American Civil War Bibliography - Surveys and Reference Books

Surveys and Reference Books

• Axelrod, Alan. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Civil War. Indianapolis, Indiana: Alpha Books, 2004.
• Beringer, Richard E., Archer Jones, and Herman Hattaway, Why the South Lost the Civil War (1986) influential analysis of factors; also, The Elements of Confederate Defeat: Nationalism, War Aims, and Religion (1988), abridged version.
• Campaigns of the Civil War, New York: Scribner, in 15 volumes:

1. John G. Nicolay (1881), The Outbreak of Rebellion, reprint, New York: Da Capo, 1995.
2. Manning Force (1881), From Fort Henry to Corinth.
3. Alexander S. Webb (1881), The Peninsular: McClellan's Campaign of 1862.
4. John Codman Ropes (1881), The Army under Pope.
5. James Russell Soley (1883), The Blockade and the Cruisers.
6. Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1885), The Antietam and Fredericksburg, reprint, New York: Da Capo, 1996.
7. Abner Doubleday (1882), Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, reprints, New York: Da Capo, 1994, and Saint Petersburg, FL: Red and Black, 2009.
8. Henry M. Cist (1882), The Army of the Cumberland.
9. Francis Vinton Greene (1882), The Mississippi.
10. Daniel Ammen (1883), The Atlantic Coast.
11. Jacob Dolson Cox (1882), Atlanta, reprint, retitled as Sherman's Battle for Atlanta, New York: Da Capo, 1994.
12. Jacob Dolson Cox, (1882), The March to the Sea, Franklin and Nashville, reprint, retitled as Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Carolina Campaigns of 1865, New York: Da Capo, 1994.
13. George Edward Pond (1882), The Shenandoah Valley in 1864.
14. Andrew A. Humphreys (1883), The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65: The Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James, reprint, New York: Da Capo, 1995.
15. Alfred Thayer Mahan (1883), The Gulf and Inland Waters.

• Catton, Bruce, The Civil War, American Heritage, 1960. ISBN 0-8281-0305-4.
• Catton, Bruce. This Hallowed Ground: The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War 1956.
• Cooper, Charles R. Chronological and Alphabetical Record of the Engagements of the Great Civil War. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Caston Press, 1904.
• Cooper, Jr., William J. and John M. McCardell, Jr. In the Cause of Liberty: How the Civil War Redefined American Ideals. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
• Copley, Richard L. The Civil War: A History in 3-D. Copleys Graphics LLC, 2009.
• Cozzens, Peter, ed. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 6. University of Illinois Press, 2004.
• Davis, William C. The Imperiled Union, 1861-1865, three volumes, 1983.
• Draper, John William. History of the American Civil War, three volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1870.
• Evans, Clement A., general editor. Confederate Military History, thirteen volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: Confederate Publishing Co., 1899.

• Volume I - Secession and Civil History of the Confederate States
• Volume II - Maryland and West Virginia
• Volume III - Virginia by Jedediah Hotchkiss.
• Volume IV - North Carolina by D. H. Hill, Jr.
• Volume V - South Carolina by Ellison Capers.
• Volume VI - Georgia
• Volume VII - Alabama and Mississippi
• Volume VIII - Tennessee
• Volume IX - Kentucky and Missouri
• Volume X - Louisiana and Arkansas
• Volume XI - Texas and Florida
• Volume XII - Military and Post War History

• Denney, Robert E. The Civil War Years: A Day-by-Day Chronicle. New York: Gramercy Books, 1992. ISBN 0-517-18945-3.
• Faust, Patricia L. (ed.) Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War 1986. ISBN 0-06-181261-7.
• Fishel, Edwin C. The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
• Ford, Lacy K., ed. A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Blackwell, 2005.
• Gallagher, Gary W., Stephen Engle, Robert Krick, and Joseph Glatthaar. The American Civil War: This Mighty Scourge of War. United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, 2003.
• Gibboney, Douglas Lee: Tragic Glory: A Concise, Illustrated History of the Civil War. Fredericksburg, Virginia: Sergeant Kirkland's, 1997. ISBN 1-887901-17-5.
• Goldfield, David. America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation. Bloomsbury Press, 2011.
• Goodheart, Adam. 1861: The Civil War Awakening. New York: Vintage Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4000-3219-8.
• Hannings, Bud. Every Day of the Civil War: A Chronological Encyclopedia. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2010.
• Heidler, David Stephen, ed. Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History (2002), 1600 entries in 2700 pages in 5 vol or 1-vol editions
• Hughes, Mark. The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages. 2009. ISBN 1-932714-62-6.
• Johnson, R. U., and Buel, C. C., eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. 4 vols. 1888.
• Keegan, John. The Civil War: A Military History, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
• Kennedy, Frances H. (editor) The Civil War Battlefield Guide, 2nd edition. New York: The Conservation Fund, 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6.
• Long, E. B. The Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971.
• Lowry, Don. Dark and Cruel War: The Decisive Months of the Civil War, September–December 1864. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1993.
• Marten, James and A. Kristen Foster. More Than a Contest Between Armies: Essays on the Civil War Era. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2008.
• Masur, Louis P. The Civil War: A Concise History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
• McPherson, James M. Fields of Fury: The American Civil War. New York: Bryon Press Visual Publications, Inc., 2002.
• McPherson, James M. Ordeal by Fire: the Civil War and Reconstruction. (1992), uses modernization interpretation; the text is different from his Battle Cry book
• Nevins, Allan. Ordeal of the Union, an 8-volume set (1947–1971).

1. Fruits of Manifest Destiny, 1847-1852
2. A House Dividing, 1852-1857
3. Douglas, Buchanan, and Party Chaos, 1857-1859
4. Prologue to Civil War, 1859-1861
5. The Improvised War, 1861-1862
6. War Becomes Revolution, 1862-1863
7. The Organized War, 1863-1864
8. The Organized War to Victory, 1864-1865

• Miller, Francis T., ed. The Photographic History of the Civil War, ten volumes. New York: Review of Reviews, 1912.
• Olson, Christopher J. The American Civil War: A Hands-On History. New York: Hill & Wang, 2006.
• Pollard, Edwin. The First Year of the War. Richmond, Virginia: West and Johnston, 1862.
• Rhodes, James Ford. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 (1920 and numerous editions) five volumes.
• Rhodes, James Ford. A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Pulitzer Prize winner).
• Shotwell, Walter. The Civil War in America. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1923.
• Symonds, Craig L. A Battlefield Atlas of the Civil War. Annapolis, Maryland: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1983. ISBN 0-933852-40-1.
• Trudeau, Noah Andre. Out of the Storm: The End of the Storm, April–June 1865. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1994. ISBN 0-316-85328-3.
• Varon, Elizabeth. Disunion: The Coming of the American Civil War 1789-1859. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
• Wagner, Margaret E. Gary W. Gallagher, and Paul Finkelman, eds. The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. 2002.
• Wink, Jay. April 1865: The Month That Saved America. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.