uscpress.com - Civil War https://uscpress.com/ Dark Hours https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409267/Dark-Hours
First published in 2002 by the South Carolina Historical Society, Dark Hours was the second of two landmark Civil War research projects carried out by Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr. The companion v…]]>
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A Confederate Englishman https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409312/A-Confederate-Englishman
A Confederate Englishman presents for the first time the fascinating Civil War correspondence of Henry Wemyss Feilden (1838-1921), a young British officer who resigned his commission and ran t…]]>
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Twilight on the South Carolina Rice Fields https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409300/Twilight-on-the-South-Carolina-Rice-Fields
A firsthand account of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the Old South rice kingdom from one of South Carolina's founding families

The Civil War and Reconstruction eras decimated the…]]>
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Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409287/Upcountry-South-Carolina-Goes-to-War
Civil War letters to and from Spartanburg, South Carolina, rich with details on the battlefront and home front

Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War chronicles the lives and concerns of…]]>
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Cuban Confederate Colonel https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409273/Cuban-Confederate-Colonel
The definitive biography of a Cuban and Confederate rebel

Cuban Confederate Colonel tells the story of a revolutionary who figured prominently in both his native country's struggle agai…]]>
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Broken Fortunes https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409268/Broken-Fortunes
First published in 1995 by the South Carolina Historical Society, Broken Fortunes was the first of two landmark Civil War research projects carried out by Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr. Highly priz…]]>
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The Aftermath of Slavery https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409239/The-Aftermath-of-Slavery
William Albert Sinclair, born a slave in 1858, grew up in South Carolina during the tumultuous years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Influenced by his childhood experiences, Sinclair spen…]]>
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Promotion or the Bottom of the River https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409224/Promotion-or-the-Bottom-of-the-River
South Carolinian Alexander F. Warley (1823-1895) was an exceptional naval officer who enjoyed a robust life of far-flung adventures at sea during several dramatic periods in American maritime…]]>
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Guardian of Savannah https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409226/Guardian-of-Savannah
The remarkable story of how an earthen fort defense shielded a Southern city from the ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy

Built out of sand and mud, Fort McAllister was designed to serve…]]>
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Bill Arp's Peace Papers https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409323/Bill-Arps-Peace-Papers
A compendium of Southern witticisms by the Confederacy's most famous humorist

First published in 1873, Bill Arp's Peace Papers, by Charles Henry Smith (1826-1903), is a collection of wr…]]>
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