"It is never too late to destroy yourself yet if you wish to build yourself you ought to refrain from useless and negative activities. Does he want to have a badly functioning body?"
What titles are essential for a Civil War library?
Since there's been no activity for over a year, I've decided to try and start things up again.
What are some of your favorite non-fiction books on the war?
My favorites include:
The Horrid Pit by Alan Axelrod
Battle Cry of Freedom by James B. McPherson
For Cause and Comrades by James B. McPherson
This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust
Civil War Medicine: Challenges and Triumphs by Alfred Bollet
The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat by Earl Hess
Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton
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Permalink Reply by savagejoerude on -
I have a great biography on Stonewall Jackson. A book on arms and equipment that is pretty cool. And the entire Time-Life set on the Civil War. A Gettysberg book that takes you through the entire battle hour by hour over the entire 3 days plus Lees retreat.... BTW today is the anniversary of Sharpsburg if your Southern... Antitiem to you Yankees.... The bloodiest day ever in America....
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Permalink Reply by Mike Wilburn on -
And I would know. I was at Antietam yesterday during the 150th anniversary commemoration.
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Permalink Reply by Beowulf87 on -
Re: Antietam, you guys beat me to it!
Some of my favorites:
Life and Campaigns of Stonewall Jackson, by Robert Lewis Dabney
Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg, by Troy D. Harman
From Manassas To Appomattox, by James Longstreet
Hard Tack and Coffee: Soldier's Life in the Civil War, by John D. Billings
The Civil War Battlefield Guide, Second Edition
The Civil War Almanac, by John S. Bowman
With Lee in Virginia, by G.A. Henty
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