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The
Civil War Battle Series
by James Reasoner
| James Reasoner's Civil War Battle Series
follows the Brannons, a farming family from Virginia. Although the father has passed on,
his wife Abigail still oversees the day-to-day operation with her four sons and one
daughter. The eldest son, Will, additionally serves as Culpeper's town sheriff. Just as he
has a run-in with some of the town's rowdiest citizens, the war breaks out between the
North and the South. MANASSAS is the first book in the Brannon family saga
highlighting Civil War battles. |
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Cumberland House Spring 1999 |
Reasoner introduces the Brannon clan
of Culpepper County, Virginia, in the rousing first installment of a projected
eight-volume (has expanded to at least ten volumes) series set amid the action
and the agony of the Civil War. Fiercely devoted to the Confederacy and to each other, the
six Brannon siblings anxiously await news of secession as a deadly feud erupts between
Will Brannon, sheriff of Culpepper County, and the lawless Fogarty gang. When Will shoots
and kills Joe Fogarty, he is forced to leave the family farm in order to ensure the safety
of his mother, his sister, and his brothers. Enlisting in the Army of Northern Virginia,
Will prepares for the Battle of Manassas, where he must face both the Union army and the
surviving Fogarty brothers. Fraught with tension, drama, and tantalizing hints of future
romance, this vividly rendered family saga will hook fans of meaty historical fiction.
--Booklist |
Cumberland House Fall 1999 |
Shiloh, the second volume of James Reasoner's Civil War Battle series, continues
the story of the Brannon family of Culpeper County, Va., begun in Manassas. Cory
Brannon, who went West in search of opportunity, is down and out and close to desperation
when he finds opportunity and love on a Mississippi river boat. But then the war catches
up to him, and he is caught in the carnage of Shiloh. Reasoner's plain spoken prose and
judicious use of historical detail distinguish his well-regarded work, and this
installment of his series is another sturdy novel of action and adventure. --Publisher's Weekly |
Cumberland House Spring 2000 |
Antietam, the third book in the series, commanders of North and South maneuver
across the landscape of northern Virginia and the war comes within view of the Brannon
family farm. The din of drilling soldiers overcomes the quiet country seat, and another
son answers the call to arms. A gifted horseman, Mac "jines" the cavalry of
James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, and soon finds himself on one of the greatest
adventures of the war. Booklist described Antitam as "Fraught with passion,
tension, and tenderness, this enthralling family saga will appeal to fans of epic
well-researched historical fiction." |
Cumberland House Fall 2000
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Chancellorsville, the fourth book in the series, opens with Cory Brannon, the son who had
gone west to seek his fortune, in search of his sweetheart, Lucille Farrell. He discovers
that he may be able to help provide the South with food, weapons, and ammunition brought
into the country through Texas by blockade-runners. The path, however, is strewn with
unsavory characters and danger. Meanwhile, Will and Mac are brought home with the war, which means of
course that the war is getting even closer to their family farm. |
Cumberland House Spring
2001 |
Vicksburg is the
fifth volume in a series of historical novels spanning the Civil War featuring the Brannon
family of Culpeper County, Virginia. The focus turns to the west and the Southern
stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where Cory Brannon is working to keep the town
supplied by wagon train and railroad from Texas. Vicksburg
is the key to the Mississippi River and the linchpin to the Confederacy, and Abraham
Lincoln wants to put that key in his pocket. For almost a year the Federal army and navy
have tried to dislodge the Confederates, but they have gained nothing. Finally, Union Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, the hero of Forts Henry and Donelson and the battle of Shiloh, is
dispatched to take the town by any means possible.
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Cumberland House Fall 2001 |
GETTYSBURG the
sixth volume finds Stonewall Jackson dead. Despite that tragedy, Confederate morale was
never higher. The last act of the general had been the climax of his partnership with
Robert E. Lee in the wooded ground known as Chancellorsville. Victory had again come to an
overmatched army against impossible odds. When the smoke had cleared from the battlefield,
the Southerners savored the sight of the Union army in retreat. In less than a year's
time, the Federals had been pushed back from the outskirts of Richmond and now virtually
out of Virginia. At this point, a confident commander conceives a bold plan.
Thus begins this newest addition to The Civil War Battle Series, the Brannon family saga,
which has been praised as "robust, detail-rich and well-paced,...equal parts pathos
and accuracy" (Publisherıs Weekly) and "Fraught with passion, tension, and
tenderness" (Booklist). |
Cumberland House Spring 2002 |
CHICKAMAUGA the seventh volume finds the seven members of the Brannon family of
Culpeper County, Virginia experiencing a wide range of hardships of war. The
Southern setbacks have fallen hard on the Brannon family. First came the news of
Lee's defeat at Gettysburg, followed almost immediately by word of the fall of Vicksburg. |
Cumberland House - Fall 2002 |
SHENADOAH-
the eighth volume shows that the last six months of 1863 have taken a
toll on the Brannon family of Culpeper County, but the winter finally has forced the
armies to suspend campaigning. What little calm Christmas brings, however is
shattered. The war has wreaked havoc on all and not everyone survives. |
Cumberland House Spring 2003 |
SAVANNAH-
the ninth volume finds the Brannon family farm in Culpeper County Virginia
behind enemy lines. One Brannon is fighting in the Shenandoah Valley, one is trapped
in Savannah, and another brother is thrust into the war. Despair grips the
Confederacy. Fractured and defeated at every turn, the nation asks itself how much
longer it can continue to fight. |
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Cumberland House Spring 2003 |
APPOMATTOX-
the tenth and final volume finds the Brannon family with sons in every
theater of the war. For a time, Mac and Titus fight in the Shenandoah, Mac with
Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry at the battle of Third Winchester and Titus with Mosby's Rangers in
the cut and slash tactics of guerrilla warfare. The Cavalry, however, must throw
its weight behind the defenses at Petersburg, where U.S. Grant's army methodically
pressures the remnants of Robert E. Lee's legions. Cory fights against William T
Sherman in the Carolinas, and Henry rides with Nathan Bedford Forrest in Alabama. |
Cumberland
House Fall 2000 |
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MURDER MOST CONFEDERATE,
Tales of Crimes Most Uncivil "The
Hessian" by Doug Allyn, "The Price Of Coal" by Edward D. Hoch, "Last
Hours In Richmond" by Brendan DuBois, "Veterans" by John Lutz, "The
Cobblestones of Saratoga Street" by Avram Davidson, "A House Divided" by
Marc Bilgrey, "Blossoms and Blood" by Janet Berliner, "Whistling
Dixie" by Billie Sue Mosiman, "Behind Enemy Lines" by John Helfers &
Carol Rondou, "The Unknown Soldier" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, "A Woman's
Touch" by Max Allan Collins & Matthew V. Clemens, "Ghost" by Bradley H.
Sinor, "The Last Day Of The War" by James
Reasoner, "Valuables" by Kristine Scheid,
"The Face" by Edward Gorman, "Matthew In The Morning" by Gary A.
Braunbeck. |
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