Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles - Hardcover

"Resplendent."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "Fascinating first-person anecdotes from little-known 19th-century publications make this book a treasure for Civil War buffs."--Smithsonian Magazine "Thoughtfully assembled with an obvious talent for editorial craftsmanship... an excellent gift."--Dallas Morning News "Military buffs will delight in this book."--Publishers Weekly "This work is a treasure." --Times-Picayune, New Orleans

Walton Rawls is the author of several books in the field of American popular culture, most notably Abbeville's The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America (which The New York Times Book Review designated "... a definitive presentation.") and Wake Up, America!: World War I and the American Poster (which Americana magazine called "... a totally original way to document a dynamic period in our history.") His Great Civil War Heroes and their Battles was an Alternate Selection of Book-of-the-Month Club. He's also the author of Disney Dons Dogtags: The Best of Disney Military Insignia from World War II. Trained at Harvard in American history and literature, Rawls was a contributor to the Oxford Companion to American Military History, and is a member of Atlanta's Civil War Round Table.