Best American Civil War Books

101.
Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain
Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain 4.12 avg rating — 237 ratings
102.
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution 4.13 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
102.
Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman
Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman 3.83 avg rating — 908 ratings
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Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground 4.16 avg rating — 828 ratings
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Civil War Stories
Civil War Stories 3.90 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
106.
Shiloh, 1862
Shiloh, 1862 4.08 avg rating — 1,217 ratings
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The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, #4)
The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 4,961 ratings
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Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage
Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage 4.21 avg rating — 1,605 ratings
109.
Ken Burns's The Civil War: Historians Respond
Ken Burns's The Civil War: Historians Respond 3.67 avg rating — 96 ratings
109.
War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865
War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 4.06 avg rating — 662 ratings
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America 4.16 avg rating — 8,536 ratings
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Lee's Lieutenants: A Study In Command (Volume I: Manassas to Malvern Hill)
Lee's Lieutenants: A Study In Command (Volume I: Manassas to Malvern Hill) 4.40 avg rating — 473 ratings
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This Hallowed Ground: The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War
This Hallowed Ground: The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War 4.39 avg rating — 1,391 ratings
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From Manassas To Appomattox
From Manassas To Appomattox 3.95 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
114.
Slaves in the Family
Slaves in the Family 4.04 avg rating — 3,020 ratings
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Civil War Poetry and Prose
Civil War Poetry and Prose 4.02 avg rating — 285 ratings
117.
On Secret Service
On Secret Service 3.83 avg rating — 1,641 ratings
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Out of the Ashes (Ancient Words #3)
Out of the Ashes (Ancient Words #3) 4.66 avg rating — 53 ratings
119.
Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life
Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life 4.04 avg rating — 1,247 ratings
119.
Thorns of Eden
Thorns of Eden 3.90 avg rating — 106 ratings
121.
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
122.
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South 4.18 avg rating — 2,342 ratings
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Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign
Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign 4.19 avg rating — 238 ratings
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The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863 (Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4th, 1863)
The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863 (Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4th, 1863) 4.14 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Stonewall in the Valley: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Spring 1862
Stonewall in the Valley: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Spring 1862 4.22 avg rating — 313 ratings
125.
Grant Takes Command 1863-1865
Grant Takes Command 1863-1865 4.43 avg rating — 2,342 ratings
127.
Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South 3.97 avg rating — 1,184 ratings
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Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War
Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War 4.01 avg rating — 1,363 ratings
129.
Grant Moves South, 1861-1863
Grant Moves South, 1861-1863 4.48 avg rating — 1,209 ratings
130.
Lincoln and His Generals
Lincoln and His Generals 4.18 avg rating — 771 ratings
131.
Copperhead (The Starbuck Chronicles, #2)
Copperhead (The Starbuck Chronicles, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 5,432 ratings
132.
Battle Flag (The Starbuck Chronicles, #3)
Battle Flag (The Starbuck Chronicles, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 4,445 ratings
133.
The Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows
The Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows 4.02 avg rating — 551 ratings
134.
Speeches and Writings
Speeches and Writings 4.28 avg rating — 269 ratings
135.
Brady's Civil War: A Collection of Civil War Images Photographed by Matthew Brady and his Assistants
Brady's Civil War: A Collection of Civil War Images Photographed by Matthew Brady and his Assistants 4.29 avg rating — 126 ratings
135.
Bane of the Innocent
Bane of the Innocent 4.60 avg rating — 148 ratings
137.
Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction
Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction 4.34 avg rating — 543 ratings
138.
Where Can I Flee (Ancient Words #1)
Where Can I Flee (Ancient Words #1) 4.49 avg rating — 119 ratings
139.
In the Shadow of Thy Wings (Ancient Words #2)
In the Shadow of Thy Wings (Ancient Words #2) 4.78 avg rating — 59 ratings
140.
This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga
This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga 4.22 avg rating — 503 ratings
141.
The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy
The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy 4.06 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
142.
The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles, #5)
The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 5,682 ratings
143.
Shiloh: Bloody April
Shiloh: Bloody April 4.14 avg rating — 96 ratings
144.
Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction
Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction 4.14 avg rating — 548 ratings
145.
Murder at Manassas (Harrison Raines, #1)
Murder at Manassas (Harrison Raines, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 198 ratings
145.
The Assassin's Accomplice
The Assassin's Accomplice 3.69 avg rating — 1,158 ratings
145.
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address 4.52 avg rating — 7,664 ratings
148.
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
149.
The Civil War
The Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 1,893 ratings
150.
