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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

This is a firsthand account of the 1862 attempt by a small group of Union soldiers to infiltrate and destroy Southern rail lines, and their subsequent time as prisoners of war. From the preface: "Myself and comrades are greatly indebted to the President and Secretary Stanton for their generous recognition of our services, and the munificent rewards bestowed upon us. To them, and to Judge Holt, Major-General Hitchcock, and James C. Wetmore, Ohio

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2) Army life in a Black regiment

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Works volume 3
Social science reprints
African Library
Collector's library of the Civil War
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Southern Classics
Collector's library of the Civil War

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Army Life in a Black Regiment is a riveting and empathetic account of the lessons learned from an encounter between a New England intellectual and nearly a thousand newly freed slaves. In the fall of 1862, Thomas Wentworth Higginson was asked to take command of the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, and he immediately understood the significance of the experiment...

3) Destruction and reconstruction; personal experiences of the late war

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Taylor, Richard

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In this unique series, the Civil War comes vividly to life, as those who were there give eye-witness accounts from both sides of the bloody conflict. A sugar farmer and gentleman politician with no military training before the war, General Richard Taylor--son of President Zachary Taylor--plays a major role in the Red River campaign. Out of print since 1879. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

4) Detailed minutiae of soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

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McCarthy, Carlton

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5) In and out of rebel prisons

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Cooper, A

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Civil War centennial
Collector's library of the Civil War

A. Cooper wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age.

6) Campaigning with Grant

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Porter, Horace

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Campaigning with Grant is an intimate account of Grant during the Civil War written by a member of his staff, Horace Porter.

7) The story of a cannoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia

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Moore, Edward Alexander

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8) Campaigns of a non-combatant, and his romaunt abroad during the war

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Townsend, George Alfred

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9) Mosby's Rangers: a record of the operations of the Forty-third Battalion Virginia Cavalry from its organization to the surrender, from the diary of a private, supplemented and verified with...

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Williamson, James J

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Time-Life Books]

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1982, c1895

10) One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry: his experience and what he saw during the war 1861-1865 : including a history of "F Company," Richmond, Va., 21st Regiment Virginia Infantry, Second Brigade, Jackson's Division,...

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Worsham, John H

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Time-Life Books

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1982] c1912

11) The citizen-soldier, or, Memoirs of a volunteer

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Beatty, John

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12) Richmond during the war: four years of personal observation

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Brock, Sallie A

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Time-Life Books]

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1983

13) The story of a common soldier of army life in the Civil War, 1861-1865

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Stillwell, Leander

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Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.

Leander Stillwell was a young man living in Illinois when the Civil War broke out. Stillwell was compelled to join the Union Army in 1861 and would later write one of the best Civil War books on his experiences as a soldier.

14) Three years in the Sixth Corps

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Stevens, George T

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