About the Author
Chris Mackowski is a professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University and historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania battlefield. He is series editor for both Emerging Civil War and Engaging the Civil War and is cofounder of the show more Emerging Civil War blog. show less
Image credit: Fredericksburg.com
Works by Chris Mackowski
Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front : The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church, May 3, 1863 (2013) 74 copies
The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson: The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy's Greatest Icon (Emerging Civil War Series) (2010) 66 copies
A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2013) 61 copies, 1 review
That Furious Struggle: Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy, May 1-4, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2014) 49 copies
Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2013) 48 copies
Grant's Last Battle: The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Emerging Civil War Series) (2015) 45 copies, 1 review
Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2016) 44 copies
Fight Like the Devil: The First Day at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2015) 41 copies
Don't Give an Inch: The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2016) 41 copies
Strike Them a Blow: Battle along the North Anna River, May 21-25, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2015) 29 copies
The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863 (Savas Beatie Battles & Leaders Series) (2022) 26 copies
The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26 – December 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) (2018) 25 copies
The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Anniversary Series) (2021) 25 copies
Grant vs Lee: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Anniversary Series) (2022) 24 copies
The Great “What Ifs” of the American Civil War: Historians Tackle the Conflict’s Most Intriguing Possibilities (2022) — Editor — 19 copies
Stay and Fight it Out: The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Culp's Hill and the North End of the Battlefield (2023) 17 copies
Decisions at Fredericksburg: The Fourteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle (Command Decisions in America’s Civil War) (2021) 10 copies
Entertaining History: The Civil War in Literature, Film, and Song (Engaging the Civil War) (2020) 9 copies
Fallen Leaders: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians of Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Anniversary Series) (2023) 7 copies
Traces of the bloody struggle : the civil war at stevenson ridge, spotsylvania court house (2016) 6 copies
Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution (Emerging Revolutionary War Series) (2026) 6 copies
The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863: The Inland Battles, Siege and Surrender (Casemate Illustrated) (2025) 3 copies
Stormy 1 copy
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A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series) by Chris Mackowski
An excellent book that is written very well overall with the perfect amount of narrative and first-hand accounts of this bloody battle.
One of the things I enjoyed about this publication was for an ACW neophyte such as myself. I appreciated that every time the author introduced a commander or leader, he included a picture of them. It helped me a lot put literal faces to names.
The other pictures included are a nice mix of modern ones from today's battlefield and period pieces. The current show more images accompany a guided tour section; each chapter as the battle unfolds, the author gives you driving/walking directions along with GPS coordinates so you can read the book as you explore and walk the battlefield. show less
One of the things I enjoyed about this publication was for an ACW neophyte such as myself. I appreciated that every time the author introduced a commander or leader, he included a picture of them. It helped me a lot put literal faces to names.
The other pictures included are a nice mix of modern ones from today's battlefield and period pieces. The current show more images accompany a guided tour section; each chapter as the battle unfolds, the author gives you driving/walking directions along with GPS coordinates so you can read the book as you explore and walk the battlefield. show less
Grant's Last Battle: The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Emerging Civil War Series) by Chris Mackowski
Well written. Simply written. The writer does not try to impress the reader with fan you words that belong in textbooks. This is an easy ready about Grant's life after the Civil War.
contains: "Maneuver and Mud, The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (c. driving tour)
1st Maine Heavy Artillery at the Battle of Harris Farm (Siege of Petersburg-June '64)
Wiley Sword's War Letter Series - Columia, TN (Nov '64)
Fort Abercrombie, ND
1st Maine Heavy Artillery at the Battle of Harris Farm (Siege of Petersburg-June '64)
Wiley Sword's War Letter Series - Columia, TN (Nov '64)
Fort Abercrombie, ND
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