 | A Stillness at Appomattox (Army of the Potomac, Vol. 3) by Bruce Catton
Buy new: $11.48 / Used from: $0.01 1-- Bruce Catton is the "God" of all Civil War historians. Anything and everything by Catton is the best.
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 | Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson
Buy used from: $2.50 2-- McPherson is the best Civil War historian alive today. "Battle Cry of Freedom" is a classic and a standard. All of his work is a "must see".
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 | Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command by Douglas Southall Freeman
Buy new: $28.80 / Used from: $10.45 3-- Douglas S. Freeman is the best "southern" historian, and his books "Lee's Lieutenants" and "Lee" are the best works on the Army of Northern Virginia and its commanders.
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 | The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Vol. Set) by Shelby Foote
Buy new: $49.14 / Used from: $43.95 4-- Shelby Foote's wonderful Civil War Trilogy is probably the most thorough study of the war ever written, next to the "Official Records".
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 | Gettysburg--The First Day (Civil War America) by Harry W. Pfanz
Buy new: $28.05 / Used from: $26.19 5-- Henry Pfanz has written some of the best works on Gettysburg, and all of his books are "musts" on the battle. He is right next to Coddington.
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 | Chancellorsville by Stephen W. Sears
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $4.88 6-- Stephen Sears has a wonderful skill for writing, and his use of imagery puts you right in the battle. All of his works are excellent and you won't be disappointed.
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 | Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend by James Robertson
Buy new: $31.02 / Used from: $10.75 7-- James Robertson has done for Stonewall Jackson what Freeman did with Lee. His works are excellent, and his Jackson biography is a standard.
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 | Gettysburg: A Journey in Time by William A. Frassanito
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $26.45 8-- William Frassanito is the best Civil War photograph historian ever. His works on Gettysburg are excellent, and all his works are "musts" for photography buffs.
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 | How the North Won: A Military History of the Civil War by HERMAN HATTAWAY
Buy new: $33.83 / Used from: $7.50 9-- Herman Hattaway's "How the North Won" is one of the best military histories of the war, and is a "must read" in order to understand the Union armies and leaders.
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 | The Whirlwind of War: Voices of the Storm, 1861-1865 by Stephen B. Oates
Buy used from: $1.74 10-- Stephen Oates wrote a wonderful three volume history that is almost as good as Foote's and is a great read. All of his works are excellent.
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 | Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage by Noah Andre Trudeau
Buy used from: $2.99 HONORABLE MENTION-- Noah Trudeau has also written many great works.
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 | An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government by William C. Davis
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $0.33 HONORABLE MENTION-- William C. Davis also has a great ability to bring the Civil War to life.
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 | Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences by Webb Garrison
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $1.75 HONORABLE MENTION-- Webb Garrison has written numerous books on little known stories from the War Between the States.
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 | Into the Fight: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg by John Michael Priest
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $12.92 HONORABLE MENTION-- Priest can use imagery in ways like no other.
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 | Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864 by Gordon C. Rhea
Buy new: $30.36 / Used from: $11.00 HONORABLE MENTION-- Rhea has put together the best histories ever written on the Overland Campaign- this being just one of them- but all should be read.
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 | Pickett's Charge by George Stewart
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $2.00 HONORABLE MENTION-- George Stewart wrote the best history of Pickett's Charge and is a "must". However in addition to all of these, there are still many other great historians of the Civil War.
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