This landmark series interprets broadly the history and culture of the Civil War era through the long nineteenth century and beyond. Drawing on diverse approaches and methods, the series publishes historical works that explore all aspects of the war, biographies of leading commanders, and tactical and campaign studies, along with select editions of primary sources. Together, these books shed new light on an era that remains central to our understanding of American and world history.
Series Editors
Peter Carmichael, Gettysburg College
Caroline Janney, University of Virginia
Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Louisiana State University
UNC Press Sponsoring Editor
Mark Simpson-Vos, Editorial Director
mark_simpson-vos@unc.edu

Radical Sacrifice
The Rise and Ruin of Fitz John Porter
Civil War America
Published: March 2021

Braxton Bragg
The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy
By Earl J. Hess
Civil War America
Published: February 2021

Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery
The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union
Civil War America
Published: February 2021

Storming Vicksburg
Grant, Pemberton, and the Battles of May 19-22, 1863
By Earl J. Hess
Civil War America
Published: October 2020

Embattled Freedom
Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps
Civil War America
Published: August 2020

Fighting for Citizenship
Black Northerners and the Debate over Military Service in the Civil War
By Brian Taylor
Civil War America
Published: September 2020

Fighting for Atlanta
Tactics, Terrain, and Trenches in the Civil War
By Earl J. Hess
Civil War America
Published: August 2020

The Battle of Peach Tree Creek
Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta
By Earl J. Hess
Civil War America
Published: August 2020

A Republic in the Ranks
Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac
Civil War America
Published: April 2020

Arguing until Doomsday
Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and the Struggle for American Democracy
Civil War America
Published: April 2020