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Countless volumes have been written on millions of different subjects about the American Civil War. It began in the late 1850's when books were written about state agriculture and the slave population and cotton crops of the South, such as Helper's book, The Impeding Crisis Of The South and continued during the war with the boys in blue and gray writing about their own participation in the battles and their generals and commanders writing their memoirs after the war ended. Today, books written on the Civil War take into account and reference those same 19th century books and their authors can offer new incite. They write a complete account of a regiment, hero, campaign or specific battle using, in some cases, minute-by-minute eyewitness accounts accompanied by war department records. Such accessible detail in such abundance was not available 140 years ago. The books we have selected below are for enjoyment and reference. It is difficult to post a limited about of Civil War books online when you have thousands to select from. Our online selections will change on the first of each month, you may browse past monthly selections at any time. If you are looking for a specific subject, please use the search box located at the bottom of this page. |
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Monthly Book Selections
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Civil War Pharmacy A History of Drugs, Drug Supply and Provision, and Therapeutics for the Union and Confederacy. This is the first comprehensive examination of pharmaceutical practice and drug provision during the Civil War. The role of the pharmacist is explored, as is the South's challenge to obtain substances from foreign sources. Includes photographs, helpful tables and figures, and six appendices that make hard-to-find information easy to access and understand.
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Civil War Command & Strategy The Process of Victory and Defeat. Prize-winning historian Archer Jones shows us how the Civil War was actually conducted. He argues that Presidents Lincoln and Davis and most of their senior generals possessed a broad grasp of military strategy and its historical applications, as well as the ability to make significant strategic innovations. It's a fresh analysis that gets to the root of how the Civil War was won and lost.
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A Bird's Eye View Of The Civil War This is a concise
military history of the Civil War originally published 1897 by Theodore
Ayrault A Bird's Eye View Of The Civil War
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Civil War Bullets And Cartridges Based on twenty years of research, this is a source of accurate information on bullets, cartridges, and their manufacturers that is both informative for the student of Civil War small arms ammunition and a useful guide and checklist for building a collection. Includes dimensions and weights along with information on important variations. Civil War Bullets and Cartridges
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A People's History
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A People's History of the
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A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War Medical Instruments Volume 1. These volumes offer new information on a long-neglected subject: Civil War medical history. Each volume is packed with hundreds of photographs and short narratives coving one of the largest private collections of Civil War medical instruments and equipment in the United States. A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War Medical Instruments
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A Perfect Picture of Hell Eyewitness Accounts by Civil War Prisoners from the 12th Iowa. This book is a collection of harrowing narratives by soldiers from the 12th Iowa Infantry who survived imprisonment in the South during the Civil War. You will read about the shooting of an unarmed prisoner at Montgomery, a successful escape from Belle Isle, the swelling floodwaters overtaking Cahaba Prison, the inferno that engulfed Andersonville and much more.
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A Practical Guide to Collecting Civil War This informative collector's guide gives you details on where to look, how much to pay, and how to keep mistakes to a minimum when collecting Civil War memorabilia. It teaches you to recognize the value of items, emphasizes primary sources, advises on collecting period representations, and features entertaining anecdotes involving specific experiences in the never-ending pursuit of Civil War artifacts.A Practical Guide to Collecting Civil War
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A Soldier's Life in the Civil War Civil War Coloring Books. What a great idea! This dramatic and expertly illustrated coloring book is a fun way to teach your children or grandchildren about the Civil War. Includes informative captions explaining these important events of long ago! A Soldier's Life in the Civil War
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A Surgeon's Civil War The Letters and Diary of Daniel M. Holt M.D. Daniel Holt served with the 121st New York Infantry from 1862 to 1864. In this book, he describes daily life in the army as a military surgeon, vividly recounting the injuries and deaths, the slaughter on the battlefields, and the changes made by the Army Medical Department - who were initially unprepared for the duration and slaughter of the war.
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All For The Union The Civil War Diary & Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes. This is the eloquent and moving diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, who reveals the motivations of the common Yankee foot soldier, the fear of battle, the drudgery of exhaustive marches and the pangs of homesickness. "One of the most remarkable diaries I have ever read…his diary came to represent, better than any other I found, the spirit of the Union soldier." - Ken Burns, director and writer of The Civil War.
