Random Thoughts on History

Dear Uncles: The Civil War Letters of Arthur McKinstry, a Soldier in the Excelsior Brigade , edited by Rick Barram Colors and Blood: Flag P...

Letters to Belle: Civil War Letters and Life of Chicago Lawyer and Volunteer Colonel John A. Bross, 29th U.S. Colored Infantry , edited by J...

For the past few year's I've shared my reading list from that year. I thought I would do the same this year. As I think I've men...

Union Soldiers and the Northern Home Front: Wartime Experiences, Postwar Adjustments , edited by Paul A. Cimbala and Randall M. Miller Black...

Homelands and Waterways: The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926 by Adele Logan Alexander From the Wilderness to Appomattox: The...

Love and Duty: Confederate Widow and the Emotional Politics of Loss by Angela Esco Elder The First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence,...