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~ The Record Man ~ Desoto Joe's List of Recommended:
* Civil War Readings * ******************** ****************** Reference Books To Civil War Prisons and Prisoners ****************** ****************** "John Ransom's Andersonville Diary" * History - By: John Ransom. John Ransom was 20 years old & was the brigade Quartermaster of the 9th Michigan Cavalry, when he was captured in Eastern Tennessee. This diary tells of his experiences & aftermath of men mentioned. Also testimony from Joseph Jones, Surgeon, who was at Andersonville & gave testimony at Captain Wirtz's trial in Washington. A fantastic read & I highly recommend this book! I could not put it down. Softcover; 281 total pages with drawings as illustrations, with an introduction by Bruce Catton. Published in: First published privately by John Ransom, in Auburn New York in 1881 under the title Andersonville. Then in 1883 by Douglas Brothers, being titled Andersonville Diary. In 1963, Paul S. Eriksson put it out under John Ransom's Diary. Re-issued as it's current title in 1986, mine is from 1988 Publisher: Berkley Books. Cost: It should run around $5.00. I believe I picked mine up at a library book sale for 10 cents or so. ISBN: 0-425-10554-7 "Transport To Disaster" * History - By: James W. Elliott. An excellent book about the Sultana, the steam boat that blew up on April 27, 1865. It was carrying Union soldiers on their way home from Confederate prison camps, as well as civilians and crew members. The actual number of those who died has been contested for years, with various numbers being thrown about, but it is sufficient to say that over 1,500 people died that night on the Mississippi. I highly recommend this book! Hardcover; 247 total pages with photographs. Published in: 1962. Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Cost: $4.95 when first published. ISBN: None Library of Congress Catalog Card: # 62-11159 "Civil War Prisons" * History - Edited by: William B. Hesseltine. This was a good read, it just needed to include more, pretty short. Softcover; 124 pages with some photographs. Published in: First published in 1972, mine is from 1992. Publisher: Kent State University Press. Cost: Mine was a present - unsure of the cost. ISBN: 0-87338-129-7 "The Galvanized Yankees" * History - by: Dee Brown. This is about the Confederate soldiers who were recruited from Union prison camps in the north, to serve in the west. On the condition they would not be sent south to fight their former comrades. Mine came from the U.S.Cavalry Museum Fort Riley Kansas, but I got it in St. Louis at a massive yard sale for twenty five cents! Paperback - 243 pages with photos, Publisher: Bison Published in: 1963 - reprint: 1985 Cost: around $10.00, ISBN : 0-8032-6075-X (pbk.) "Civil War Prisons qnd Escapes. A Day by Day Chronicle" History - by: Robert E. Denney A day by day account; has quite a lot of information, but leaves out a lot also. Paperback, 400 pages, some rare photographs Published in: 1993, reprinted 1995, Publisher: Sterling books, Cost: $19.95 ISBN : 0-8069-0415-1 "History Of Andersonville Prison" * History - by: Ovid L. Futch I received it as a gift, a pretty good read. It started a little slow, but picked up. Paperback, 146 pages, text and pictures. Published in: First published in 1968, mine is from 1988. Publisher: University of Florida, Cost: ?? ISBN : 0-8130-0591-4 "Andersonville. The Last Depot" * History - by: William Marvel A very good read! Hardcover, 337 pages, with photographs. Published in: 1994, Publisher: Chapel Hill Books, Cost: $??? Received mine as a gift ISBN : 0-8078-2152-7 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To: MacLinks' Civil War Research Center * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ***

~ The Record Man ~ Desoto Joe's List of Recommended:

*** Civil War Readings ***

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Reference Books To Civil War Prisons and Prisoners
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"John Ransom's Andersonville Diary" *****
History - By: John Ransom.

John Ransom was 20 years old & was the brigade Quartermaster of the 9th Michigan Cavalry, when he was captured in Eastern Tennessee. This diary tells of his experiences & aftermath of men mentioned. Also testimony from Joseph Jones, Surgeon, who was at Andersonville & gave testimony at Captain Wirtz's trial in Washington. A fantastic read & I highly recommend this book! I could not put it down.

