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Biographies
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Nathan Bedford Forrest, brilliant Confederate Cavalry commander.
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‘Joe’ Johnston, Confederate General
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William Tecumseh Sherman, ‘scourge’ of the South and Grant’s right hand man.
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Phil Sheridan, brave Federal General who features at Stones River and the scaling of Missionary Ridge.
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Grant, of whom Lincoln said “... he fights!”
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Joe Hooker, one time commander of the Army of the Potomac who takes Lookout Mountain.
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George Thomas, the Rock of Chickamauga, considered a traitor by his native Virginia for fighting for the north.
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Longstreet, fought with Lee at Gettysburg but then wanted a transfer as he had disagreed with Lee’s strategy in that battle. Exploited the gap in the line at Chickamauga.
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Rosecrans. A good General, if cautious. Would always carry the stigma of having left the field before his army at Chickamauga.
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Dashing Confederate cavalry commander. Exasperated Lee at Gettysburg
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A very good book on Lee by an English historian.
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An account of Quantrill and his Confederate raiders.
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An account of fighting for the Confederacy by Alexander Porter.
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Battles
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Stones River
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Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge.
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Shelby Foote’s account of Vicksburg
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Book one of Pfanz’s trilogy on Gettysburg
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Book two of Pfanz’s trilogy
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Third in the trilogy
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A book describing the actions in the Atlanta campaign.
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General books on the Civil War
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Shelby Foote’s classic three volume history of the Civil War.
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If you like photo archives of the Civil War then this book is a must.
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A large book of text and photos.
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An excellent account of the problems that Lincoln had with his generals, until he put Grant in charge.
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A good ‘tourist’ book of the Civil War battlefields.
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An anthology
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The Civil War art of Mort Kunstler
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A very good book for maps of the main battles
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The Army of Tennessee
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Fletcher Pratt is a British historian, and this is an excellent history written in a very readable style. Well worth buying
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Novels
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Shelby Foote’s short novel of the battle
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The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara’s novel of Gettysburg.
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Gods & Generals
Jeff Shaara writes the prequel to his father’s book on Gettysburg
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The Last Full Measure.
Jeff Shaara writes the last in the trilogy
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DVD set
The films of Shaara’s novels on DVD. Very good.
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