper Perennial, 2006

The Rebirth of America
Alot of people assume that the Civil War abruptly ended at Appomattox and that our nation simply healed itself. Nothing could be further from the truth. Jay Winik argues that April 1865 was perhaps the most crucial period of time in our history, even more so than ...

Back Door to Richmond: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, April-June 1864

William Glenn Robertson

Louisiana State University Press, 1991

The way all Civil War history should be written!
This is such an outstanding account of a Civil War campaign that I try to reread it every year or two. Aside from being a great account of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, it is such a welcome change from so mant of the books currently being sold under the description ...

The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865

Noah Andre Trudeau

Louisiana State University Press, 1993

A Very Good Treatment of the Petersburg Campaign
Many Civil War histories cover the Petersburg Campaign in a fell swoop of attrition warfare, privation among the defenders and inhabitants of Petersburg and Grant's slow and methodical picking of Lee's lock hold on this strategic Southern transportation hub. Trudeau ...