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Tag Archives: Earl Hess
My Top 12 Civil War Books and Five Biographies
Yesterday, Eric Wittenberg published his top 12 Civil War books on his wonderful blog, Rantings of a Civil War Historian. His post was triggered by a similar article by historian and Professor Glenn LaFantasie. I thought this would be interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged A Stillness at Appomattox, Battle Cry of Freedom, Breckinridge: Statesman Soldier Symbol, Bruce Catton, Charles Knight, Charles R Knight, Charlie Knight, Darrell Collins, Earl Hess, Earl J Hess, Eric A Jacobson, Eric J Wittenberg, Eric Jacobson, Eric Wittenberg, Ezra Carman, For Cause and For Country, From Winchester to Cedar Creek, Glenn LaFantasie, Gordon C Rhea, Grant: A Biography, J David Petruzzi, James A Hessler, James Hessler, James I Robertson, James M McPherson, James McPherson, JD Petruzzi, Jeffry D Wert, Jeffry Wert, John Hennessy, John J Hennessy, Joseph Harsh, Joseph L Harsh, Kenneth Noe, Kenneth W Noe, Major General Robert E Rodes, Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West, Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle, Peter Cozzens, Plenty of Blame to Go Around, Reluctant Rebels, Return to Bull Run, Richard Rupp, Savas Beatie, Scott Mingus, Sickles at Gettysburg, Stonewall Jackson The Man The Soldier The Legend, Taken at the Flood, The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, This Terrible Sound, Thomas Clemens, Thomas G Clemens, Tom Clemens, Valley Thunder, William C Davis, William Davis, William McFeely, William S McFeely
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Atlanta CWRT Presents the 2010 Harwell Book Award
I received a press release today from the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta. They have presented their 2010 Richard B. Harwell Book Award to Dr. Earl J. Hess. Hess received the award for his recent book, “In the Trenches of … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, News
Tagged Atlanta Civil War Round Table, Civil War, Earl Hess, Russell Bonds
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2009 In Review – The Top 10 Articles on This Mighty Scourge
Happy 2010! We have much to look forward to in the coming year. But let us take a quick look at what happened in 2009. According to Time magazine, the Top 10 ten news stories of 2009 were: 10. The … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, General Musings
Tagged 69th New York Infantry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andersonville Prison, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, battle of the crater, Battle of the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Civil War Preservation Trust, CWPT, Earl Hess, Fighting 69th, Gettysburg, Irish Brigade, J David Petruzzi, James Hessler, James Lighthizer, Jim Lighthizer, John Stauffer, Robert E. Lee, Sally Jenkins, Scott Mingus, Second Bull Run, Second Manassas, This Mighty Scourge, ThisMightyScourge.com, Wilderness, William Tecumsah Sherman, Wilson's Creek
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Interview with Earl J. Hess, Author of In The Trenches at Petersburg
I have been a fan of Earl Hess’ books since reading “Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign of the West,” co-written with William L. Shea, and released in 1997. I read his other books on field fortifications, “Field Armies and Fortifications,” and “Trench Warfare Under … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged Civil War, Earl Hess, In the Treches at Petersburg, Petersburg
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