Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today's Vermont

Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today's Vermont
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Publisher : The Countryman Press
Total Pages : 1092
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ISBN-10 : 9781581577778
ISBN-13 : 158157777X
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today's Vermont by : Howard Coffin

With the help of this book, Civil War sites can be located as in no other state, taking the reader through the beautiful Vermont landscape of hill farms and small towns that looks more like the Civil War era than that of any other state. Years after the Civil War, Oliver Wendell Holmes spoke for his fellow Civil War veterans when he said, "In our youth, our hearts were touched by fire." Today, throughout Vermont, it is possible to identify hundreds and hundreds of Civil War-related sites. Throughout Vermont are soldier homes, halls where war meetings encouraged enlistments, churches where soldier funerals were held and abolitionists spoke, monuments to those who served, hospital sites, and homes where women gathered to make items for the soldiers. The Vermont State House is a virtual Civil War museum. A building survives in Woodstock where the war was administered. Cemeteries hold the gravestones of many of the 34,000 who fought. A field even exists where in 1803 a Quaker preacher heard a voice from above fortell a bloody war over slavery. With the help of this book, Civil War sites can be located as in no other state, taking the reader through the beautiful Vermont landscape of hill farms and small towns that looks more like the Civil War era than that of any other state.

Joshua Chamberlain

Joshua Chamberlain
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Publisher : Stackpole Books
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 0811708861
ISBN-13 : 9780811708869
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Joshua Chamberlain by : John J. Pullen

Pullen explores renowned military hero Joshua Chamberlain's later life through the lens of his Civil War experiences. 24 illustrations.

Earth Abides

Earth Abides
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9780899683706
ISBN-13 : 0899683703
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Earth Abides by : George R. Stewart

Something Abides

Something Abides
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781581573183
ISBN-13 : 1581573189
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Something Abides by : Howard Coffin

Experience Civil War historic sites and small towns that can be found nowhere else in America Today, throughout Vermont, it is possible to identify hundreds and hundreds of Civil War–related sites. Throughout Vermont are soldier homes, halls where war meetings encouraged enlistments, churches where soldier funerals were held and abolitionists spoke, monuments to those who served, hospital sites, and homes where women gathered to make items for the soldiers. The Vermont State House is a virtual Civil War museum. A building survives in Woodstock where the war was administered. Cemeteries hold the gravestones of many of the 34,000 who fought. A field even exists where in 1803 a Quaker preacher heard a voice from above fortell a bloody war over slavery. With the help of this book, Civil War sites can be located as in no other state, taking the reader through the beautiful Vermont landscape of hill farms and small towns that looks more like the Civil War era than that of any other state.

The Passing of the Armies

The Passing of the Armies
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105037988339
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Passing of the Armies by : Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Punch

Punch
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 754
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015055220746
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Punch by : Mark Lemon

Gettysburg

Gettysburg
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9781626364424
ISBN-13 : 1626364427
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Gettysburg by : Iain C. Martin

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia advanced into Pennsylvania in a daring offensive to win the Civil War in a single campaign. They met the Union Army at a quiet crossroads town called Gettysburg, and engaged in the greatest battle ever fought on American soil. Three days of combat ended on July 3 with Pickett's Charge, a heroic assault by nine of Lee's brigades against the Union defenses on Cemetery Ridge. Their repulse at the stone wall became known as the "high-water mark" of the Confederacy. At the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery that November, Lincoln used the occasion to deliver his Gettysburg Address, a short, two-minute speech that became the most famous in American history. In this original retelling of the Gettysburg story, Iain C. Martin draws upon firsthand accounts—from the generals to the lowly privates and civilians caught in the epic struggle. Readers will discover history through the experiences of two Gettysburg teenagers—Matilda "Tillie" Pierce and Daniel Skelly. Featuring the artwork of Don Troiani, original photos, full-color maps, interesting tales, and trivia, Gettysburg gives young readers a fascinating look into this great turning point of American history—and just in time for the 150th anniversary of the epic battle.

Hallowed Ground

Hallowed Ground
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9780307529756
ISBN-13 : 0307529754
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Hallowed Ground by : James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans: the Battle of Gettysburg. The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. More than any other place in the United States, Gettysburg is indeed hallowed ground. It’s no surprise that it is one of the nation’s most visited sites (nearly two million annual visitors), attracting tourists, military buffs, and students of American history. McPherson, who has led countless tours of Gettysburg over the years, makes stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top, among other key locations. He reflects on the meaning of the battle, describes the events of those terrible three days in July 1863, and places the struggle in the greater context of American and world history. Along the way, he intersperses stories of his own encounters with the place over several decades, as well as debunking several popular myths about the battle itself. What brought those 165,000 soldiers—75,000 Confederate, 90,000 Union—to Gettysburg? Why did they lock themselves in such a death grip across these once bucolic fields until 11,000 of them were killed or mortally wounded, another 29,000 were wounded and survived, and about 10,000 were “missing”—mostly captured? What was accomplished by all of this carnage? Join James M. McPherson on a walk across this hallowed ground as he be encompasses the depth of meaning and historical impact of a place that helped define the nation’s character. “[I]n a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or detract.” —President Abraham Lincoln

Heroes for All Time

Heroes for All Time
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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9780819571175
ISBN-13 : 0819571172
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Heroes for All Time by : Dione Longley

Compelling first-hand accounts of the war, lavishly illustrated with rare period photos Winner of the Bruce Fraser Award (2016) Voices of Civil War soldiers rise from the pages of Heroes for All Time. This book presents the war straight from the minds and pens of its participants; rich passages from soldiers' letters and diaries complement hundreds of outstanding period photographs, most previously unpublished. The soldiers' moving experiences, thoughts, and images animate each chapter. Written accounts by nurses and doctors, soldiers' families, and volunteers on the home front add intriguing details to our picture of the struggle, which claimed roughly 6,000 Connecticut lives. Rare war artifacts—a bone ring carved on the battlefield or a wad of tobacco acquired from a rebel picket—connect the reader to the men and boys who once owned them. From camp life to battle, from Virginia to Louisiana, from the opening shot at Bull Run to the cheering at Appomattox, Heroes for All Time tells the story of the war through vivid, personal portrayals.

Lee and His Generals in War and Memory

Lee and His Generals in War and Memory
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Publisher : LSU Press
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9780807141779
ISBN-13 : 0807141771
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Lee and His Generals in War and Memory by : Gary W. Gallagher

Gary W. Gallagher examines Robert E. Lee, his principal subordinates, the treatment they have received in the literature on Confederate military history, and the continuing influence of Lost Cause arguments in the late-twentieth-century United States. Historical images of Lee and his lieutenants were shaped to a remarkable degree by the reminiscences and other writings of ex-Confederates who formulated what became known as the Lost Cause interpretation of the conflict. Gallagher adeptly highlights the chasm that often separates academic and popular perceptions of the Civil War and discusses some of the ways in which the Lost Cause continues to resonate.