From SIU Press comes 1863: Lincoln's Pivotal Year
edited by Harold Holzer and Sara Vaughn Gabbard. Contributors include Frank J. Williams, Craig L. Symonds, John Marszalek, William C. Davis, Bob Zeller and others. From the publisher:
Only hours into the new year of 1863, Abraham Lincoln performed perhaps his
most famous action as president by signing the Emancipation Proclamation. Rather
than remaining the highlight of the coming months, however, this monumental act
marked only the beginning of the most pivotal year of Lincoln’s presidency and
the most revolutionary twelve months of the entire Civil War. In recognition of
the sesquicentennial of this tumultuous time, prominent Civil War scholars
explore the events and personalities that dominated 1863 in this enlightening
volume, providing a unique historical perspective on a critical period in
American history.
Several defining moments of Lincoln’s presidency took place in 1863,
including the most titanic battle ever to shake the American continent, which
soon inspired the most famous presidential speech in American history. The ten
essays in this book explore the year’s important events and developments,
including the response to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation; the
battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and other less-well-known confrontations;
the New York City draft riots; several constitutional issues involving the war
powers of President Lincoln; and the Gettysburg Address and its continued impact
on American thought. Other topics include the adaptation of photography for war
coverage; the critical use of images; the military role of the navy; and
Lincoln’s family life during this fiery trial.
With an informative introduction by noted Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer
and a chronology that places the high-profile events of 1863 in context with
cultural and domestic policy advances of the day, this remarkable compendium
opens a window into a year that proved decisive not only for the Civil War and
Lincoln’s presidency but also for the entire course of American history.
Recently released by The History Press is Mosby's Raids in Civil War Northern Virginia (Civil War Sesquicentennial). The book is written by William S. Connery who has written for on the Civil War in northern Virginia for the History Press
in the past. From the publisher:
The most famous Civil War name in Northern Virginia, other than General
Lee, is Colonel John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost. He stands out among nearly
one thousand generals who served in the war, celebrated most for his raids that
captured Union general Edwin Stoughton in Fairfax and Colonel Daniel French
Dulany in Rose Hill. By 1864, he was a feared partisan guerrilla in the North
and a nightmare for Union troops protecting Washington City. After the war, his
support for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant forced Mosby to leave his
native Virginia for Hong Kong as U.S. consul. A mentor to young George S.
Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery
brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero.
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