The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos from America's Greatest
Conflict is a complete up-to-date guide for American Civil War
enthusiasts of all ages. Author Mark Hughes uses clear and concise
writing, tables, charts, and more than 100 photographs to trace the
history of the war from the beginning of the conflict through
Reconstruction.
Coverage includes battles and campaigns, the common soldier, technology,
weapons, women and minorities at war, hospitals, prisons, generals, the
naval war, artillery, and much more. In addition to these important
areas, Hughes includes a fascinating section about the Civil War online,
including popular blog sites and other Internet resources. Reference
material in The New Civil War Handbook includes losses in battles,
alternate names for battles, major causes of death of Union soldiers (no
data exists for Confederates), deaths in POW camps, and other valuable
but hard to locate information.
Civil War buffs will find The New Civil War Handbook to be an invaluable
quick reference guide, and one that makes an excellent gift for both the
Civil War novice and the Civil War buff.
About the Author: Mark Hughes is an electronics instructor widely
recognized as the authority on Civil War cemeteries. He has written
several books, including Bivouac of the Dead, The Unpublished Roll of
Honor, and Confederate Cemeteries (2 vols.). An electronics instructor
at Cleveland Community College, Mark, his wife Patty, and their daughter
Anna Grace live on the family farm near Kings Mountain, NC.
