The Tide Shifts (Battles and Leaders of the Civil War) Vol.III [Hardcover]

Century Magazine (Editor)

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Publication Date: April 1, 2010

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War is recognized as the outstanding history of the War between the States to come out of the 19th century. THis series was originally conceived in 1883 by the editors of Century Company, who set out to provide an accurate, unbiased account of the war. It was authored by the commanders and their subordinates from both the Confederate and Union forces who actually fought, planned or were eyewitnesses to the events they describe therein.

Volume 3 begins with the Perryville Campaign, the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. The Battle of Gettysburg is chronicled in detail by such famous officers as General James Longstreet, Colonel John S. Mosby, General Henry J. Hunt, General E.P. Alexander and by others who fought and directed this pivotal battle. The Viccksburg Campaign, the battles of Port Hudson, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and others are likewise described.

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The Civil War remains the costliest conflict in terms of American lives lost and men wounded, in which our country has ever been involved. BATTLES AND LEADERS OF THE CIVIL WAR is recognized as the outstanding history of the War between the States to come out of the 19th century. This series was originally conceived in 1883 by the editors of the Century Company, who set out to provide an accurate, unbiased account of the War. BATTLES AND LEADERS was authored by the commanders and their subordinates from both the Confederate and the Union forces who actually fought, planned or were eyewitnesses to the events they describe herein. Here you can read about the events of the war written by such prominent generals as Beauregard, Grant, Longstreet, Sherman, McClellan, Butler and many others.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 750 pages
• Publisher: Castle Books (April 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890095736
• ISBN-13: 978-0890095737
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #738,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Book On The American Civil War, February 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tide Shifts (Battles and Leaders of the Civil War) Vol.III (Hardcover)

This book is one of a series of 4 books written/ edited by Johnson and Buel in the 1880's. These books were an outgrowth of articles written by Civial
War participants and published in the "Century"
magazine. All of the articles are excellent and
the editors' notes are superb! Whenever you read
any other book on the Civil War, its bibliography
will almost certainly contain Johnson and Buel's
"Battles and Leaders" - their 4 books are considered,
along with the "Official Records", as essential
source material for any author. This book and
the other 3 books in the series are GREAT! And
fun to read, as well. A "Must Have" series!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Battles & Leaders of the Civil War: The Tide Shifts, September 20, 2002

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This review is from: The Tide Shifts (Battles and Leaders of the Civil War) Vol.III (Hardcover)

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Tide Shifts edited by Robert Underwood Johnson nad Clarence Clough Buel from "The Century Magazine" was written and originally concieved in 1883 by the editors of the Century Company. Reading most books published today about the Civil War, you'll most likely find in the bibliography references to this series. Thus, making this one of the best source materials of eywitness accounts published to date.

One of the costliest conflits, the Civil War still ranks high among events that came out of the nineteenth-century in United States history. This is volume three of a four part series that is written by the men who fought in the battles that comprise the Civil War. Events recalld by Grant, Sherman, McClellan, Longstreet and Beauregard just to name a few are described in detail with illustrations, maps, charts, and engravings to give the reader a better understnding of what was happening.

This volume starts with Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky described by General Joseph Wheeler called The Perryville Campaign and takes us through the Knoxville and Chattanooga areas of the war. Describing everything in detail you'll feel like you're there. I found these volumes explain a lot about the different battles and give the reader excellent details.

Where else can you go to get first hand knowledge of these fought battles... making this series invaluable to the reader and student of the Civil War.If you can find this series, it will make an excellent addition to your home library... you will find yourself referencing your reading about the Civil War with these volumes... adding detail and insight only found by those who actually were there and found here chronicled for your reading.

I found this series a real help in understanding why things happened the way they had. This series gives the reader an accurate, unbiased account of the war... a compelling story about part of our nation's history.