American Civil War books

Between 1849-1865 Daniel Jenks kept a detailed journal of his gold rush adventures across America's Wild West. A...  Read More >>

Walter Brian Cisco's War Crimes Against Southern Civilians is the first book-length survey of the Union's ""hard...  Read More >>

Between 1849-1865 Daniel Jenks kept a detailed journal of his gold rush adventures across America's Wild West. A...  Read More >>

This book is about the soldiers who fought and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for a cause they believed....  Read More >>

This is the first biography of Abraham Lincoln's great friend Leonard Swett. The men first met in 1849 when they...  Read More >>

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Many of the original essays in this volume began as papers presented at an international conference on Constitutional...  Read More >>

Offers an analysis of Confederate defeat using the lenses of classical strategic and leadership theory. Aware that...  Read More >>

Commentators often dismiss Union general George G. Meade when discussing the great leaders of the Civil War. But...  Read More >>

Builds on the extensive scholarship of the Union naval blockade and incorporates previously unexamined British primary...  Read More >>

Although Texas was spared much of the devastation of the Civil War, Texans lived with shortages and impressment...  Read More >>

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When read with its companion volume, it contextualises the major 1863 campaigns in what arguably was the American...  Read More >>

Settlers came to Central Alabama in the early 1800s with big dreams. Miners panned the streams and combed the hillsides...  Read More >>

The untold story of Joannes Wyllie, one of the most successful blockade runners of the American Civil War. Features...  Read More >>

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In this highly informative book, readers will learn the story of blockade running from a nuanced, all-points-of-view...  Read More >>

The book, The Empty Sleeve, or, The Life and Hardships of Henry H. Meacham, in the Union Army, has been considered...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

The story details the capture of a railway train deep inside Confederate territory, the exciting chase that ensues...  Read More >>

The book, Beechenbrook; A Rhyme of the War, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that...  Read More >>

The book, Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer; Or, A Drummer Boy from Maine, has been considered important...  Read More >>

The book, The Captured Scout of the Army of the James; A Sketch of the Life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the...  Read More >>