Warfare in the Wilderness
burial ceremonies open to the public
Wittenberg brings his expertise with Civil War cavalry operations to bear with vivid and insightful descriptions of the fighting and places the actions in their full and proper historic context
the war produced rampant speculation and coercive labor arrangements that many Americans labeled fraudulent
political repercussions in the United States and the Confederacy
From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863 (Rachael E. Mellen, David A.Powell - DLM) Section-Women Soldiers Warfare in the Wildernessby Rachael E. Mellen (Editor), David A. Powell (Editor) Wars change the course of history and touch in intensely personal ways the lives of everyone involved. Thankfully, surviving firsthand accounts offer modern readers a deeply personal window into earlier times. From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 18611863, edited and annotated by Rachael E. Mellen and David A. Powell, constitutes a