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Amazing Women of the Civil War Fascinating True Stories of Women Who Made a Difference. Webb Garrison. The heroic deeds and selfless acts of the women presented here ranged from caring for the wounded to fighting on the battlefields. Includes Harriet Tubman, Belle Boyd, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and many more. Amazing Women of the Civil War
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American Civil War Artillery Perhaps the most influential arm of either army in the prosecution of the American Civil War, the artillery of both sides grew to be highly professional organizations. In battle, the introduction of the 12-pdr. Napoleon, followed closely by rifled cannon, provided a range and power previously unknown on American soil. This book details this vital cog in the war-machine of both sides.
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American Heritage History of The Battle of Gettysburg This book encapsulates the grand sweep of the Pennsylvania battle by mapping both sides' strategy and how it played out in the terrible clash of arms on the hills and fields at Gettysburg. Richly illustrated with nearly 300 photographs, color paintings, and illustrations; and humanized with a wealth, of letters, diaries, and memoirs, this is the story of Gettysburg, as it has never been told before. American Heritage History of The Battle of Gettysburg
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Andersonville This is a carefully researched and compelling revisionist account of Andersonville Prison. Based on reliable primary sources - including diaries, Union and Confederate government documents, and letters - its analysis exonerates camp commandant Henry Wirz and others from charges that they deliberately exterminated prisoners, a crime for which Wirz was executed after the war.
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Army of the Potomac For Gen. George B. McClellan, the dejected Union troops defeated at Bull Run in July 1861 were to provide the raw material that he would train, equip, organize and ultimately transform from a mere mob into an effective fighting force. In October 1861, the Army of the Potomac officially came into being. This volume explores how this transition came about, with a particular emphasis on weapons, uniforms and equipment.
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Assault and Logistics Union Army Coastal and River Operations, 1861-1866. This in-depth exploration of the Union Army's involvement in marine transportation during the Civil War is organized chronologically by region and by campaigns, and is told in relationship to the full strategic spectrum of the war.
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Billy Yank The Uniform of the Union Army, 1861-1865. The numerous rare images in this book reveal the diverse styles and colors of the early Yankee uniforms and the confusion they caused on the battlefields. |
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Cemetery Hill The Struggle for the High Ground, July 1-3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg included many dramatic and controversial moments, several of which involved Cemetery Hill. This book covers in detail the three-day struggle for that crucial high ground from the soldiers' points of view. Using official reports, letters, diaries and memoirs, it tells how and why the generals made crucial decisions and what it was like to be a soldier involved in the bloody hand-to-hand fighting.
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A Bird's Eye View Of The Civil War This is a concise
military history of the Civil War originally published 1897 by
Theodore Ayrault A Bird's Eye View Of The Civil War
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Civil War Bullets And Cartridges James E. Thomas & Dean S. Thomas. Based on twenty years of research, this is a source of accurate information on bullets, cartridges, and their manufacturers that is both informative for the student of Civil War small arms ammunition and a useful guide and checklist for building a collection. Includes dimensions and weights along with information on important variations. Civil War Bullets and Cartridges
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A People's
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A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War Medical Instruments Volume 1. Dammann. These volumes offer new information on a long-neglected subject: Civil War medical history. Each volume is packed with hundreds of photographs and short narratives coving one of the largest private collections of Civil War medical instruments and equipment in the United States. A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War Medical Instruments
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A Perfect Picture of HellEyewitness Accounts by Civil War Prisoners from the 12th Iowa. Genoways & Genoways, eds. This book is a collection of harrowing narratives by soldiers from the 12th Iowa Infantry who survived imprisonment in the South during the Civil War. You will read about the shooting of an unarmed prisoner at Montgomery, a successful escape from Belle Isle, the swelling floodwaters overtaking Cahaba Prison, the inferno that engulfed Andersonville and much more.
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A Practical Guide to Collecting Civil WarMesker. This informative collector's guide gives you details on where to look, how much to pay, and how to keep mistakes to a minimum when collecting Civil War memorabilia. It teaches you to recognize the value of items, emphasizes primary sources, advises on collecting period representations, and features entertaining anecdotes involving specific experiences in the never-ending pursuit of Civil War artifacts.A Practical Guide to Collecting Civil War
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Search For More Civil War Books Every Civil War buff enjoys learning and discovering facts about America's fight to save the Union. There are thousands of books that have been published during the past 150 years since the war began, but regretfully, we can only place a few of them online due to space constraints and time. Please use our Product Search on the left to browse the entire Book Shop. |
