Books in the Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History series

These letters by New England soldiers and their families, speak of the hardships of the Civil War in the US, especially frustrations with the army, home-front suffering and government policies.

One of the Confederacy's most articulate advocates was Lieutenant General James Longstreet's aide-de-camp, Thomas Jewett Goree. Present at Longstreet's HQ, and party to the counsels of Robert E. Lee, Gore wrote incisively on strategy and politics. These letters of his reflect that acuity.

During the American Civil War, William R.J. Pegram became one of the most prominent artillerists in the Army of Northern Virginia. Pegram shared the values of the South's ruling elite and this book argues that he entered Confederate service to defend a way of life he believed was ordained by God.