Edited by Gary Gallagher and Elizabeth Varon, two of the most prominent nineteenth-century American historians in the nation, New Perspectives on the Union War provides a more nuanced understanding of what “Union” meant in the Civil War North by exploring how various groups of northerners conceived of the term. The essays in this volume demonstrate that while there was a broad consensus that the war was fought, or should be fought, for the cause of Union, there was bitter disagree...

Eyewitness Civil War testimony from a major American writerThis facsimile edition of Albion W. Tourgée’s regimental history of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was first published in 1896. Tourgée, a lawyer and outspoken abolitionist from Williamsfield, Ohio, is best known for his semi-fictional novels about the reconstruction of the South following the Civil War, A Fool’s Errand and Bricks Without Straw. Both critically acclaimed best sellers, t...

Dedicated to the Sailors and Marines who lost their lives on the final voyage of USS Indianapolis and tothose who survived the torment at sea following its sinking. plus the crews that risked their lives in rescue ships.The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a decorated World War II warship that is primarily remembered for her worst 15 minutes..This ship earned ten (10) battle stars for her service in World War II and was credited for shooting down n...