In their own words: civil war commanders

By Various

They led the armies of the Civil War and forged the most critical and violent chapter in American history...The military leaders, men of impassioned commitment and unrivaled courage, who recorded in vivid detail the war as it was, both on the battlefield and in their hearts and minds. These fascinating narratives are presented chronologically, woven together with insightful editorial notes, and accompanied by over 40 maps; together they comprise the Civil War experience, from daily army life to the sights and sounds of battle, to the moral and strategic decisions that rested upon the commanders' shoulders. Their words bring to life every significant passage in the course of the war...The Battles of Antietam and Bull Run, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge and Gettysburg, the Invasion of Kentucky and the Battle of Perryville...the Union and Confederate strategies and campaigns...the Civil War's naval battles and the guerrilla war...Sherman's siege of Atlanta...and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399519092
• ISBN13: 9780399519093
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Perigee Trade
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Hear from those who fought the battles

From Bull Run to Appomattox this books beautifully illustrates the very thoughts of the men who commanded during the Civil War. Mr. Stiles has put together a well researched collection of narratives to portray a "minds eye" view of these men before and after battle.By using first hand accounts the reader will be thrust into the mind of the Commander; not a brief overview of battle using the finite eye of 20th. Century hindsight. This book delves into the mundane routine of army life from a leaders point of view, and from there, goes into the moral convictions these officers faced after having committed their men to battle. To further assist the reader, the author includes 40 maps to accompany the words upon the page. Upon finishing this work it will be hard not to reflect on the frailty of mankind and how it flowed over into the failure of command during battle.A must read for insight into the minds of both Union and Confederate officers.