Probably the first book I read about the war. It flows well and is one of the best comprehensive histories out there on any war.

Wiley used primary source materials to show us why men fought and what they were fighting for during the Civil War. This is a classic!

A little revisionist history for those with Southern sympathies. Craven was among the first historians to claim that slavery was not the main cause that led to Civil War. He makes a pretty good argument why it wasn't in this book.

I know many Civil War reenactors. They were the ones who recommended this book to me. If you want to know how the Civil War affects many people even to this very day, read this.

I used this book for a paper I wrote about the myth of the "Lost Cause." Pollard's history of the Confederacy came out the year after the war ended and began the sentimentalitism that would accompany any thoughts of the Old South by those who mourned its passing. Completely biased, it's still a pretty fascinating read.

Dilorenzo is another of those revisionist historians that claims the war was brought on by Lincoln and his wish for a strong central government. He likens Lincoln to a dictator and sort of glosses over the whole slavery thing. Interesting, if not completely flawed arguments. Many people are buying into this sort of thing nowadays, which I guess is pretty scary.

Was surprised that Jeff Shaara could write almost as well as his father. Smartly picks up where his father left off in the Killer Angels. Gods and Generals was good too.

Awesome history of the battle

Cool book about the famed brigade.