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'Bull' Nelson plays it tough with troops 
`Buford': A good man who gave all he had 
`Fighting Phil' Kearny: Rash, rich and fearless 
`The Beast is Dead' 
`The other Custer' covered himself with valor 
2 West Pointers' cordial conflict 
A fitting and final salute to Union Col. Einstein 
A sea change under Dahlgren 
Adventurous life of founder of the Irish Brigade 
An effortful yet rewarding read 
Army engineers' Brawn, brains support troops 
Belated salute to Winfield Scott, `first truly professional soldier' 
Blair family had many historic roles 
Bloody battle costs Burnside his command 
Book details how officers could attack whiskey bottles 
Book traces Union's revolving-door leadership 
Captain left loving legacy to his family 
Cause of equality was championed by three brave men from Maine 
Chamberlain book shows man behind the myth 
Chickamauga retreat ends Negley's career 
Coming across several mementos of Horace Porter 
Creative tactics of a Union officer 
Did Sherman have a `criminal dislike' of blacks? 
Dual for the valley pitted `old Jube' against Sheridan 
Farmer's carvings on cane recall a special guest 
Farragut leads assault that clears Gulf 
Father, son obeyed duty though longing for battle 
First Bull Run, 1861: Sherman's baptism of fire 
Fitz John Porter's long fight to clear his name 
Frontier legend Fremont fails as general 
Ga., Gettysburg prove officer's mettle 
Gallant Chamberlain was Union's Lee in blue 
Gen. Frank Blair was both patriotic and errant 
Gen. Horace Porter: `A public spirited servant' 
General's exploits earn him fame if not success 
General's fiery ties to land of my family 
Hero kept Missouri a free state 
History owes debt to `pack rat' Gen. Willcox 
Honor, duty hallmarks of `Child of Fortune' 
Hooker lost a battle but saved a Union army 
How one man engineered success after success 
Later actions cloud career of Gettysburg hero 
Longtime friends, battlefield opponents 
Loss of his son embittered Meigs - Part 3 
Maryland blue bloods not all garbed in gray 
Meigs: Union's `unsung hero' 
Mighty clash rattles the sabers of political, professional generals 
Military exploits of Douglas MacArthur's father 
Mysticism touched officer told he would die in battle 
Myths, truths of raids by Union's `boy captain' 
Naval Academy official's fearless actions for Union 
Naval Academy official's fearless actions for Union 
New look at some familiar battles 
Newspaperman fought hard to serve in military 
Officer, on horseback in line of fire, rallies men 
Officers lead and die by example 
Pennypacker proved his mettle early on 
Pleasonton slow to track Lee's push North 
Politician-turned-general loses fight with fellow officers 
Politics, ineptness at top hobble Union Army 
Quartermaster's behind-scenes heroics 
Rail king Dodge a spy chief in Vicksburg fight 
Remember the 19th Maine and its heroism 
Rise, fall of a Union officer 
Roller-coaster career of intrepid Polish Unionist 
Rosecrans remains unsung strategic `genius' 
Senior officers are immortalized in song 
Sherman marches journalist into obscurity 
Sherman views news with love, hate 
Sherman's Augusta bypass fuels myths 
Sherman's march away from high office 
Sherman's return north, through diverse eyes 
Sherman's stature grows larger than life 
Sherman's vicious war with . . . the press 
Son of South a Union `rock' at Chickamauga 
Stone becomes fall guy after Ball's Bluff fiasco 
The beast is dead 
Thomas shows he's no slacker in taking offensive 
Troy cadets continue to uphold tradition 
Two-sniper theory tied to Kearny's death 
Unheralded Meigs was the master of logistics - Part 2 
Unheralded Wilson whips Forrest 
Union officers who warred with each other 
Union provost takes on the thankless tasks 
Union troops train in Arlington for bloody campaign 
Ward used Potomac as `moat' to protect imperiled capital 
Was Burnside an incompetent or a victim? 
West Pointers a dominant force on both sides 
Wherever Sickles goes, trouble follows 
Wiegel's 'gallant' service includes raising flag 
William T. Sherman: A commanding paradox 
 
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