American Civil War Books (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,000 ratings
2.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,450 ratings
3.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,106 ratings
4.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,287 ratings
5.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,683 ratings
6.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,175 ratings
7.
The Civil War: A Narrative
The Civil War: A Narrative 4.53 avg rating — 8,028 ratings
8.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,079 ratings
9.
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 24,890 ratings
10.
The Widow of the South
The Widow of the South 3.78 avg rating — 18,308 ratings
11.
The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War 3.99 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
12.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg 4.36 avg rating — 5,014 ratings
13.
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam 4.24 avg rating — 4,700 ratings
14.
The March
The March 3.78 avg rating — 13,886 ratings
15.
Mary Chesnut's Civil War
Mary Chesnut's Civil War 4.01 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
16.
With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln 4.27 avg rating — 8,620 ratings
17.
Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command
Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command 4.21 avg rating — 2,215 ratings
18.
Andersonville
Andersonville 4.10 avg rating — 8,301 ratings
19.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.19 avg rating — 48,073 ratings
20.
Personal Memoirs
Personal Memoirs 4.13 avg rating — 9,494 ratings
21.
I Shall Be Near to You
I Shall Be Near to You 3.81 avg rating — 7,314 ratings
22.
April 1865: The Month That Saved America
April 1865: The Month That Saved America
by: Jay Winik
4.16 avg rating — 12,397 ratings
23.
Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War
Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War 4.16 avg rating — 4,119 ratings
24.
The Cottoncrest Curse: A Novel
The Cottoncrest Curse: A Novel 3.78 avg rating — 104 ratings
25.
Annie, Between the States
Annie, Between the States 4.11 avg rating — 2,179 ratings
26.
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War 4.04 avg rating — 7,249 ratings
27.
Jacob's Ladder: A Novel of Virginia During the Civil War
Jacob's Ladder: A Novel of Virginia During the Civil War 3.84 avg rating — 1,039 ratings
28.
Stonewall Jackson : The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
Stonewall Jackson : The Man, the Soldier, the Legend 4.28 avg rating — 2,303 ratings
28.
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant 4.22 avg rating — 5,939 ratings
30.
The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War
The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War 4.37 avg rating — 466 ratings
31.
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief 4.09 avg rating — 5,895 ratings
32.
Lee
Lee 4.27 avg rating — 1,802 ratings
33.
Grant
Grant 4.50 avg rating — 42,001 ratings
34.
Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences
Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences 4.30 avg rating — 206 ratings
35.
The American Civil War: A Military History
The American Civil War: A Military History 3.79 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
36.
Candle in the Darkness (Refiner's Fire, #1)
Candle in the Darkness (Refiner's Fire, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 17,500 ratings
37.
A Musket in My Hands (Civil War Romance #3)
A Musket in My Hands (Civil War Romance #3) 4.45 avg rating — 146 ratings
38.
A Rebel in My House (Civil War Romance #2)
A Rebel in My House (Civil War Romance #2) 4.26 avg rating — 241 ratings
39.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,948 ratings
40.
Enemy Women
Enemy Women 3.76 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
41.
Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles, #1)
Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 7,509 ratings
42.
Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863
Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863 4.45 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
43.
The Year of Jubilo: A Novel of the Civil War
The Year of Jubilo: A Novel of the Civil War 3.97 avg rating — 612 ratings
44.
The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul 4.22 avg rating — 3,690 ratings
45.
The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian
The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian 4.54 avg rating — 7,474 ratings
46.
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox 4.55 avg rating — 7,324 ratings
47.
The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville 4.44 avg rating — 13,428 ratings
48.
They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War
They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War 3.71 avg rating — 632 ratings
49.
Paradise Alley (City of Fire #2)
Paradise Alley (City of Fire #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,426 ratings
50.
Fire by Night (Refiner's Fire, #2)
Fire by Night (Refiner's Fire, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 9,837 ratings
51.
Girl in Blue
Girl in Blue 3.87 avg rating — 3,750 ratings
52.
The Last Silk Dress
The Last Silk Dress 3.94 avg rating — 2,702 ratings
52.
My Name Is Mary Sutter (Mary Sutter, #1)
My Name Is Mary Sutter (Mary Sutter, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 25,927 ratings
54.
