The Uncivil War: Irregular Warfare in the Upper South, 1861 – 1865 (2004), by Robert R. Mackey, is a scholarly study that sought to establish a proper context for the irregular war that the South attempted to fight, but ultimately lost. (This also explains why they could not continue the guerrilla war after Lee surrendered.) It is Mackey’s contention that historian’s treatment of the irregular war that took place has…

[Originally posted at blog4history.com] Mark H. Dunkelman’s study of the 154th New York Infantry Regiment is simply exhaustive. Numerous books published and nearly a lifetime of commitment. One could say it is a love affair. I first encountered one of Dunkelman’s books when I happened to find myself in possession of his “Brothers One and All” (LSU Press). Perhaps the finest study ever on a Civil War Regiment. Dunkelman’s study…