Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) Section - Human Interest to the smoky depths of

to the smoky depths of a Rebel gundeck—with shells screaming

the color tones of butternut and blue remind us of the uniforms of the soldiers who engaged in battle

often told through its commanders and campaigns

and Richard Striner recounts how Lincoln faced down Confederate emissaries who proposed immediate armistice if Lincoln were to reverse the Emancipation Proclamation

Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) Section - Human Interest to the smoky depths ofby Earl Hess (Editor), Joan Cashin (Contributor), Lorien Foote (Contributor), David Gerleman (Contributor), Abraham Gibson (Contributor), Brian Matthew Jordan (Contributor), Jason Phillips (Contributor), Mark Smith (Contributor), Paula Tarankow (Contributor), Daniel Vandersommers (Contributor), Michael Woods (Contributor) Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons,