Reprint edition of William Schouler's 1868 edition. Massachusetts played a prominet part in the Civil War. From the beginning to end, it furnished not only soldiers for the army, sailors for the navy, financial aid for the government. Goverrner Andrews played a prominent role. A great deal of local history documented throughout this book.

Massachusetts in the Civil War

History

Schouler, William

Americas

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McClellan's Own Story

Born in Philadelphia on December 3, 1826, George B. McClellan graduated from West Point in 1846 before serving in the Mexican War. At the start of the Civil War, McClellan was put in a position of leadership and after a successful campaign in Virginia he was given command of the Army of Potomac, one of the Union's strongest armies. He led the Peninsular campaign with almost 100,000 troops under his command. marching toward Richmond.Although McClellan was a brilliant administrator who possessed good strategic sense, the record shows that he was overcautious and consistently overestimated the strength of his adversaries, always demanding more men and supplies before undertaking offensive action. In 1862, McClellan disagreed with Abraham Lincoln and advanced on Richmond from the east instead of moving directly, against the Confederates at Manassas, Virginia. Although the Union army was successful during the Peninsular campaign, their failure to take Richmond, the Confederate capital, gave the South new motivation. Dissatisfied with the campaign and McClellan, Lincoln replaced him with Henry W. Halleck as commander-in-chief.After the defeat of the Union army. in the Second Battle of Bull Run, . he was again placed in active command of the Army of the Potomac. His overcautiousness at the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, led to a draw instead of a Union victory. Because of the heavy Union losses, he was again relieved of his command by Lincoln for the duration of the war.The Democratic Party nominated McClellan in 1864 as its candidate for president a peace platform, but Abraham Lincoln defeated him. After serving as governor of New Jersey From 1878 to 1881, McClellan died in Orange. New Jersey on October 29, 1885.

McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union

Biographies & Memoirs

McClellan, George B.

Historical

George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. Custer developed a strong reputation during the Civil War. He participated in the first major engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, near Washington, D.C. His association with several important officers helped his career, as did his success as a highly effective cavalry commander. Custer was brevetted to brigadier general less than a week before the Battle of Gettysburg where he personally led cavalry charges that prevented Confederate troops from turning the Union flank. In 1864 Custer was given another star, being brevetted to major general rank. At the conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign, in which he and his troops played a decisive role, Custer was present at General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. After the Civil War, Custer remained a major general in the United States Volunteers until they were mustered out in February 1866. He reverted to his permanent rank of captain and was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the 7th Cavalry Regiment in July 1866. He was dispatched to the west in 1867 to fight in the American Indian Wars. On June 25, 1876, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his regiment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer and his regiment were defeated so decisively at the Little Bighorn that it has overshadowed all of his prior achievements.This citaion is directly from Wikipedia.This book written shortly after his death was Libby Custers attemp to establish her dead husband as a true American Hero.

A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer

Whittaker, Frederick

Delight in the rhyme of the marvelous Dame Wiggins and her adventures with her seven cats. They go to school, learn to sew and mend, climb trees, play on the ice and help a lost lamb find its mother. Originally published in 1823 with wonderful engravings, this later edition has added illustrations by Kate Greenaway. DSI has added a sketchbook at the end so that "clever children can color in their own way".

