Think you’re an expert on the War of 1861? Read The Ultimate Civil War Quiz Book: How Much Do You Really Know About America’s Most Misunderstood Conflict? and test yourself!

But don’t expect to find entries about Jefferson Davis’ birthday or the names of Abraham Lincoln’s parents, because this is not your typical question-and-answer trivia book! The author, award-winning historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook, calls it the “ultimate” quiz book because it contains vital but seldom discussed information that you need to know before...

Ask the average American who their favorite Civil War general is and you will invariably get the name of the blue-coated Union military hero Ulysses S. Grant. Victorian Yankees loved him so much they put his face on their fifty-dollar bill and made him president of the United States - twice. We in the South, however, prefer our Civil War generals in Confederate gray, and none wore it better, or more nobly and prouder, than Robert E. Lee.

Whether you are new to the Great Virginian or a longtime fan, award-winning Southern historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook's bestseller, The...