4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings

"A good accounting of a Union fort during the Civil War. Very well researched. "

4.10 avg rating — 1,166 ratings

"Robert Smalls has a compelling story of his escape from slavery and how he assisted the Union during the Civil War. "

4.52 avg rating — 97 ratings

"This is one of the best books I have ever read regarding Civil War history. Covers the Battle of Franklin in depth. "

4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings

"Written by a Licensed Battlefield Guide from the Gettysburg National Military Park, Cox is an expert storyteller and explains things in laymans terms. Great guidebook to take to the battlefield. "

3.99 avg rating — 697 ratings

"The Great Locomotive Chase was more important to the outcome of the Civil War than most people know. Russell Bonds explains why in this easy to read volume. "

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating

"Thousands of people have participated in Civil War reenactments over the last fifty years. Here is a first-hand account of a Union reenactor with analysis of the Civil War mixed in. An interesting viewpoint to consider. "

4.01 avg rating — 6,546 ratings

"John Brown lit the powderkeg that had been building for a few decades that led to the Civil War. This is one of the best researched books to understand the complexities of the man. "

3.67 avg rating — 96 ratings

"This is a critical review of the 1989 Civil War documentary and how Civil War academic historians reviewed his work. Not all of it is critically acclaimed. "

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings

"Joseph O. Barrett recalled his experience with Old Abe, the Bald Eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. "

3.36 avg rating — 44 ratings

"A good look at the Cherokee Indians and Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma) in the Civil War. "

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings

"This is a good recounting of the Trail of Blood on Ice in Indian Territory in November-December 1861 and how the loyal Muskogee/Creek Indians were forced to fight off the Confederacy and seek asylum in Kansas. "

3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings

"An academic account of the Railroad Cut at Gettysburg. Not bad, but too heavily slanted towards the Iron Brigade. "

4.10 avg rating — 25,468 ratings

"One of the best accounts of the legacy of the Civil War in the modern day."

4.30 avg rating — 20,337 ratings

"White really dug deep in his biography of the 16th president. Impeccable research. "

4.28 avg rating — 8,727 ratings

"This is a remarkable read. The first Civil War book that I had ever read. "

4.29 avg rating — 1,050 ratings

"A clcser look at the Booth family and what may have led John Wilkes to assassinate the president. "

3.68 avg rating — 1,174 ratings

"Covers the assassination of President Lincoln. "

4.17 avg rating — 34,826 ratings

"After the assassination, what happened to the assassins, especially John Wilkes Booth? James L. Swanson traces the flight from authorities to capture. "

4.16 avg rating — 2,499 ratings

"Michael W. Kauffman looks at the various conspiracies surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln and tries to separate fact from fiction based upon the evidence. Remarkably well done. "

4.36 avg rating — 884 ratings

"A reasonably well done regimental history. "

4.22 avg rating — 81 ratings

"A reasonably well done history of the 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg. "

4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings

"James A. Wright left behind an unfinished manuscript of his Civil War service when he died. A few decades later, the manuscript was discovered, additional research done, and brought to life. This is an exceptional first-person account of life during the Civil War from a participant. "

4.33 avg rating — 91,962 ratings