Fallen Leaders: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War(ed. Chris Mackowski, CH) Karlton Smith action that exhausted both armies

action that exhausted both armies as they fought towards Cold Harbor

and a Methodist church—all showing signs of damage—caught the eyes of photographers

and finally was killed by assassin John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre

His unique record of the war gives modern readers a fascinating insight into the terrible maelstrom that shaped our nation

Remembered most often for his uncompromising administration of the Federal occupation of New Orleans during the war

Fallen Leaders: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War(ed. Chris Mackowski, CH) Karlton Smith action that exhausted both armiesEditor Chris Mackowski Fallen Leaders: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War recounts the fall of some of the most famous, infamous, and underappreciated commanders from both the North and South. The Civil War took as many as 720,000 lives and maimed hundreds of thousands more. The fallen included outstanding leaders on both sides, from a U. S. president all the way down the ranks to beloved regimental