Softcover; 281 total pages with drawings as illustrations, with an introduction by Bruce Catton.
Published in: First published privately by John Ransom, in Auburn New York in 1881 under the title Andersonville. Then in 1883 by Douglas Brothers, being titled Andersonville Diary. In 1963, Paul S. Eriksson put it out under John Ransom's Diary. Re-issued as it's current title in 1986, mine is from 1988
Publisher: Berkley Books.
Cost: It should run around $5.00. I believe I picked mine up at a library book sale for 10 cents or so.
ISBN: 0-425-10554-7

"Transport To Disaster" *****
History - By: James W. Elliott.

An excellent book about the Sultana, the steam boat that blew up on April 27, 1865. It was carrying Union soldiers on their way home from Confederate prison camps, as well as civilians and crew members. The actual number of those who died has been contested for years, with various numbers being thrown about, but it is sufficient to say that over 1,500 people died that night on the Mississippi. I highly recommend this book!

Hardcover; 247 total pages with photographs.
Published in: 1962.
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Cost: $4.95 when first published.
ISBN: None
Library of Congress Catalog Card: # 62-11159

"Civil War Prisons" *****
History - Edited by: William B. Hesseltine.

This was a good read, it just needed to include more, pretty short.

Softcover; 124 pages with some photographs.
Published in: First published in 1972, mine is from 1992.
Publisher: Kent State University Press.
Cost: Mine was a present - unsure of the cost.
ISBN: 0-87338-129-7

"The Galvanized Yankees" *****
History - by: Dee Brown.

This is about the Confederate soldiers who were recruited from Union prison camps in the north, to serve in the west. On the condition they would not be sent south to fight their former comrades. Mine came from the U.S.Cavalry Museum Fort Riley Kansas, but I got it in St. Louis at a massive yard sale for twenty five cents!

Paperback - 243 pages with photos,
Publisher: Bison
Published in: 1963 - reprint: 1985
Cost: around $10.00,
ISBN : 0-8032-6075-X (pbk.)

"Civil War Prisons qnd Escapes. A Day by Day Chronicle" ****
History - by: Robert E. Denney

A day by day account; has quite a lot of information, but leaves out a lot also.

Paperback, 400 pages, some rare photographs
Published in: 1993, reprinted 1995,
Publisher: Sterling books,
Cost: $19.95
ISBN : 0-8069-0415-1

"History Of Andersonville Prison" *****
History - by: Ovid L. Futch

I received it as a gift, a pretty good read. It started a little slow, but picked up.

Paperback, 146 pages, text and pictures.
Published in: First published in 1968, mine is from 1988.
Publisher: University of Florida,
Cost: ??
ISBN : 0-8130-0591-4

"Andersonville. The Last Depot" *****
History - by: William Marvel

A very good read!

