No Better Place to Die: THE BATTLE OF STONES RIVER (Civil War Trilogy)18 reviews Peter Cozzens University of Illinois Press, 1991 Detailed study of a crucial yet neglected battle + Good depiction of an important Civil War battle in the West + A great book on an ignored battle + A Solid Study             Chancellorsville47 reviews Stephen W. Sears Mariner Books, 1998 Excellent history of this important battle + Understanding a Civil War battle + Lee's Greatest Victory + Debunking some myths of the battle             The March to the Sea and Beyond: Sherman's Troops in the Savannah and Carolinas Campaigns5 reviews Joseph T. Glatthaar Louisiana State University Press, 1995 A look at 'Uncle Billy's boys + Good Writing + A view of the war from ground level + Learn more about Sherman's Soldiers- in their own words + A great justice in the portrayal of MG Sherman's force.             Twilight at Little Round Top: July 2, 1863--The Tide Turns at Gettysburg (Vintage Civil War Library) Glenn W. Lafantasie Vintage, 2007 On July 2nd, 1863, forces from the Confederacy’s Army of Northern Virginia and the Union’s Army of the Potomac clashed over the steep, rocky hill known as Little Round Top. This battle was one of the most brutal and devastating engagements of the American Civil War, and the North’s bloody victory there insured their triumph at Gettysburg, setting the stage for the South’s ...             The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: THE BATTLES FOR CHATTANOOGA (Civil War Trilogy)8 reviews Peter Cozzens University of Illinois Press, 1996 Chattanooga explained + Very good book + a much-needed examination in detail + Excellent Summary of the Chattanooga Campaign             Chancellorsville 1863: The Souls of the Brave12 reviews Ernest B. Furgurson Vintage, 1993 Superb account of Confederacy's high point... + Excellent Account of Lee's Masterpiece + Meticulous Yet Easy To Read + An outstanding read! + Terrific book on Chancellorsville!             The Battle Of The Wilderness, May 5-6, 186429 reviews Gordon C. Rhea Louisiana State University Press, 2004 Excellent military history + Well done + Consider these 4 volumes as one seamless narrative + Part 1 of a masterful series + Battle of the Wilderness by Gordon Rhea             The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock22 reviews Francis Augustin O'Reilly Louisiana State University Press, 2006 A excellent, detailed account of the battle + Excellent telling of a terrible day + An excellent American Civil War Battle book + Very nice             Team of Rivals362 reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin Simon & Schuster, 2005 a fascinating read + Wasa Lincoln some sort of God to be worship? + Exceptional (and lengthy) book + Doris Kearns Goodwin is a treasure             The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans8 reviews Charles Royster Vintage, 1993 A new way to examine the destructive war + Necessary Heresy + One of the greatest books I've ever read! + A Good Source of Civil War Information             Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)178 reviews James M. McPherson Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Excellent + Marred by political correctness + If you read one book on the civil war + A Great One-Volume History of the Civil War + A SHRILL ARGUMENT - THEN BLOOD             This Terrible Sound: THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA (Civil War Trilogy)18 reviews Peter Cozzens University of Illinois Press, 1996 Defeat snatched from the jaws of Victory + Detailed Study of the Last Confedeate Great battle + This Terrible Sound + Fantastic Military History Book + To hear and smell a battle             The Battles For Spotsylvania Court House And The Road To Yellow Tavern, May 7-12, 186427 reviews Gordon C. Rhea Louisiana State University Press, 2005 The Overland Campaign series + Part 2 of a masterful series + Grant Moves South + Highly detailed, but readable military history + More Civil War             Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam21 reviews Stephen W. Sears Mariner Books, 2003 essential Civil War reading + Probably the best book on Antietam + Lee's Stand at Antietam Creek + Excellent history of a turning point in the Civil War             Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War14 reviews Ernest B. Furgurson Vintage, 2005 Freedom Rising - The Capital in Crisis + Excellent feel for what was going on in the city during the war + Strong Presentation. Ernest Furgurson uses the statue atop the Capitol as a metaphor for the survival of the U.S. and the liberation of African-Americans. Even throughout the turmoil of the war, construction of the Capital continued, albeit haltingly, its progress symbolizing the triumph of the Union. This book is a ...             Hallowed Ground : A Walk at Gettysburg (Crown Journeys)28 reviews James M. Mcpherson, 2003 Things a Gettysburgian learned about the battle from this book + Gettysburg Battlefield + A personal view of Gettysburg + Hollowed Ground A Walk at Gettyburg + A very good tour guide...not a detailed history book             Gettysburg : A Testing of Courage55 reviews Noah Andre Trudeau HarperCollins, 2002 One of the Best + A Newcomer's Perspective + A Newcomer's Perspective... + The Best One Volume Book on Gettysburg + Excellent Single Volume Work             Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 (Modern War Studies)18 reviews Albert E. Castel University Press of Kansas, 1995 Truly Outstanding! + Excellent book on the subject + Excellent Title on a Critical Civil War Campaign + Very Meticulous and Well Done             Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America)7 reviews Michael B. Ballard The University of North Carolina Press, 2004 Honest and sincere account of an inmensely important campaign + A good start to an important history + Excellent book on the key Civil War Battle of Vicksburg + Good Book for the Libary of a Civil War Buff             The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command41 reviews Edwin B. Coddington Touchstone, 1997 The gold standard of Gettysburg books + Gettysburg Campaign + More Depth + Book Review + Gettysburg Campaign