Best Biographies of People involved in the American Civil War

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General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier
General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier 4.03 avg rating — 1,800 ratings
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,304 ratings
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Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend 4.28 avg rating — 2,303 ratings
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Grant
Grant 4.50 avg rating — 42,018 ratings
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Robert E. Lee: A Biography
Robert E. Lee: A Biography 4.11 avg rating — 777 ratings
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Joshua Chamberlain: The Soldier And The Man
Joshua Chamberlain: The Soldier And The Man 3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings
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A Battle from the Start: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest
A Battle from the Start: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest 3.91 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Gray Fox - Robert E. Lee And The Civil War
Gray Fox - Robert E. Lee And The Civil War 4.11 avg rating — 626 ratings
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Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart 3.95 avg rating — 195 ratings
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Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg
Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg 4.37 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson 4.28 avg rating — 8,559 ratings
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Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour
Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour 4.06 avg rating — 279 ratings
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Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom 4.07 avg rating — 3,262 ratings
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John C. Fremont
John C. Fremont 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles
American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles 3.67 avg rating — 613 ratings
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George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon
George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon 4.03 avg rating — 337 ratings
17.
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
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Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman
Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman 4.04 avg rating — 2,035 ratings
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Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla
Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla 4.15 avg rating — 297 ratings
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The General’s Wife: The Life of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
The General’s Wife: The Life of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant 4.29 avg rating — 363 ratings
21.
Meet General Grant
Meet General Grant 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The White Tecumseh: A Biography of General William T. Sherman
The White Tecumseh: A Biography of General William T. Sherman 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Citizen-General: Jacob Dolson Cox and the Civil War Era (War and Society in North America)
Citizen-General: Jacob Dolson Cox and the Civil War Era (War and Society in North America) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
24.
Abraham Lincoln the Prairie Years and the War Years Volume 1
Abraham Lincoln the Prairie Years and the War Years Volume 1 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan
Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan 4.11 avg rating — 245 ratings
24.
Grant: A Biography
Grant: A Biography 3.63 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero
Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero 3.89 avg rating — 699 ratings
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Sterling Price; portrait of a Southerner
Sterling Price; portrait of a Southerner 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier's Life
Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier's Life 4.24 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom 4.17 avg rating — 12,342 ratings
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Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief 4.09 avg rating — 5,897 ratings
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Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee 4.16 avg rating — 2,054 ratings
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Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man
Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man 4.11 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
33.
Grant: The Man Who Won the Civil War
Grant: The Man Who Won the Civil War 4.28 avg rating — 173 ratings
33.
A. Lincoln: A Biography
A. Lincoln: A Biography 4.30 avg rating — 20,125 ratings
36.
Pemberton: A Biography
Pemberton: A Biography 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
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The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee's Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History
The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee's Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History 3.90 avg rating — 550 ratings
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Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History
Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History 4.09 avg rating — 158 ratings
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George Henry Thomas: As True As Steel
George Henry Thomas: As True As Steel 4.24 avg rating — 42 ratings
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A.P. Hill: Lee's Forgotten General
A.P. Hill: Lee's Forgotten General 3.95 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors: Frank Cheatham and His Confederate Division
Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors: Frank Cheatham and His Confederate Division really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Henry Clay: The Essential American
Henry Clay: The Essential American 3.97 avg rating — 3,758 ratings
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R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume I (Volume I of IV)
R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume I (Volume I of IV) 4.56 avg rating — 201 ratings
44.
Lee: An Abridgement in One Volume
Lee: An Abridgement in One Volume 4.27 avg rating — 1,802 ratings
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R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume II (Volume II of IV)
R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume II (Volume II of IV) 4.72 avg rating — 118 ratings
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Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General
Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Stonewall Jackson as Military Commander
Stonewall Jackson as Military Commander 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
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R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume III (Volume III of IV)
R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume III (Volume III of IV) 4.68 avg rating — 112 ratings
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General Jo Shelby: Undefeated Rebel
General Jo Shelby: Undefeated Rebel 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Sherman: A Soldier's Life
Sherman: A Soldier's Life 3.63 avg rating — 116 ratings
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R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume IV (Volume IV of IV)
R.E. Lee: A Biography Volume IV (Volume IV of IV) 4.73 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Sherman's March
Sherman's March 4.18 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
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CUSTER: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer
CUSTER: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer 3.89 avg rating — 182 ratings
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Mosby's Rangers
Mosby's Rangers 3.83 avg rating — 288 ratings