With My Face to the Enemy

By Robert Cowley, Various

"Why My Face to the Enemy is one of the most wide-ranging anthologies on the subject to come along in years, and a collection everyone interested in American history will want to read. Its thirty-s...

With My Face to the Enemy

By Various

The Civil War

By Harry Hansen

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

By George C. Rable

"During the battle of Gettysburg, as Union troops along Cemetery Ridge rebuffed Pickett's Charge, they were heard to shout, "Give them Fredericksburg!" Their cries reverberated from a clash that, a...

Lee and His Generals in War and Memory

By Gary W. Gallagher

The Third day at Gettysburg beyond

By

The six essays in this volume testify to the enduring impact of the Civil War on our national consciousness. Covering subjects as diverse as tactics, the uses of autobiography, and the power of myt...

Fighting for the Confederacy

By Edward Porter Alexander

Upon the Fields of Battle

By

The Fredericksburg Campaign

By Gary W. Gallagher

"It is well this is so terrible! We should grow too fond of it," said General Robert E. Lee as he watched his troops repulse the Union attack at Fredericksburg on 13 December 1863. This collection...

Chancellorsville

By Gary W. Gallagher

Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Lee's troops, who were outnumbered two to one. The campaign had enormous psychological importance for both sides, who had met recently at Fredericksbur...