Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Thursday, January 6, 2011
New Books
Just received these two titles with a couple of Christmas gift cards. The first one is The Rashness of That Hour: Politics, Gettysburg, and the Downfall of Confederate Brigadier General Alfred Iverson. Iverson commanded a North Carolina brigade in Rodes' division of Second Corps, and his troops were slaughtered on the first day of Gettysburg. Apparently his men hated him and blamed him for the disaster. Can't wait to crack this one open as it is one of those little known stories that has gotten little attention. Also received The Bravest of the Brave: the Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur. The title speaks for itself. The Ramseur collection in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC is very voluminous and sheds light on Ramseur's feelings about the war, high command, etc. Some great new additions to any North Carolina library so check 'em out.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Antietam Anniversary
Today marks the 148th anniversary of the battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg). The bloodiest single day of the war, Antietam saw some major contributions from North Carolina troops. George B. Anderson's brigade in the slaughter pen of the "Bloody Lane" (Anderson would die of his wounds suffered there). John R. Cooke's 27th North Carolina, along with the 3rd Arkansas, making a desperate charge to help repulse the Federal 12th Corps from the Dunker Church sector. To name just a few.
Some recommended reading:
Landscape Turned Red, by Stephen Sears
Three volume study, by the late Joseph L. Harsh,
Taken At the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862
Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy 1861-1862
Sounding the Shallows: A Confederate Companion for the Maryland Campaign of 1862
The Antietam Campaign, edited by Gary Gallagher
The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 Vol: 1, by Ezra Carman, edited by Thomas Clemens. Keep an eye out for the 2nd volume.
Antietam: The Soldier's Battle, by John Michael Priest. Good collection of primary sources.
And last but certainly not least, Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day , by William Frassanito.
Some recommended reading:
Landscape Turned Red, by Stephen Sears
Three volume study, by the late Joseph L. Harsh,
Taken At the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862
Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy 1861-1862
Sounding the Shallows: A Confederate Companion for the Maryland Campaign of 1862
The Antietam Campaign, edited by Gary Gallagher
The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 Vol: 1, by Ezra Carman, edited by Thomas Clemens. Keep an eye out for the 2nd volume.
Antietam: The Soldier's Battle, by John Michael Priest. Good collection of primary sources.
And last but certainly not least, Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day , by William Frassanito.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Stumbled Upon....
Was at a fellow enthusiast's house yesterday browsing his library. C. Terry Teff's "North Carolina Civil War Buttons", printed out of Concord, NC. Paperback, had photos of basically every NC button during the war, many I was not familiar with, such as Hillsboro Academy buttons. Some of the company level buttons were interesting. Each button has a photo of the front and the backmark, with a short encyclopedic type description beneath it. Some soldier photos accentuate the book. There is one new and a couple used on Amazon. For living historians and researchers alike, would be a handy addition to the bookshelf.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
New Book
Collection of correspondence of Maj. Gen. Stephen Dodson Ramseur, released today through UNC Press. Will be making a trip to the bookstore today I'd imagine.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807833738/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0F8YWAZJABPFNWQTR0NS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807833738/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0F8YWAZJABPFNWQTR0NS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
Sunday, September 6, 2009
NC Troops A Roster
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I have just started a new job (thank God). I was at Broadfoot's in Wendell, and if you live in the area you NEED to go to Broadfoot's for your books on the war. Thousands of titles for very good prices. Friday I hightailed it over there after work not intending to spend too much, needless to say I purchased the first six volumes of Manarin and Jordan's exhaustive work, NC Troops A Roster series. The 17th volume was released a couple months ago covering the service records of the North Carolina Junior Reserves. This whole series retails for around $700. I purchased the first 6 volumes for about $100, brand new. Check out their site here.
http://www.broadfootpublishing.com/
http://www.broadfootpublishing.com/
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Bibliography Part 2
Here are some more books on North Carolina troops.
20. Voices From Cemetery Hill, by Albert Spear.
Letters and diaries of Lt. Col. Asbury Spear 28th NCT.
21. To Drive the Enemy From Southern Soil: The Letters of Colonel Francis Marion Parker and the History of the Thirtieth Regiment North Carolina Troops, by Michael W. Taylor.