Hardcover, 337 pages, with photographs.
Published in: 1994,
Publisher: Chapel Hill Books,
Cost: $??? Received mine as a gift
ISBN : 0-8078-2152-7
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~ The Record Man ~ Desoto Joe's List of Recommended:
* Civil War Readings * ******************** ****************** Reference Books To Famous Civil War Battles ****************** ****************** "To Appomattox; Nine April Days, 1865" * History - by: Burke Davis This is an excellent read! Davis combines personal accounts from those present to weave a picture of the last 9 days up to Appomattox. Not everything is covered but still a very good accounting and worth reading. Hardcover; 433 total pages, pictures, text and maps. Published in: 1959. May be out of print although it has been re-issued since 1959. Publisher: Rinehart & Company, Inc. Cost: I picked mine up at a flea market for $1.00. I have seen it vary in price. ISBN: None illustrated "Pilot Knob Mo. 1864 - 1989. 125th Anniversary Commemoration" History - by: The Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association, Inc 16 pages in a small booklet, but lots of good account information with illustrations. This was available at the reenactment in 1989, but can still be picked up at the Fort Davidson museum in Pilot Knob, while they last. Softcover; 16 total pages, booklet form. Published in: 1992. Publisher: Ticknor & Fields, Cost: $1.00 . ISBN: None illustrated "To The Gates of Richmond; The Peninsula Campaign." History - by: Stephen W. Sears. 391 pages of material for the book & the rest covers the source data. I liked the style of writing that Sears uses to describe the campaign. An easy read & reader friendly. Hardcover; 468 total pages, Text468 total pagespictures. Published in: 1992. Publisher: Ticknor & Fields, Cost: Mine was a gift, but it runs between $16.00 & $20.00. ISBN: 0-89919-790-6. "The Gettysburg Nobody Knows" History - Edited by: Gabor S. Boritt. A compilation of ten authors perspectives on the battle. Hardcover; 270 pages Published in: 1997 Publisher: Cost: $27.50. ISBN : 0-19-510223-1 "The Battle Of Pilot Knob 1864" * History - Compiled by: Carolyn Bartels. There is a lot of info for such a small book, just not enough. This was picked up at the Pilot Knob reenactment in 1995. Paperback - 22 pages, text and illustrations. Publisher: Two Trails Publishing Published in: 1992 Cost: $4.50 ISBN: None "Great Battles of the Civil War" History - by: the editors of Life, Text by: Paul Mandel. My wife picked this up at an estate sale. There is no ISBN number and I'm sure it is out of print. The front cover has a mural that winds around to the back and you fold the last page out to complete the scene. It is a painting of the cavalry battle at Brandy Station. Paperback - 48 total pages. Text, paintings, and drawings, Publisher: Life Published in: 1961 "Chancellorsville 1863. The Souls Of The Brave" * History - by: Ernest B. Furgurson. The narrative about the battle on the author's part is true to form. As you read this, it is very easy to see the entire operation, he makes you live it. I highly recommend this book, a good read. Hardcover.- 411 pages with illustrations Published in: 1992 Publisher: A Knopf Book Cost: $20.00, ISBN : 0-394-58301-9 "Battle Maps Of The Civil War" * History - by: Richard O'Shea, Maps by: David Greenspan, Introduction by: Robert K. Krick. Full of rich pictures, maps, aerial views from satellites and beautiful paintings by Don Troiani. The way these battle maps are put together is quite fantastic. It allows the reader the opportunity to view the battle as it occurred, it's kind of hard to explain, you really have to view them. I would not recommend this book to the "sometime" Civil War reader, because $32.95 may be a little steep for some to buy a book of maps & never look at them. I was upset that they did not cover any engagements in Missouri, but they did a good job on the battles they did cover. You can probably get this book at a reduced price by now I would think. Hardcover.- 176 pages with illustrations Published in: 1992 Publisher: American Heritage Cost: $32.95, ISBN : 0-8317-1372-0 "The History and Battlefields of the Civil War" History - by: John Bowen I really like this one, it covers the battlefields and adds some stories, but does not cover all the engagements. Hardcover, 351 pages, photographs. Published in: Publisher: Wellfleet Press books, Cost: $30.00 or more ISBN : 1-55521-750-8 "Chickamauga (Bloody Battle In The West)" * History - by: Glenn Tucker A great book! This one was the book that caused me to want to pursue more knowledge on this subject. Paperback, 454 pages, some map illustrations. Published in: 1961, reprint; 1976 Publisher: Morningside Publishing, Cost: ? ISBN : 0-89029-015-6 "The Battle Of Belmont" * History - by: put out at the 132nd anniversary reenactment A spindled book accounting the battle. Paperback, 94 pages, pictures. Published in: 1993, Publisher: Enterprise Courier Printing, Cost: $??? Received mine at the reenactment. ISBN : No ISBN, you had to be there to get this book. "The Battle of Pilot Knob" * History - by: Edgar J. St. Clair There is not much to this book, but it has a lot of information crammed into a small package. Paperback, 20 pages, pictures. Published in: August 1989, Publisher: American Gold Label & Printing Co., Cost: $2.00 ISBN : No ISBN. You can get a copy by writing to Edgar J. St. Clair. Route 69, box 2585 Ironton, Mo. 63650. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To: MacLinks' Civil War Research Center * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ***

~ The Record Man ~ Desoto Joe's List of Recommended:

*** Civil War Readings ***

********************** **********************
Reference Books To Famous Civil War Battles
********************** **********************

   "To Appomattox; Nine April Days, 1865" *****
History - by: Burke Davis

This is an excellent read! Davis combines personal accounts from those present to weave a picture of the last 9 days up to Appomattox. Not everything is covered but still a very good accounting and worth reading.

Hardcover; 433 total pages, pictures, text and maps.
Published in: 1959. May be out of print although it has been re-issued since 1959.
Publisher: Rinehart & Company, Inc.
Cost: I picked mine up at a flea market for $1.00. I have seen it vary in price.
ISBN: None illustrated

   "Pilot Knob Mo. 1864 - 1989. 125th Anniversary Commemoration" ****
History - by: The Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association, Inc

16 pages in a small booklet, but lots of good account information with illustrations. This was available at the reenactment in 1989, but can still be picked up at the Fort Davidson museum in Pilot Knob, while they last.

