Edward G. Longacre, Author Stackpole Books $34.95 (496p) ISBN 978-0-8117-1049-7
Well known in Civil War circles, author Longacre (The Cavalry at Gettysburg, etc.) has written a major work on the Union cavalry of the North's primary field army in Virginia. Having mined more than 300 manuscript collections as well as numerous...
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Edward G. Longacre, Author Stackpole Books $27.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-8117-0012-2
Following his history of the Union Army of the James (Army of Amateurs), prolific Civil War historian Longacre now focuses on one regiment of that army in this admirable study. Recruited in and around Baltimore, Maryland, the 4th infantry was...
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Edward G. Longacre, Author Da Capo Press $24.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-938289-46-3
Longacre adds to his status as a leading authority on Civil War cavalry (The Cavalry at Gettysburg; Mounted Raids of the Civil War) with this definitive biography of one of its key leaders. John Buford graduated from West Point in 1848. Serving on...
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Edward G. Longacre, Author Perseus Books Group $26 (338p) ISBN 978-0-306-81269-9
In his well-written account, Longacre, a prolific author of Civil War histories (most recently Confederate Goliath), illuminates not only Grant's military career but also the infrequently covered terrain of his childhood and adolescence. Admirably,...
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