The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...
"Civil War Wives: The lives and times of Angelina Grimké Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant," by Carol Berkin, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Here are the life stories of three women who connect ...