While book-length studies of Civil War battles of all sizes abound in the literature, it’s only been over the past two decades that most of the engagements associated with the 1865 Carolinas Campaign have been satisfactorily addressed. In the late 1990s, a pair of closely released Bentonville studies by Mark Bradley and Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes…
On the Emerging Civil War blog this week, author Eric J. Wittenberg writes: “Why would you spend the time and effort to write a book on a battle that only lasted a few minutes and which had minimal casualties?” I wish I had a dollar for every time that I’ve been asked that question—I could…
New Release from Fox Run Publishing, August 15, 2018 One of the few Confederate battlefield victories in the dark days of 1865 occurred at Aiken, South Carolina, on February 11, 1865. Aiken itself had little strategic significance to either side; Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman had intended to by-pass the small resort town. Sherman…
Thanks to Civil War News for this fine review of “We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place.” We also thank them for allowing us to republish it here. We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place. By Eric J. Wittenberg. Maps, photos, notes, appendices, index, 249 pp., 2017. Fox Run…
Fox Run Publishing is honored to announce that America’s Civil War Magazine is featuring an excerpt from We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place in the March 2018 edition. This issue is making its way to the newsstands and subscribers soon. We wish to thank the editors of this fine magazine for…
Civil War Books and Authors excellent web site has posted a full review of We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place as a follow up to their “new arrivals” smaller review they published earlier. Fox Run Publishing wishes to thank them for their valuable time in doing this great service to the…
The Emerging Civil War blog has published a review of We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place by award winning historian, Eric J. Wittenberg. This is Wittenberg’s 20th book and Fox Run Publishing’s latest release. You may read it by clicking here.
Fox Run Publishing’s newest release from award winning author and Civil War cavalry authority, Eric J. Wittenberg, We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place has been reviewed by the Civil War Books and Authors website. You may read this review by clicking here.
Be sure to come on out to see us on Saturday, Sept 23 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Bennett Place historic site near Durham, NC. It promises to be a great day. Eric Wittenberg will be on hand to sign books and at 1:00 pm, he will lead a special walking tour…
Be sure to join us at the Bennett Place on Sept. 23 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a great release event. You may even be able to get your book autographed on the same spot where the surrender was signed. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. We Ride A Whirlwind: Sherman…