22. The Cry is War, War, War: The Civil War Correspondence of Lieutenants Burwell Thomas Cotton and George Job Huntley, Thirty-fourth Regiment North Carolina Troops, Pender-Scales Brigade of the Light Division, Stonewall Jackson's and A.P. Hill's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A., by Michael W. Taylor.
23. A Captain's War: The Letters and Diaries of William H.S. Burgwyn, Thirty-Fifth North Carolina Infantry, by William H.S. Burgwyn.
24. A Portion of My Life, by William M. Norman. Norman served in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry.
25. As You May Never See Us Again: The Civil War Letters of George and Walter Battle, 4th North Carolina Infantry, by Sharlene Baker and Joel Craig.
26. Reminiscences of the Civil War 1861-1865, by P.L. Ledford. Ledford served in the 14th North Carolina Infantry.
27. Experience of A Confederate Chaplain 1861-1865, by Alexander D. Betts. Betts was chaplain of the 30th North Carolina Infantry.
20. Voices From Cemetery Hill, by Albert Spear.
Letters and diaries of Lt. Col. Asbury Spear 28th NCT.
21. To Drive the Enemy From Southern Soil: The Letters of Colonel Francis Marion Parker and the History of the Thirtieth Regiment North Carolina Troops, by Michael W. Taylor.
22. The Cry is War, War, War: The Civil War Correspondence of Lieutenants Burwell Thomas Cotton and George Job Huntley, Thirty-fourth Regiment North Carolina Troops, Pender-Scales Brigade of the Light Division, Stonewall Jackson's and A.P. Hill's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A., by Michael W. Taylor.
23. A Captain's War: The Letters and Diaries of William H.S. Burgwyn, Thirty-Fifth North Carolina Infantry, by William H.S. Burgwyn.
24. A Portion of My Life, by William M. Norman. Norman served in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry.
25. As You May Never See Us Again: The Civil War Letters of George and Walter Battle, 4th North Carolina Infantry, by Sharlene Baker and Joel Craig.
26. Reminiscences of the Civil War 1861-1865, by P.L. Ledford. Ledford served in the 14th North Carolina Infantry.
27. Experience of A Confederate Chaplain 1861-1865, by Alexander D. Betts. Betts was chaplain of the 30th North Carolina Infantry.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
State Troops Bibliography
I'd like to start a reading list pertaining to North Carolina State Troops. These can be regimental histories, brigade histories, memoirs, etc. Here is what I have come up with so far:
1. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions From North Carolina in the Great War 1861-'65. 5 volumes. by Walter Clark.
Written by members of each unit of state troops, this is one of the most important regimental history collections available.
2. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster. 17 volumes. by Weymouth T. Jordan and Louis H. Manarin.
The 17th volume has just been issued covering Junior Reserves and this set is definitive, with brief regimental and company histories as well the names and service records of each state troop and volunteer. The best of its kind.
3. Lee's Tar Heels: The Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade, by Earl J. Hess.
Excellent brigade history of one of Lee's largest brigades composed of the 11th, 26th, 44th, and 52nd NC.
4. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina's Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65, by Craig S. Chapman.
Tells the story of the 1st North Carolina Volunteers (11th NCT), the unit that suffered the South's first battle death.
5. Covered With Glory: The 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg, by Rod Gragg.
Excellent account of the regiments service with a focus on the Gettysburg Campaign.
6. The Thirty-Seventh North Carolina Troops: Tar Heels in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Michael C. Hardy.
7. The 25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War: History and Roster of a Mountain-Bred Regiment, by Carroll C. Jones.
8. The 55th North Carolina in the Civil War: A History and Roster, by Jeffrey M. Girvan.
9. The Bloody Sixth: The Sixth North Carolina Regiment C.S.A., by Richard William Iobst.
10. The 4th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War: A History and Roster, by Neil Hunter Raiford
11. History of the 16th North Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, by George H. Mills.
12. The Twenty Eighth North Carolina: A Civil War History and Roster, by Francis H. Casstevens.
13. The Guilford Grays : Co. B, 27th NC Regiment, by John A. Sloan.
14. The Anson Guards: History of Company C 14th Regiment, N.C.V. Army of Northern Virginia, by W.A. Smith.
15. Historical Sketch of the Pee Dee Guards, Co. D, 23rd NC Regiment, 186-65, by H.C. Wall.
16. The Randolph Hornets in the Civil War: A History and Roster of Company M, 22nd North Carolina Regiment, by Wallace E. Jarrell.
