Books on Topic: 'Confederacy'

This was the weekly poem for Flag Day 2006. It tells the largely-apocryphal but nonetheless inspiring story of one old woman’s act of patriotism durin...

This is not a work of fiction! These are the actual memoirs of a legendary leader of partisans who bedeviled the Union army for years, almost within s...

Mary Chesnut's 'Diary from Dixie' offers a unique and intimate perspective on the American Civil War from the vantage point of a Southern woman. Her d...

With Fire and Sword is a first-hand account of a Union soldier's experiences during the American Civil War. Written as a diary, the book follows the a...

Charles Anderson Dana's "Recollections of the Civil War" offers a firsthand account of the conflict from the perspective of a key figure in the Union...

The Emancipation Proclamation is a landmark document in American history. Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, it declared that all...

This selection from William Tecumseh Sherman's memoirs focuses on his pivotal 'March to the Sea' campaign during the American Civil War. It details th...

This memoir by Union officer Benjamin F. Hasson recounts his harrowing escape from a Confederate prison train destined for the infamous Andersonville...

George Cary Eggleston's 'Rebel's Recollections' is a personal account of the American Civil War from a Confederate perspective. The book begins with a...

This book offers a firsthand account of Abraham Lincoln's life and the Civil War through the eyes of Charles Godfrey Leland, a veteran of the conflict...

This booklet, published in 1970 by the National Park Service, narrates the significant ten-month campaign for the city of Petersburg, Virginia, during...

This book compiles two diaries kept by young women, Susan R. Jervey and Charlotte St. Julien Ravenel, during the final months of the Civil War in Sout...

McClellan's Own Story provides a first-hand account of General George B. McClellan's experiences as the commander of the Army of the Potomac during th...

This book compiles the official secession statements issued by five Confederate states – South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia – d...

This book, published in 1961 as part of the National Park Service Historical Handbook series, explores the significant military events that transpired...

Abram Joseph Ryan's "Memories" offers a glimpse into the life and thoughts of this prominent Southern figure. It delves into his experiences as a prie...

In April 1862, during the American Civil War, 22 Union spies embarked on a daring mission to sabotage the Western and Atlantic Railroad, a vital suppl...

Abram Joseph Ryan's 'Poets' is a collection of poems that explores themes of faith, patriotism, and the human condition. Written by a Catholic priest...

A Land without Ruins is a collection of poems by Abram Joseph Ryan, a Catholic priest and poet who lived in the American South during the Civil War. T...