Dame Wiggins of Lee, and Her Seven Wonderful Cats

Children's Books

Richard Scrafton Sharpe

Animals

Philip Henry Sheridan was known as a ruthless warrior who played a decisive role in the army's long campaign against the native peoples of the Plains, forcing them onto reservations with tactics of total war. In 1869, Sheridan succeeded William T. Sherman as commander of the Division of the Missouri, encompassing the Plains region from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi. With Sherman, he refined his tactics -- massive force directed in surprise attacks against Indian encampments -- to mount successful campaigns against the tribes of the Southern Plains in 1874-1875, and against those of the Northern Plains in 1876-1877.The struggle had come to solve for all time the question of whether the white or the red man would prevail in the vast intermediate region between Eastern and Western civilization. The two oceans were now linked together by the railroad and the native peoples were aware of the encroachment of the white men. They were ready at any moment for a desperate, final effort to drive out the invaders of their hunting grounds. As with the buffalo, the approach of civilization was to the native Americans the knell of destruction. As the murderous bullet of the white hunter ruthlessly slaughtered the buffalo, so the vices of civilization carried off those of the red men who had outlived their kindred.The campaign led by Sheridan was an exceptional one. Its object was to show the natives that the "white man's soldiers" could brave the storms of winter, and to surmount this natural barrier which had in the past protected the red man.Troopers on the Border is a narrative of more than six months spent on the Southern Plains of the United States, observing the operations ofthe army directed by then Major Sheridan against the native peoples of the Plains on the Republican, the Arkansas, and the Washita. In his narrative, Keim combines useful information with entertaining reading of the soldier's life on the Plains.

Sheridan's Troopers on the Border: A Winter Campaign on the Plains

Keim, De. B. Randolph

Deim, D Randolph

The Battle of Gettysburg: A History of the Civil War in America

The battle of Gettysburg was undoubtedly one of the greatest conflicts of modern times, not only from the number of combatants engaged and the desperate nature of the struggle, but because on the now classic heights of Cemetery Ridge, Culp's Hill, and the Round Tops the future of the American Republic, for weal or for woe, was fought and won on those memorable July days. As decisive in its character and far-reaching results as the battle of Waterloo like it, it has been the subject of endless controversy and military criticism, and has brought forth a multitude of books, pamphlets, and letters, most of which serve but to bewilder and "darken visibly" the student of history.Fortunately, amid the din and confusion of bitter polemical warfare there is one historian to whom the general reader can turn with confidence-one who has devoted to this battle years of patient study and untiring research, has critically examined all the documents, reports, and publications to be obtained from reliable sources on either side of the controversy, has thoughtfully sifted the evidence for every statement made, has consulted with the surviving officers of either army, and then, "with malice toward none and charity for all, " and with an impartiality rare even in a foreigner of his exalted position and preeminent ability, has written the history of the greatest battle fought on American soil. The Comte de Paris' account of the battle of Gettysburg is widely acknowledged to be the fairest and most graphic description of the battle ever written.To make the work still more complete, an itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and cooperating forces in the Gettysburg campaign, June and July, 1863, has beencarefully revised and enlarged from documents in the possession of the War Department. This gives the most complete organization of the Army of the Potomac, and details the name of every general and subordinate commander on the field, with a return showing the casualties by regiment and

Comte De Paris

The Compte de Paris' account of the battle of Gettysburg, originally published in 1886, stands as one of the fairest and most graphic descriptions of the battle ever written. This new edition features an itinerary of the Army of the Potomac reprinted from War Department documents.

In 1662, Metacomet (commonly known as King Philip), the younger son of Massasoit, became chief of the Wampanoag tribe. Metacomet earnestly attempted to maintain his father's peaceful policies with the Colonists, but the English pushed ever farther into Wampanoag lands, imposing their laws on the native tribes. After three of Metacomet's people were executed by the English for the murder of another Indian in the employ of the Colonists, a reluctant Metacomet united the desperate tribes of the region and led an uprising later known as King Philip's War.

The History of Philip's War

Church, Thomas

Delight in the beautiful art work and original prose of this gem from the dawn of the golden age of illustration, when children's books brought their readers into the world of imagination and adventure. Presented as it was originally published in 1851.

The Story of Jack and the Giants

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Published by Josiah Drake at the Antiquarian Bookstore in 1835 in 466 pages; Subjects: Indians of North America; Biography &amp; Autobiography / Native Americans; History / Native American; Juvenile Nonfiction / People &amp; Places / United States / Native American; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies;

The Book of the Indians of North America

Drake, Samuel Gardner

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Massachusetts in the Civil War

McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union

A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer

Dame Wiggins of Lee, and Her Seven Wonderful Cats

Sheridan's Troopers on the Border: A Winter Campaign on the Plains

The Battle of Gettysburg: A History of the Civil War in America

The Battle of Gettysburg: A History of the Civil War in America

The History of Philip's War

The Story of Jack and the Giants

The Book of the Indians of North America