| Portraits
of Conflict
A Photographic History of Alabama in the Civil War
Ben
H. Severance
Tenth
volume of acclaimed series
"A first rate
scholarly work that Civil War historians will find invaluable
for understanding the inner workings of an army both in combat
and in camp. As a rare example of a general officer's diary
that covers the entire span of the conflict, this book is
an important contribution to the field."
—Kim Allen Scott in Arkansas Historical Quarterly,
winter 2012
"Reynolds
began his diary on May 25, 1861, the day his company left
home. Though some entries are brief, there is one for almost
every day through June 15, 1865. His comments on battles are
extensive, his opinions of Confederate generals and their
interactions insightful, and his travels through nine states
informative. Reynolds' record is a valuable addition to confederate
literature dealing with both the Trans-Mississippi and Western
theaters, and Robert Bender has significantly enhanced it
with 98 pages of detailed editorial notes."
—Larry Hewitt in Blue & Gray
Magazine, 2012
"After 25
years, the project is still going strong, unwavering in its
commitment to quality .... Students of Civil War photography
will appreciate this book, as well those with a more specialized
interest in Alabama's people and their war."
—Civil
War Books and Authors
“After
two decades, the prize-winning Portraits of Conflict Series
continues to uphold its high standards for scholarship and
presentation . . . another outstanding contribution to an
excellent Civil War series.”
—Journal of Southern History
on Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri
in the Civil War, 2009
Portraits
of Conflict: A Photographic History of Alabama in the
Civil War is the tenth volume in this acclaimed series showing
the human side of the country’s great national conflict.
Over 230 photographs of soldiers and civilians from Alabama,
many never seen before, are accompanied by their personal
stories and woven into the larger narrative of the war both
on the battlefield and the home front.
Alabama
is unusual among the Rebel states in that, while its people
saw little fighting inside its boundaries, nearly one hundred
thousand Alabamians served with Confederate units throughout
the South. This volume chronicles their experiences in almost
every battle east of the Mississippi River—especially
at Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg under the
legendary Robert E. Lee; at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga as
part of the ill-fated Army of Tennessee; and at the famous
siege of Vicksburg. Ultimately Union soldiers did invade the
state, and Alabamians defended their homeland against enemy
cavalry raiders at Selma and against Federal warships in the
fight for Mobile Bay. The volume also includes accounts of
some of Alabama’s leading politicians as well as several
of its more ordinary citizens.
This new
volume contains the same quality of photography and storytelling
that has attracted Civil War enthusiasts since the first volume
was published in 1987, making it another welcome addition
to the series Civil War History called “a sensibly
priced, beautifully produced photographic history.”
Ben
H. Severance is an associate professor of
history at Auburn University Montgomery and a former officer
in the United States Army. He is the author of Tennessee’s
Radical Army: The State Guard and Its Role in Reconstruction,
1867–1869.
November
8 1⁄2 x 11 • 500 pages • 235 images •
index
$65.00 cloth • 978-1-55728-989-6
e-book available • 978-1-61075-507-8
Praise
for the Portraits of Conflict Series:
“The
Portraits of Conflict books make for terrific browsing…
as the reader turns the pages, and reads one profile to the
next, he has no idea what fate has in store for the next soldier,
with the randomness of that fate on full display.”
—H-Net
“A
major contribution and welcome addition to Civil War history.”
—The Journal of Southern History
“A
sensibly priced, beautifully produced photographic history.”
—Civil War History
“A
splendid addition to the graphic literature of the sectional
conflict.”
—Choice
“Destined
to become a collector’s item . . . first class.”
—The Civil War News
“Fine,
attractive photographic history.”
—Kansas History
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