Examines the daily activities of Civil War soldiers when they were not engaged in battle, discussing drill and camp chores, meals, games, songs, rules, punishments, and other aspects of camp life.

Grant at Petersburg.

Recounts the formation of the Confederacy, looks at the political forces that shaped it, and discusses the impact of slavery

The Civil War examined from the point of view of the officers of the army and navy on both sides of the conflict, including field officers, staff officers, engineers, and medical officers. Includes full-color illustrations of uniforms, weapons, and equipment.

The histories of thirteen of the greatest and bloodiest battles of America's Civil War, told through the events that shaped them and the lives of the men that fought them. This third volume in the Rebels & Yankees series features color photographs of uniforms, weapons, flags, and ordnance from the Civil War, together with contemporary photographs and full-color maps of the battles themselves. -- Publisher's description on cover (p. 4)

A biography of Jefferson Davis-statesman, Mexican war hero, and President of the Confederate States of America.

Presents recipes used during the American Civil War, intertwining history and cuisine for insights into the lives of soldiers on the battlefield and their loved ones at home.

A must for any Civil War library. Recounts the stories of thirteen of some of the most important battles of the war, from First Manassas in July 1861 to the Battle of Nashville in 1864. Full-color double-page maps show the reader each move of the opposing forces. No effort has been spared to include rare war era photographs and color photos of rare artifacts. Engagingly written by William C. Davis, the author of more than thirty books on the American...

Presents descriptions and designs of uniforms, weapons, equipment, and other miscellaneous items used by Federal and Confederate troops during the U.S. Civil War, and provides maps showing the strategies and locations of key battles.