Reviews

Author: 
Aaron Charles Sheehan-Dean
Reviewer: 
Robert Glaze

Glaze on Sheehan-Dean, 'The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War'

Aaron Charles Sheehan-Dean. The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2018. 480 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-674-98422-6.

Reviewed by Robert Glaze (Lincoln Memorial University) Published on H-CivWar (October, 2019) Commissioned by Madeleine Forrest (Randolph-Macon College)

Author: 
Andrew S. Bledsoe, Andrew F. Lang, eds.
Reviewer: 
Mike Burns

Burns on Bledsoe and Lang, 'Upon the Fields of Battle: Essays on the Military History of America's Civil War'

Andrew S. Bledsoe, Andrew F. Lang, eds. Upon the Fields of Battle: Essays on the Military History of America's Civil War. Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Series. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2018. 320 pp. $48.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8071-6977-3.

Author: 
Michael S. Frawley
Reviewer: 
Michael Gagnon

Gagnon on Frawley, 'Industrial Development and Manufacturing in the Antebellum Gulf South: A Reevaluation'

Michael S. Frawley. Industrial Development and Manufacturing in the Antebellum Gulf South: A Reevaluation. LSU Press, 2019. 256 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8071-7068-7.

Reviewed by Michael Gagnon (Georgia Gwinnett College) Published on H-CivWar (October, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
Christopher M. Rein
Reviewer: 
Clayton J. Butler

Butler on Rein, 'Alabamians in Blue: Freedmen, Unionists, and the Civil War in the Cotton State'

Christopher M. Rein. Alabamians in Blue: Freedmen, Unionists, and the Civil War in the Cotton State. Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Series. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2019. 312 pp. $47.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8071-7066-3.

Author: 
David Silkenat
Reviewer: 
Jack R. Verhayden

Verhayden on Silkenat, 'Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War'

David Silkenat. Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 368 pp. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-4972-6.

Reviewed by Jack R. Verhayden (Mississippi State University) Published on H-CivWar (September, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
James J. Broomall
Reviewer: 
Carolyn Levy

Levy on Broomall, 'Private Confederacies: The Emotional Worlds of Southern Men as Citizens and Soldiers'

James J. Broomall. Private Confederacies: The Emotional Worlds of Southern Men as Citizens and Soldiers. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 240 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4696-5198-9; $90.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-4975-7.

Reviewed by Carolyn Levy (Pennsylvania State University) Published on H-CivWar (September, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
Larry J. Daniel
Reviewer: 
Tim Talbott

Talbott on Daniel, 'Conquered: Why the Army of Tennessee Failed'

Larry J. Daniel. Conquered: Why the Army of Tennessee Failed. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 456 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-4950-4.

Reviewed by Tim Talbott (Independent Scholar) Published on H-CivWar (August, 2019) Commissioned by Steve Bare (University of Toledo)

Author: 
Clint E. Chambers, Paul Howard Carlson
Reviewer: 
Jennifer Andrella

Andrella on Chambers and Carlson, 'Comanche Jack Stilwell: Army Scout and Plainsman'

Clint E. Chambers, Paul Howard Carlson. Comanche Jack Stilwell: Army Scout and Plainsman. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019. 298 pp. $24.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8061-6278-2.

Reviewed by Jennifer Andrella (Michigan State University) Published on H-CivWar (August, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
Gary W. Gallagher, Stephen Cushman, eds.
Reviewer: 
Brian M. Jordan

Jordan on Gallagher and Cushman, 'Civil War Writing: New Perspectives on Iconic Texts'

Gary W. Gallagher, Stephen Cushman, eds. Civil War Writing: New Perspectives on Iconic Texts. Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Series. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2019. 312 pp. $48.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8071-7024-3.

Author: 
William J. Cooper
Reviewer: 
Bruce Way

Way on Cooper, 'Approaching Civil War and Southern History'

William J. Cooper. Approaching Civil War and Southern History. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2019. 200 pp. $38.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8071-7058-8.

Reviewed by Bruce Way (University of Toledo) Published on H-CivWar (August, 2019) Commissioned by Steve Bare (University of Toledo)

Author: 
David W. Mellott, Mark A. Snell
Reviewer: 
Christopher Rein

Rein on Mellott and Snell, 'The Seventh West Virginia Infantry: An Embattled Union Regiment from the Civil War's Most Divided State'

David W. Mellott, Mark A. Snell. The Seventh West Virginia Infantry: An Embattled Union Regiment from the Civil War's Most Divided State. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2019. pages cm. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7006-2753-0.

Reviewed by Christopher Rein (Air University Press, Maxwell AFB, AL) Published on H-CivWar (August, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
Stève Sainlaude
Reviewer: 
Andre M. Fleche

Fleche on Sainlaude, 'France and the American Civil War: A Diplomatic History'

Stève Sainlaude. France and the American Civil War: A Diplomatic History. Trans. Jessica Edwards. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 304 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-4994-8.

Reviewed by Andre M. Fleche (Castleton University) Published on H-CivWar (July, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
Benjamin L. Miller
Reviewer: 
Paul Teed

Teed on Miller, 'In God's Presence: Chaplains, Missionaries, and Religious Space during the American Civil War'

Benjamin L. Miller. In God's Presence: Chaplains, Missionaries, and Religious Space during the American Civil War. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2019. 264 pp. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7006-2766-0.

Reviewed by Paul Teed (Saginaw Valley State University) Published on H-CivWar (July, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

Author: 
Amy Murrell Taylor
Reviewer: 
David Hopkins

Hopkins on Taylor, 'Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps'

Amy Murrell Taylor. Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2018. pages cm. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-4362-5.

Reviewed by David Hopkins (Midland College) Published on H-CivWar (July, 2019) Commissioned by G. David Schieffler (Crowder College)

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