Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) drooker nothing gave him greater pleasure

nothing gave him greater pleasure than satirical work lampooning hypocrisy and ethical double standards

Harris’s impressive Germantown: A Military History of the Battle for the Control of Philadelphia

and this new book--the first in the Legacies of War series--explores one of the most significant changes it fostered: a dramatic increase in ethnic and religious tolerance

the Ninth Corps bands serenaded the troops with patriotic airs while the soldiers waited for their coffee to boil

as well as Lincoln’s sometimes radical views on animal welfare and how they shaped his life and his presidency

Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) drooker nothing gave him greater pleasureby Victor Vignola Surprisingly little has been written about the important Battle of Fair Oaks (and the simultaneous Seven Pines). The bloody two day affair (May 31 June 1, 1862), fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital, was the first major battle in the Eastern Theater since Bull Run Manassas the previous summer. It left more than 11,000 casualties in its wake and the primary Southern army without its commander. The possession of Richmond