A Stranger on My Land (Civil War Romance #1)
A Stranger on My Land (Civil War Romance #1) 4.03 avg rating — 374 ratings
55.
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 3.60 avg rating — 4,880 ratings
56.
Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman
Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman 3.83 avg rating — 907 ratings
57.
Jubilee
Jubilee 4.37 avg rating — 6,826 ratings
58.
Woe to Live On
Woe to Live On 4.19 avg rating — 1,917 ratings
59.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge And Other Stories
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge And Other Stories 3.82 avg rating — 638 ratings
60.
Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1)
Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1) 4.16 avg rating — 5,032 ratings
61.
Look Away (U.S. Civil War, #1)
Look Away (U.S. Civil War, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 737 ratings
62.
Rifles for Watie
Rifles for Watie 3.94 avg rating — 10,918 ratings
62.
A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War
A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War 3.87 avg rating — 260 ratings
64.
The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, #4)
The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 4,960 ratings
64.
A Diary From Dixie
A Diary From Dixie 3.92 avg rating — 1,349 ratings
66.
How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War
How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War 4.09 avg rating — 123 ratings
67.
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
68.
Copperhead (The Starbuck Chronicles, #2)
Copperhead (The Starbuck Chronicles, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 5,432 ratings
69.
The Passing of Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac
The Passing of Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac 4.13 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
69.
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace 4.13 avg rating — 6,134 ratings
71.
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3)
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 17,987 ratings
72.
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
72.
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery 4.18 avg rating — 6,497 ratings
74.
Hospital Sketches
Hospital Sketches 3.71 avg rating — 2,419 ratings
75.
God Walks The Dark Hills: Book I & II
God Walks The Dark Hills: Book I & II 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
76.
Shiloh
Shiloh 4.10 avg rating — 5,587 ratings
77.
Northern Wolf (Northern Wolf, #1)
Northern Wolf (Northern Wolf, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 715 ratings
78.
This Side of the River
This Side of the River 3.70 avg rating — 76 ratings
79.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,163 ratings
80.
Northern Shadows (Northern Wolf Series, # 5)
Northern Shadows (Northern Wolf Series, # 5) 4.57 avg rating — 208 ratings
81.
A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire, #3)
A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 7,583 ratings
81.
Northern Hunt (Northern Wolf, #2)
Northern Hunt (Northern Wolf, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 339 ratings
81.
Northern Blood (Northern Wolf #3)
Northern Blood (Northern Wolf #3) 4.45 avg rating — 235 ratings
84.
The Guns of the South
The Guns of the South 3.96 avg rating — 9,490 ratings
84.
Northern Dawn (Northern Wolf, #4)
Northern Dawn (Northern Wolf, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 250 ratings
86.
One Wore Blue (Cameron Saga: Civil War Trilogy, #1)
One Wore Blue (Cameron Saga: Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,698 ratings
87.
The Night Inspector
The Night Inspector 3.47 avg rating — 558 ratings
88.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,169 ratings
89.
Between Two Fires: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
Between Two Fires: Black Soldiers in the Civil War 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
89.
The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861
The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 4.18 avg rating — 2,418 ratings
91.
Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War 3.92 avg rating — 398 ratings
92.
Traveller
Traveller 3.91 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
93.
Gray Ghost: The Memoirs of Col. John S. Mosby
Gray Ghost: The Memoirs of Col. John S. Mosby 4.13 avg rating — 601 ratings
94.
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker 3.54 avg rating — 32,350 ratings
95.
A Grand Army of Black Men: Letters from African-American Soldiers in the Union Army 1861–1865 (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 63)
A Grand Army of Black Men: Letters from African-American Soldiers in the Union Army 1861–1865 (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 63) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings
95.
Lincoln and His Generals
Lincoln and His Generals 4.18 avg rating — 771 ratings
97.
Half Slave and Half Free: The Roots of Civil War
Half Slave and Half Free: The Roots of Civil War 3.83 avg rating — 356 ratings
97.
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction 3.90 avg rating — 192 ratings
99.
Black Soldiers in Blue
Black Soldiers in Blue 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
100.
The Negro's Civil War
The Negro's Civil War 4.22 avg rating — 176 ratings
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