Here are comics books illustrated by four of the top illustrators in the country: Angelo Torres, Richard Rockwell, and Gray Morrow. Each book measures 6½" x 10" with 45 full-color pages, and bios of the commanding generals.

       
 #355 First Bull Run $5.95 #356 Shiloh $5.95  #357 Antietam $5.95 $358 Gettysburg $5.95

 Special Deal–Get all four Civil War comic books and save almost $4.00.
#354-7 CW Comic Book Set $20.00

 
 Best Little Stories from the Civil War by C. Brian Kelly
A collection of over a hundred stories gleaned from letters, diaries, and eyewitness accounts by leaders, soldiers, spies, and women that concentrate on human interest. Filled with pathos, cheer, tragedy, and irony.
6” x 9” 332 pages, index, paperbound
#250 Best Little CW Stories $14.95
  Scandals of the Civil War
by Douglas Lee Gibboney
A rollicking, behind-the-scenes glimpse of bad behavior, off-duty antics, and naughthenanigans, duels, and outrageous escapades of North & South soldiers.
6” x 9” 239 pages, index, paperbound
ISBN 1-57249-364-X
#17 Scandals of the Civil War $9.95

 
Unknown Civil War
by Webb Garrison
Odd, peculiar, and unusual stories of the War Between the States, divided into the following chapters: Shenanigans and Snafus: the Railsplitter and his Clan: Slavery: Generals and Battles: Myths, Ridles, and Enigmas: First Happenings and Doings; Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; Record Makers and Breakers; Fresh and Salt Water; and Laws and Politics.
6” x 9” 301 pages, index, illustrated, paperbound
#421 Unknown Civil War $14.95

 
The Civil War Strange & Fascinating Facts by Burke Davis
Wonderfully entertaining, this almanac takes a new look at the personalities and events of the years 1861–1865. Among the "firsts" of this era were the submarine, the snorkel, the income tax, aerial reconnaissance, the first black Army officer. Also: the symbols of the Confederacy, famousonlookers, whatever happened to some of the famous and lesser-known characters; and more.
6¼” x 9¼” 249 pages, illustrated, hardbound
#35 Civil War Facts $9.95

 
 Secret Missions of the Civil War by Philip Van Doren Stern
Here are first-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives as saboteurs, fuerillas, spies, commandoes, or privateers in the Civil War. These stories werekept from the public until 1953 in order to protect the people involve and their descendants. Their stories range from the Confederate Torpedo Service to blockade runners; from Morgan and his raiders to the attempt to burn New York City, plus other nefarious exploits.
6¼” x 9¼” 320 pages, illustrated, hardbound
#65 Secret Missions $10.00

 
Melting Pot Soldiers–The Union’s Ethnic Regiments
by William L. Burton
The black regiments were not the only ethnic units that fought in the Civil War. There were dozens of ethnic regiments, mostly German and Irish, but also Scandinavian, French, Spanish, and Italian companies from OH, PA, MA, & NY. As the war went on, casualties mounted and these units were assimilated into non-ethnic outfits.
6” x 9” 282 pages, index, paperbound
#334 Melting Pot Soldiers $19.95

 
 Spies & Spymasters of the Civil War by Donald E. Markle Exciting exploits of female agents, Negro spy networks, odd-ball spy groups, telegraphic spies, plus a long list of known spies for both the Union and Confederates.
6 “ x 9” 244 pages, index, paperbound
#307 Spies & Spymasters $14.95

 Maryland in the Civil War –A House Divided
by R.I. Cottom & M. E. Hayward
Did you know that the first blood shed in the war, the first soldier executed, and the worst battle – all took place in Maryland? It’s all here plus little known characters and incidents.
8½”x 11” 128 pages, index, illustrated, paperbound
#305 MD in Civil War $24.95

 
 Civil War in Texas & New Mexico Territory by Steve Cottrell This book reveals stories about the War Between the States that are overlooked by most history books and gives accounts of nineteen battles that took place in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizone.This book describes the exploits of Sibley's Brigade–three regiments of the Texas Mounted Volunteers led by General Henry Sibley out of Fort Bliss; Union Col. Kit Carson pursued the Navajo in Arizona, Col. John Baylor (namesake of a University, led Confederate troops in New Mexico, and Irish Rebs held off U.S warships.
5½” x 8¼” 141 pages, illustrated, paperbound
#308 Civil War in Tx & NM $9.95

 
 Civil War Virginia– Battleground for a Nation
by James I. Robertson, Jr.
A capsule-narration of the war in Virginia told from the Confederate point of view.
5½”x 8½” 188 pages, index,illustrated, paperbound
#303 Civil War Battleground VA $11.95

 

 Civil War Sites in Virginia A Tour Guide
by James I. Robertson, Jr.
A companion to the above, filled with over 400 sites, monuments, and curiosities.
5½”x 8½” 108 pages, index, illustrated, paperbound
#304 Civil War Sites VA $7.95

Save $2 – VA Civil War Books #303-4 $17.90

   Black Confederates
by Phillip Thomas Tucker, Ph.D.
Did you know that slaves served in the Confederate Army? One of the lost chapters of Civil War history has been the passive and even active support that many Southern blacks, free and slave, gave to the Confederacy. This volume is an informative narrative based on correspondence, military records, interviews with veterans, newspaper accounts, and more from these brave men who served what they considered their country.
6" x 9" 191 pages, index, photos, paperbound
#51 Black Confederates $17.95
   Black Confederates and Afro Yankees in Civil War Virginia
by Ervin L. Jordan, Jr.
This is a more detailed chronicle of those slaves and free African-Americans who fought for the Confederacy along with General Robert E. Lee's constant requests to President Jeff Davis to recruit black fighting units in the Confederate Army. In 1861 Virginia had the largest black population of any state–490,000 slaves and 59,000 free blacks. This book describes every aspect of black life: slave and free; rural and urban; homefront and battlefield; at work on plantations but also in munitioins factories in Richmond; as wartine Uniion spies and as soldiers in the Confederate army.
6" x 9¼" 447 pages, index, paperbound
#52 Black Confed in CW VA $22.50

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