Book Notes

BOOK NOTES Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865. By William F. Fox. (Morningside Bookshop, 1974. Original publication, 1898. Pp. vi, 595. $25.00.) The major portion of this volume deals with Union losses, not necessarily because the author served with the 107th New York Volunteers. The printing is excellent in this version, which enhances its value as a reference book. The History of the Campaign of General T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from November 4, 1861 to June 17, 1862. By William Allen and Jed. Hotchkiss. (Morningside Bookshop, 1974. Original publication, 1880. Pp. 175. $15.00.) This reprinting contains the welcome addition of excellent fold-out maps. The Battle of Seven Pines. By Gustavus W. Smith. (Morningside Bookshop , 1974. Original publication, 1891. Pp. 202. $15.00) This is a detailed account by the man who succeeded Joe Johnston after the latter was wounded. The Passing of the Armies. By Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. (Morningside Bookshop, 1974. Original publication, 1915.) This excellent volume is notable for Chamberlain's literary ability. Particularly affecting is his account of Appomattox. As John J. Pullen comments in his short introduction, there is a "strong sense of other-worldliness" in Chamberlain's account, stemming perhaps from his severe wounds. Confederate Military History. Volume III, Virginia. By Jed. Hotchkiss. (Morningside Bookshop, 1975. Pp. 1295. $32.50.) This volume contains among its other strong features several good maps of Virginia operations . The second half consists of biographical sketches, valuable because many refer to little known individuals. General Lee: His Campaigns in Virginia, 1861-1865, with Personal Reminiscences . By Walter H. Taylor. (Morningside Bookshop, 1975. Original publication, 1906. Pp. x, 314. $22.50.) Taylor, who served as Adjutant-General of the Armv of Northern Vireinia. wrote with skill and affection for his commander. This particular volume contains many interesting and insightful comments and observations on campaigns , battles, and personalities. Several excellent fold-out maps are included. 1861-1865, by an Old Johnnie. By James Dinkins. (Morningside Bookshop , 1975. Original publication, 1897. Pp. xv, 280. $15.00.) Dinkins 183 served two years with Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade and a year with Bedford Forrest, enough war for any man. Under the Stars and Bars: A History of the Surry Light Artillery. By Benjamin Washington Jones. Edited with an introduction by Lew A. Wallace, Jr. (Morningside Bookshop, 1975. Original publication, 1909. Pp. xiii, 425. $20.00.) The volume has been greatly expanded and its value increased by Mr. Wallace's extensive notes and Barbara Long's maps. [The above volumes may be ordered from the Morningside Bookshop, Post Office Box 336, Forrest Park Station, Dayton Ohio 45405. The publishers, Bob and Mary Younger, ask readers of Civil War History for suggestions as to improving their publications and possibly adding to their list.] Carry Me Back: Slavery and Servitude in 17th Century Virginia. By Robert S. Cope. (Pikeville, Ky.: Pikeville College, 1973. Pp. xv, 179. $7.50.) Plantation, Town, and County: Essays on the Local History of American Slave Society. Edited by Elinor Miller and Eugene D. Genovese. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1974. Pp. 457. $12.95, cloth; $4.50, paper.) A More Perfect Union: The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Constitution. By Harold M. Hyman. (Boston: Houghton MifHin Company, 1975. Pp. xix, 562. $6.95, paper.) Reviewed in Civil War History, Dec. 1974, pp. 364-366. The Political History of the United States of America during the Great Rebellion, 1860-1865. By Edward McPherson. Introduction by Harold M. Hyman and Hans L. Trefousse. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1972. Pp. xix, 653. $22.50.) America: The Middle Period. Essays in Honor of Bernard Mayo. Edited by John B. Boles. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1974. Pp. xviii, 278. $8.50.) The Debate over Slavery: Stanley Elkins and His Critics. Edited by Ann J. Lane. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1971. Pp. vi, 378. $2.95.) Ethnic Voters and the Election of Lincoln. Edited by Frederick C. Luebke. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. Bison Books, 1973. Pp. xxxii, 226. $1.95.) Reviewed in Civil War History, September, 1972, pp. 268-269. The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census. By Philip D...