Published since 1987, America’s Civil War strives to deliver to our readers the best articles on the most formative and tumultuous period of American history — the Civil War. Noted authors present the many battles, personalities and fascinating stories of the period.
Law in American History: Volume 1: From the Colonial Years Through the Civil War
In the first of the three volumes of his projected comprehensive narrative history of the role of law in America from the colonial years through the twentieth century, G. Edward White takes up the central themes of American legal history from the earliest European settlements through the Civil War.
Analyzes the impact of the Civil War on African Americans, discussing the division between free states and slave states, the Emancipation Proclamation, and living conditions during Reconstruction.
Vernacular Grammar(s) of Mid-Nineteenth Century Northwestern South Carolina: A Study of Civil War LettersThe book discusses the grammar(s) of selected Civil War soldiers hailing from three counties in Northwestern South Carolina. It is in two parts, of which the first constitutes the theoretical background; the second presents the results of an analysis of the compiled corpus. Both parts comprise three chapters and are linked by Chapter Four. Chapter One places Northwestern South Carolina within the linguistic landscape of the American South.
As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, 1861 presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began.1861 is an epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded, inspiring a new generation to reject their parents' faith in compromise and appeasement, to do the unthinkable in the name of an ideal. It set Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom.
