Paul R. Taylor - Civil War Historian

New Article Announcement (see News and Updates)! Welcome to my small corner of the internet! All books that I've authored or edited (4 so far) are offered for sale below along with full descriptive particulars. Books may be signed or inscribed as the purchaser desires and will be shipped postage-paid via Media Mail to anywhere in the continental US. Please make sure to visit the News and Updates page! I am also available for presentations to your Civil War roundtable, historical society, library, etc. in the southern Michigan, northern Ohio area. Please contact to discuss. I am also available for presentations to your Civil War roundtable, historical society, library, etc. in the southern Michigan, northern Ohio area. Please contact to discuss. Discovering the Civil War in Florida: A Reader and Guide Read about the battles and skirmishes in the state derided by the northern press as "the smallest tadpole in the dirty pool of secession." From the better known engagements like the February 20, 1864 Battle of Olustee and the March 9, 1865 Battle of Natural Bridge outside of Tallahassee, to smaller affairs at Marianna, Cedar Key, Fort Myers, and Gainesville, amongst others! *click here to read more*

He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning: The Battle of Ox Hill Spectacular displays of lightning, thunder crashing so loud that it masked the roar of the cannon, a torrential downpour with gale-force winds; these were the hallmarks of the fateful September 1, 1862, battle of Ox Hill. click here to read more

Glory Was Not Their Companion: The Twenty-Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry The first-ever formal history of this Civil War regiment that hailed primarily from New York's Oneida County. click here to read more
Give My Love to All Our Folks: Civil War and Post-War Letters of Clinton DeWitt Staring and Charles E. Staring This fully annotated, slender collection of 37 heretofore unseen letters offers a glimpse into a Civil War-era New York family through the letters of DeWitt and Charles as they write home to a third brother, Wellington. click here to read more