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Location. Columbus, OH. Apr 3, 2015. #9. Brig. Gen. Theophilus F. Rodenbough, Medal of Honor recipient for the Civil War, was the leading cavalry historian of the period. He did some brilliant work, including editing and writing part of the regimental history of the Second Dragoons/2nd U. S. Cavalry.
Since McPherson listed five historians, I would ask that you limit yourself to no more than five. They don't have to be Civil War historians, and they don't have to be Americans writing about U.S. history. They don't have to be academic historians. Also, please give us a line or two about why you think they are the best.
People reading those books would understand how the war ended and how emancipation came about. They would also gain an understanding of the Reconstruction era. I notice also that he included women authors on this list. The last time he gave a list of recommended books he caught a lot of flak because it was made up of books by old white guys.
The Unknown Civil War Series: Gettysburg (2009) The producers of "The Civil War Journals" bring the crucial battle at Gettysburg to vivid life in this Civil War miniseries. This in-depth exploration of the bloody conflict reveals how, in programs mixing re-enactments with archival materials and interviews with historians, that over the course ...
I don't know who the best historians today are. But I would suggest Daniel Walker Howe's 2007 book What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848 as a standard for writing good history.
To be clear, we are on the same page about the value of primary sources. My point is that books by historians provide a depth of research, and context, and historiography that is very difficult for me, at least, to do myself. Many times a book is a multi-year project that involves the use of...
Sep 8, 2012. May 18, 2015. #1. I have read Eric Wittenburg's discussions on this site about how he works to find primary sources that other historians have overlooked and to incorporate them into his books. My impression is that the female Civil War historians, of various races and ethnicities, do the same. Although these women historians seem ...
Over on the academic history blogs, there has been a lot of discussion, sometimes contentious, over two articles appearing in Journal of the Civil War Era and Civil War History. The articles, by three prominent military historians, are being described as a counterattack by "military historians"...
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1862/09 - Brig. Gen. Henry J. Hunt's Orders to Commanders of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac. CivilWarTalk. Jun 17, 2022. Documents & Speeches. "It is too much the tendency of Artillery to fire at Artillery." 0 ratings. Updated.