17. A Darkness Ablaze, The Civil War Medical Diary and Wartime Experiences of Dr. John Hendricks Kinyoun, Sixty-Sixth North Carolina Infantry Regiment, by Joseph Kinyoun Houts Jr.
18. State Troops and Volunteers: A Photographic Record of North Carolina's Civil War Soldiers, by Greg Mast.
19. Across the Dark River: The Odyssey of the 56th N.C. Infantry in the American Civil War, by Clyde H. Ray.
That's all for today. Will post some more this week. If you know of any others that should be on the list just post a comment or send me an e-mail and I will post them.
1. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions From North Carolina in the Great War 1861-'65. 5 volumes. by Walter Clark.
Written by members of each unit of state troops, this is one of the most important regimental history collections available.
2. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster. 17 volumes. by Weymouth T. Jordan and Louis H. Manarin.
The 17th volume has just been issued covering Junior Reserves and this set is definitive, with brief regimental and company histories as well the names and service records of each state troop and volunteer. The best of its kind.
3. Lee's Tar Heels: The Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade, by Earl J. Hess.
Excellent brigade history of one of Lee's largest brigades composed of the 11th, 26th, 44th, and 52nd NC.
4. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina's Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65, by Craig S. Chapman.
Tells the story of the 1st North Carolina Volunteers (11th NCT), the unit that suffered the South's first battle death.
5. Covered With Glory: The 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg, by Rod Gragg.
Excellent account of the regiments service with a focus on the Gettysburg Campaign.
6. The Thirty-Seventh North Carolina Troops: Tar Heels in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Michael C. Hardy.
7. The 25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War: History and Roster of a Mountain-Bred Regiment, by Carroll C. Jones.
8. The 55th North Carolina in the Civil War: A History and Roster, by Jeffrey M. Girvan.
9. The Bloody Sixth: The Sixth North Carolina Regiment C.S.A., by Richard William Iobst.
10. The 4th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War: A History and Roster, by Neil Hunter Raiford
11. History of the 16th North Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, by George H. Mills.
12. The Twenty Eighth North Carolina: A Civil War History and Roster, by Francis H. Casstevens.
13. The Guilford Grays : Co. B, 27th NC Regiment, by John A. Sloan.
14. The Anson Guards: History of Company C 14th Regiment, N.C.V. Army of Northern Virginia, by W.A. Smith.
15. Historical Sketch of the Pee Dee Guards, Co. D, 23rd NC Regiment, 186-65, by H.C. Wall.
16. The Randolph Hornets in the Civil War: A History and Roster of Company M, 22nd North Carolina Regiment, by Wallace E. Jarrell.
17. A Darkness Ablaze, The Civil War Medical Diary and Wartime Experiences of Dr. John Hendricks Kinyoun, Sixty-Sixth North Carolina Infantry Regiment, by Joseph Kinyoun Houts Jr.
18. State Troops and Volunteers: A Photographic Record of North Carolina's Civil War Soldiers, by Greg Mast.
19. Across the Dark River: The Odyssey of the 56th N.C. Infantry in the American Civil War, by Clyde H. Ray.
That's all for today. Will post some more this week. If you know of any others that should be on the list just post a comment or send me an e-mail and I will post them.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Online Diaries
Found these hard to find diaries and other personal letter and memoir collections on Google Books.
Walter and George Battle letters (Co. F 4th NC State Troops)
http://books.google.com/books?id=bGMUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7&dq=Forget+Me+Nots+of+the+Civil+War#PPA41,M1
Alexander D. Betts memoirs (Chaplain 30th NC State Troops)
http://books.google.com/books?id=EhYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6&dq=Experiences+of+a+confederate+chaplain
Preston L. Ledford Reminiscences ( Co. B 14th NC State Troops)
http://www.archive.org/details/reminiscencesofc00ledf
Walter and George Battle letters (Co. F 4th NC State Troops)
http://books.google.com/books?id=bGMUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7&dq=Forget+Me+Nots+of+the+Civil+War#PPA41,M1
Alexander D. Betts memoirs (Chaplain 30th NC State Troops)
http://books.google.com/books?id=EhYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6&dq=Experiences+of+a+confederate+chaplain
Preston L. Ledford Reminiscences ( Co. B 14th NC State Troops)
http://www.archive.org/details/reminiscencesofc00ledf
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