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Great Books About the American Civil War

47 books, including 8 works of fiction, that make up a core library about the defining conflict of the American Experience.
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Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs
1
Library of America
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
2
Campaigning With Grant (Porter)
Campaigning With Grant
3
Porter
The Passing of the Armies (Joshua Chamberlain)
The Passing of the Armies
4
Joshua Chamberlain
Mary Chesnut's Diary (Mary Boykin Chesnut)
Mary Chesnut's Diary
5
Mary Boykin Chesnut
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
6
The Civil War: A Narrative
The Civil War: A Narrative
7
The Centennial History of the Civil War (Catton)
The Centennial History of the Civil War
8
Catton
The American Heritage New History of the Civil War (Bruce Catton)
The American Heritage New History of the Civil War
9
Bruce Catton
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson
10
The Blue and the Gray: The Story of the Civil War as Told by Participants (Henry Steele Commager (Editor))
The Blue and the Gray: The Story of the Civil War as Told by Participants
11
Henry Steele Commager (Editor)
How the North Won (Hattaway)
How the North Won
12
Hattaway
Why the South Lost the Civil War (Hattaway)
Why the South Lost the Civil War
13
Hattaway
This Hallowed Ground (Bruce Catton)
This Hallowed Ground
14
Bruce Catton
The Army of the Potomac (Catton)
The Army of the Potomac
15
Catton
With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln Stephen B. Oates By
With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln Stephen B. Oates By
16
Captain Sam Grant (Lewis)
Captain Sam Grant
17
Lewis
Grant Moves South (Catton)
Grant Moves South
18
Catton
Grant Takes Command (Catton)
Grant Takes Command
19
Catton
Grant: A Biography (William McFeely)
Grant: A Biography
20
William McFeely
The Scourge of War (Reid)
The Scourge of War
21
Reid
Lee (Douglas Southall Freeman)
Lee
22
Douglas Southall Freeman
Lees Lieutenants 3 Volume Abridged: A Study in Command (Douglas Southall Freeman)
Lees Lieutenants 3 Volume Abridged: A Study in Command
23
Douglas Southall Freeman
In the Hands of Proovidence (Alice Trulock)
In the Hands of Proovidence
24
Alice Trulock
Landscape Turned Red (Stephen Sears)
Landscape Turned Red
25
Stephen Sears
Grierson's Raid (Brown)
Grierson's Raid
26
Brown
Chancellorsville (Stephen W. Sears)
Chancellorsville
27
Stephen W. Sears
Gettysburg (Coddington)
Gettysburg
28
Coddington
Gettysburg: The First Day (Pfanz)
Gettysburg: The First Day
29
Pfanz
Gettysburg: The Second Day (Pfanz)
Gettysburg: The Second Day
30
Pfanz
Gettysburg: Culp's Hill & Cemetery Hill (Pfanz)
Gettysburg: Culp's Hill & Cemetery Hill
31
Pfanz
Lincoln at Gettysburg (Garry Wills)
Lincoln at Gettysburg
32
Garry Wills
Sherman's March (Davis)
Sherman's March
33
Davis
The Long Surrender (Davis)
The Long Surrender
34
Davis
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
35
Doris Goodwin
The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies (Hanchett)
The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies
36
Hanchett
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
37
Frederick Douglass
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
38
Colson Whitehead
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
39
Catherine Clinton
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
40
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