Softcover; 16 total pages, booklet form.
Published in: 1992.
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields,
Cost: $1.00 .
ISBN: None illustrated

   "To The Gates of Richmond; The Peninsula Campaign." ****
History - by: Stephen W. Sears.

391 pages of material for the book & the rest covers the source data. I liked the style of writing that Sears uses to describe the campaign. An easy read & reader friendly.

Hardcover; 468 total pages, Text468 total pagespictures.
Published in: 1992.
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields,
Cost: Mine was a gift, but it runs between $16.00 & $20.00.
ISBN: 0-89919-790-6.

   "The Gettysburg Nobody Knows" ****
History - Edited by: Gabor S. Boritt.

A compilation of ten authors perspectives on the battle.

Hardcover; 270 pages
Published in: 1997
Publisher:
Cost: $27.50.
ISBN : 0-19-510223-1

"The Battle Of Pilot Knob 1864" *****
History - Compiled by: Carolyn Bartels.

There is a lot of info for such a small book, just not enough. This was picked up at the Pilot Knob reenactment in 1995.

Paperback - 22 pages, text and illustrations.
Publisher: Two Trails Publishing
Published in: 1992
Cost: $4.50
ISBN: None

"Great Battles of the Civil War" ****
History - by: the editors of Life, Text by: Paul Mandel.

My wife picked this up at an estate sale. There is no ISBN number and I'm sure it is out of print. The front cover has a mural that winds around to the back and you fold the last page out to complete the scene. It is a painting of the cavalry battle at Brandy Station.

Paperback - 48 total pages. Text, paintings, and drawings,
Publisher: Life
Published in: 1961

"Chancellorsville 1863. The Souls Of The Brave" *****
History - by: Ernest B. Furgurson.

The narrative about the battle on the author's part is true to form. As you read this, it is very easy to see the entire operation, he makes you live it. I highly recommend this book, a good read.

Hardcover.- 411 pages with illustrations
Published in: 1992
Publisher: A Knopf Book
Cost: $20.00,
ISBN : 0-394-58301-9

"Battle Maps Of The Civil War" *****
History - by: Richard O'Shea, Maps by: David Greenspan, Introduction by: Robert K. Krick.

Full of rich pictures, maps, aerial views from satellites and beautiful paintings by Don Troiani. The way these battle maps are put together is quite fantastic. It allows the reader the opportunity to view the battle as it occurred, it's kind of hard to explain, you really have to view them. I would not recommend this book to the "sometime" Civil War reader, because $32.95 may be a little steep for some to buy a book of maps & never look at them. I was upset that they did not cover any engagements in Missouri, but they did a good job on the battles they did cover. You can probably get this book at a reduced price by now I would think.

Hardcover.- 176 pages with illustrations
Published in: 1992
Publisher: American Heritage
Cost: $32.95,
ISBN : 0-8317-1372-0

"The History and Battlefields of the Civil War" ****
History - by: John Bowen

I really like this one, it covers the battlefields and adds some stories, but does not cover all the engagements.

Hardcover, 351 pages, photographs.
Published in:
Publisher: Wellfleet Press books,
Cost: $30.00 or more
ISBN : 1-55521-750-8

"Chickamauga (Bloody Battle In The West)" *****
History - by: Glenn Tucker

A great book! This one was the book that caused me to want to pursue more knowledge on this subject.

Paperback, 454 pages, some map illustrations.
Published in: 1961, reprint; 1976
Publisher: Morningside Publishing,
Cost: ?
ISBN : 0-89029-015-6

"The Battle Of Belmont" *****
History - by: put out at the 132nd anniversary reenactment

A spindled book accounting the battle.

Paperback, 94 pages, pictures.
Published in: 1993,
Publisher: Enterprise Courier Printing,
Cost: $??? Received mine at the reenactment.
ISBN : No ISBN, you had to be there to get this book.

"The Battle of Pilot Knob" *****
History - by: Edgar J. St. Clair

There is not much to this book, but it has a lot of information crammed into a small package.

Paperback, 20 pages, pictures.
Published in: August 1989,
Publisher: American Gold Label & Printing Co.,
Cost: $2.00
ISBN : No ISBN. You can get a copy by writing to Edgar J. St. Clair. Route 69, box 2585 Ironton, Mo. 63650.
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