Wesley Moody is Professor of History, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

• Contents:Series Editors' ForewordEditor's PrefaceIntroductionConfederate States' Rights: A Contradiction in TermsWas Abraham Lincoln a Racist?African Americans in Confederate Military Service: Myth and RealityThe Myth of the "Great" Conventional Battlefield WarCivil War Prisons: The Legacy of ResponsibilityThe Lost Causers' Favorite Target: Grant the ButcherMarching through Georgia: The Myth of Sherman's Total WarEpilogueSuggested Readings

"I never imagined that my Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, first published in 2003, would prove to be so enduring a format for helping students of all kinds to rethink key moments in human history.  It is therefore a great honor to see that the book has now inspired Hackett Publishing Company's "Myths of History" series, expertly and effectively edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt.”—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University

Wesley Moody is Professor of History, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

• Contents:Series Editors' ForewordEditor's PrefaceIntroductionConfederate States' Rights: A Contradiction in TermsWas Abraham Lincoln a Racist?African Americans in Confederate Military Service: Myth and RealityThe Myth of the "Great" Conventional Battlefield WarCivil War Prisons: The Legacy of ResponsibilityThe Lost Causers' Favorite Target: Grant the ButcherMarching through Georgia: The Myth of Sherman's Total WarEpilogueSuggested Readings

"I never imagined that my Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, first published in 2003, would prove to be so enduring a format for helping students of all kinds to rethink key moments in human history.  It is therefore a great honor to see that the book has now inspired Hackett Publishing Company's "Myths of History" series, expertly and effectively edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt.”—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University

Wesley Moody is Professor of History, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

• Contents:Series Editors' ForewordEditor's PrefaceIntroductionConfederate States' Rights: A Contradiction in TermsWas Abraham Lincoln a Racist?African Americans in Confederate Military Service: Myth and RealityThe Myth of the "Great" Conventional Battlefield WarCivil War Prisons: The Legacy of ResponsibilityThe Lost Causers' Favorite Target: Grant the ButcherMarching through Georgia: The Myth of Sherman's Total WarEpilogueSuggested Readings

"I never imagined that my Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, first published in 2003, would prove to be so enduring a format for helping students of all kinds to rethink key moments in human history.  It is therefore a great honor to see that the book has now inspired Hackett Publishing Company's "Myths of History" series, expertly and effectively edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt.”—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University