The Untold Civil War:  Exploring the Human Side of War by James "Bud" Robertson.  Edited by Neil Kagan.  James Robertson, whose weekly talks about little-known people and events of the Civil War aired for 15 years on National Public Radio, brings history to life here in a collection of true stories revealing the human struggles and personal dramas that took place as great events unfolded.  He tells us, for example, how 11-year-old Grace Bedell changed the face of history by urging President-elect Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard and how the pious and abstemious

By Terryl W. Elliott.  Detailed here are the origin and nature of the Rebel Yell, a piece of history largely lost to time.  The text offers a substantial theory of the derivation of the yell, analyzes its variations, and assesses the few documented descriptions and recorded versions in their historical context.  The book includes stories and poems featuring the yell and concludes with a list of references.  160 pages.  Paperback. Item # 20396

White Roses: Stories of Women Nurses in the Civil War, by Rebecca D. Larson. More than 40 short biographies of female nurses who served during the Civil War. (70 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, Paperback)

From Victory to Collapse.Author Joseph Glatthaar draws on a range of sources - from letters & diaries, to war records, to a definitive data base of statistics -to rewrite the history of the Civil War's most important army. 600 pages

How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery. Written by Anne Farrow , Joel Lang and Jenifer Frank. The Norths profit from indeed, dependence on slavery has mostly been a shameful and well-kept secret . . . until now. In this startling and superbly researched new book, three veteran New England journalists demythologize the region of America known for tolerance and liberation, revealing a place where thousands of people were held in bondage and slavery was both an economic dynamo and a necessary way of life.

A reprint of the booklet Prayers Suitable for the Times In Which We Live, originally published in 1861. Contains prayers and hymns to help sustain and uplift the common soldier in the field. (29 pages, 5 x 3.5)

The definitive travel reference for America's most famous, and hallowed, Civil War battle sites. Contains thorough listings of all major sites, including historical background information, full-color photographs throughout, special features on military and civic leaders, a glossary of Civil War terminology, directions to hard-to-find locations, and helpful listings of restuarants, lodgings, shopping, tours, and special events. Hardcover, 444 pages.

The 18 tours in this book cover all the significant Civil War sites in both Virginia and West Virginia. While the better known sites are covered (Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Richmond, Petersburg, both Bull Run battles, Appomattox, etc), Johnson also covers lesser-known events (Saltville, Mine Run, Chantilly, etc). By Clint Johnson. Paperback, 407 pages.

Hollywood Cemetary: A Tour, by James E. DuPriest, Jr. History, art and landscape architecture all come together in the magnificent setting of Hollywood Cemetery, perched on the bluffs high above the James River in Richmond, Virginia. Nowhere in America will one find so many prominent 19th Century personalities as those that rest at Hollywood. (28 pages, 8.5 x 6.75, Paperback)

In the Footsteps of Robert E. Lee, by Clint Johnson. This is your guide to the major Lee sites in Virginia and West Virginia and lesser known sites in distant states. Taken together, they will let you - as far as possible - stand where General Lee stood and see what he saw. (186 pages, 8 x 5.5, Paperback)