Books by Edward G. Longacre

The 4th United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiment saw considerable action from late 1863 to mid-1865. Citing recently discovered and previously unpublished accounts, author Edward G. Longacre goes beyond the battlefield heroics of the 4th USCT, blending his unique insights into political and social history to analyse the motives, goals, and aspirations of the African American enlisted men.

The only comprehensive account of the Battle of Fort Fisher and the basis for the television documentary Confederate Goliath, Rod Gragg's award-winning book chronicles in detail one of the most dramatic events of the American Civil War.

As the grandson of Henry "Light-Horse Harry"Lee and the nephew of Robert E. Lee, Fitzhugh Lee nicknamed "Fitz" was born into one of Virginia's most distinguished families. Civil War author Edward G. Longacre has combed family records, West Point cadet files, and the National Archives to produce a lively biography of one of the South's youngest and ablest cavalry commanders.

Suitable for cavalry and/or Gettysburg enthusiasts, this book bristles with analysis, details, judgements, personality profiles, and evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels. It examines the mounted operations of the campaign from organizational, strategic, and tactical viewpoints.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler served in two armies, playing a major role in the development of Confederate cavalry in the Civil War's western theatre, and, more than thirty years afterwards, commanded troops in the Spanish-American War. After leaving the U.S.

Winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award, Gentleman and Soldier is the first biography in more than fifty years of Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), a Confederate general whose life provides a unique, sweeping insight into the entire history of the Civil War in the South.