Chancellorsville 1863: The Souls of the Brave
Chancellorsville 1863: The Souls of the Brave 4.20 avg rating — 262 ratings
151.
The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War
The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War 4.37 avg rating — 466 ratings
152.
Andersonville Diary
Andersonville Diary 4.30 avg rating — 860 ratings
153.
Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander
Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander 4.41 avg rating — 269 ratings
154.
The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)
The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 2,656 ratings
155.
In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War
In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War 4.19 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
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Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 4.31 avg rating — 396 ratings
157.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 3.98 avg rating — 1,843 ratings
158.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 3.75 avg rating — 634 ratings
159.
The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War
The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War 3.79 avg rating — 345 ratings
160.
Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign
Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign 4.11 avg rating — 291 ratings
161.
Cain at Gettysburg
Cain at Gettysburg 4.17 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
162.
Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War
Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 372 ratings
163.
Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865
Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865 4.35 avg rating — 232 ratings
164.
Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864
Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864 4.34 avg rating — 334 ratings
165.
The Smoke at Dawn
The Smoke at Dawn 4.30 avg rating — 3,083 ratings
166.
The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War
The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War 3.55 avg rating — 571 ratings
167.
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe 3.97 avg rating — 77 ratings
168.
If the South Had Won the Civil War
If the South Had Won the Civil War 3.44 avg rating — 604 ratings
169.
A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire, #3)
A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 7,586 ratings
170.
The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War
The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War 3.99 avg rating — 618 ratings
171.
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 57,788 ratings
172.
Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah
Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah 3.83 avg rating — 321 ratings
172.
Jubilee
Jubilee 4.37 avg rating — 6,827 ratings
174.
The Longest Raid of the Civil War: Little-Known & Untold Stories of Morgan's Raid into Kentucky, Indiana & Ohio
The Longest Raid of the Civil War: Little-Known & Untold Stories of Morgan's Raid into Kentucky, Indiana & Ohio 3.92 avg rating — 60 ratings
175.
The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics
The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics 3.95 avg rating — 406 ratings
176.
Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor 3.98 avg rating — 687 ratings
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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
178.
Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War
Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 2,709 ratings
179.
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
180.
Faded Coat of Blue (Abel Jones, #1)
Faded Coat of Blue (Abel Jones, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 834 ratings
181.
Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas
Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas 4.31 avg rating — 398 ratings
182.
A. Lincoln
A. Lincoln 4.30 avg rating — 20,125 ratings
183.
Look Away!: A History of the Confederate States of America
Look Away!: A History of the Confederate States of America 3.88 avg rating — 416 ratings
184.
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 2
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 2 4.28 avg rating — 675 ratings
184.
The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves
The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves 4.02 avg rating — 466 ratings
186.
In the Presence of Mine Enemies: The Civil War in the Heart of America, 1859-1864
In the Presence of Mine Enemies: The Civil War in the Heart of America, 1859-1864 4.04 avg rating — 508 ratings
186.
Sherman's March
Sherman's March 4.18 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
188.
High Tide at Gettysburg: The Campaign in Pennsylvania
High Tide at Gettysburg: The Campaign in Pennsylvania 4.15 avg rating — 504 ratings
188.
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
190.
The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby
The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby 4.13 avg rating — 602 ratings
190.
A Year in the South: 1865: The True Story of Four Ordinary People Who Lived Through the Most Tumultuous Twelve Months in American History
A Year in the South: 1865: The True Story of Four Ordinary People Who Lived Through the Most Tumultuous Twelve Months in American History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 311 ratings
192.
Coal Black Horse
Coal Black Horse 3.83 avg rating — 1,968 ratings
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The Maps of Chickamauga: An Atlas of the Chickamauga Campaign, Including the Tullahoma Operations, June 22 - September 23, 1863
The Maps of Chickamauga: An Atlas of the Chickamauga Campaign, Including the Tullahoma Operations, June 22 - September 23, 1863 4.60 avg rating — 68 ratings
194.
Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War
Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War 4.11 avg rating — 123 ratings
195.
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural 4.13 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
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Dissonance: The Turbulent Days Between Fort Sumter and Bull Run
Dissonance: The Turbulent Days Between Fort Sumter and Bull Run 3.79 avg rating — 61 ratings
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg 4.28 avg rating — 483 ratings
198.
Andersonville
Andersonville 4.02 avg rating — 415 ratings
199.
Grant
Grant 4.03 avg rating — 12,933 ratings
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The Centennial History of the Civil War Trilogy
The Centennial History of the Civil War Trilogy 4.57 avg rating — 47 ratings
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