Gateway To The Confederacy

Robert E. Lee and the Southern Confederacy, 1807-1870

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This book examines the history of civil war blockade running, revealing the arms, equipment, and clothing brought into the Confederacy during the American Civil War. From Savannah, Charleston, and Wilmington to Matamoros, Galveston, and Mobile, this reference lists all distribution—the Belgian-made woolen cloth and English rifles that arrived in the farthest reaches of the Trans-Mississippi and the receipt of thousands of British knapsacks, blankets, and cartridge boxes in the winter camps of the struggling Army of Tennessee. It shows the pervasiveness of imported war material as well as the effectiveness and sophistication of the Confederate supply system.

Civil War Sites: Past and Present

**Civil War Sites: Past and Present** is a journey to some of the most iconic Civil War sites in the United States. From the battlefields of Gettysburg and Vicksburg to the historic buildings of Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, this book tells the story of the Civil War through the places where it was fought and the people who fought in it. This book is not a traditional history of the Civil War. It does not focus on the military campaigns or the political debates that led to the war. Instead, it focuses on the human side of the war. It tells the stories of the soldiers who fought and died in the war, the families who were torn apart by the war, and the communities that were destroyed by the war. **Civil War Sites: Past and Present** is also a meditation on the meaning of the Civil War. What did the war accomplish? What was the cost of the war? And what are the lessons that we can learn from the war? These are complex questions, and there are no easy answers. But **Civil War Sites: Past and Present** offers a unique perspective on the Civil War that will help readers to understand the war in a new way. **Civil War Sites: Past and Present** is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the Civil War, American history, or the human condition. It is a book that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. If you like this book, write a review on google books!