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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Recent Acquisitions to My Library

Chancellorsville 1863: The Souls of the Brave by Ernest B. Furgurson


"Too Much for Human Endurance:" The George Spangler Farm Hospitals and the Battle of Gettysburg by Ronald D. Kirkwood


Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life by Elizabeth D. Leonard


My Life in the Irish Brigade: The Civil War Memoirs of Private William McCarter, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry, Edited by Kevin E. O'Brien


A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee by John Reeves


Awaiting the Heavenly Country: The Civil War and America's Culture of Death by Mark S. Shantz


Untouched by the Conflict: The Civil War Letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, Dickinson College, Edited by Johnathan W. White and David Glenn



 Recollections of a Privat Soldier in the Army of the Potomac by Frank Wilkeson

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I am a life-long history enthusiast with a passion for sharing the educational advantages of learning our past. M.A. Public History-Appalachian State University; B.S. History- East Tennessee State University; B.S. Communications- Milligan College Disclaimer: The posts on this site are my own thoughts and opinions and do not necessarily represent my employer's positions, strategies, or opinions.
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