The Civil War was the most devastating event in America's history to date. Over 3 million men went to war, and half a million never returned. Even with the highest combat-kill ratio of all wars, more died in camps, while many more died in prisons. The American Civil War -- where the safest place to be was on the battleground.

With twice the men and munitions, the North was thought to win -- although it was believed to be within six months -- it took all of four years. Many armament firsts and national records were set, and still held today.

Who Captained the first submarine of the American Civil War? What is the longest siege in America's war history? Where was the first largest submarine?

The answers are supplied within these two books:

Prisoners of the Civil War -- & a submarine

From the letters of William H. Clayton, USA and William T. Glassell, CSA. Follow the movements of these two men -- one North and one South -- as they fight separate battles on land and sea. Read the transcripts of letters, journals, and memoirs that tell the story of the first steam-powered submarine. View the conditions of the prisons from where each man wrote.

-- Click for more info -- Prisoners of the Civil War The Story of Two Americans By Douglas Westfall 7 x 8 Hardcover 165 Pages - 160 Illustrations -- 50 Transcripts from the 1860s -- Based upon two first person accounts 50 Unpublished Photos from 1860s ISBN: 978-1891030-21-5 $24.95 -- Instant Book Buy * --

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Port Hudson -- longest siege in war

From the unpublished account of Colonel Nelson. Port Hudson was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi, and the longest siege in America's history. This was the first use of a Black regiment in the War Between the States: the Native Guards.

-- Click for more info -- Port Hudson Last Bastion on the Mississippi By Pedro Garcia 5½ x 8½ Softcover 148 Pages - 80 Illustrations -- 1st Black Regiment of the Civil War -- Based upon a first person account 40 Unpublished Photos from the 1860s ISBN: 978-1891030-47-5 $12.00 -- Instant Book Buy * --

Raising the Northern Blockade -- THE lARGEST SUBMARINE

Charleston harbor was one of the first ports to be blockaded by the North, and the city fought back with 'weapons unbeknownst to warfare'. From hand-cranked vessels of destruction to steam powered behemoths, the South ravaged ship after ship with submarine warfare.

-- Click for more info -- Raising the Northern Blockade Submarine Warfare in the Civil War By Pedro Garcia 5½ x 8½ Softcover 150 Pages - 75 Illustrations -- Largest Submarine in the World -- Based upon a first person account 50 Unpublished Photos from the 1860s ISBN: 978-1891030-67-3 $15.00

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W. T. Glassell -- & The Torpedo Boat David

The siege of Charleston is at hand and there is but one man who can stop it: Lt. William T. Glassell. A former decorated Union Naval officer, he joined the Confederacy, and stopped the siege of Charleston using the steam powered submarine – the CSS David.

-- Click for more info -- W. T. Glassell & The Torpedo Boat David By William T. Glassell 5½ x 8½ Softcover 32 Pages - 6 Illustrations -- 1st Submarine of the Civil War -- Based upon a first person account ISBN: 978-1891030-74-4 $12.00

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