19 must-read civil war books like Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863 by Scott L. Mingus Sr.

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Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863

By: Scott L. Mingus Sr.

4.21

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Finalist - U.S. Army Heritage Foundation's 2011 Distinguished Writing Award. The Gettysburg Campai…

If you liked the civil war plot in Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863 by Scott L. Mingus Sr. , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoffs Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2-3, 1863

By: Eric J. Wittenberg

4.40

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Few aspects of the battle of Gettysburg are as misunderstood as the role played by the cavalry of b… read more

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2. The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7--12, 1864

By: Gordon C. Rhea

3.89

Format: 7 pages, Paperback

The second volume in Gordon C. Rhea's peerless five-book series on the Civil War's 1864 Overland Ca… read more

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3. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 by Eric J. Wittenberg, J. David Petruzzi, Michael F. Nugent

4. One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863

By: Eric J. Wittenberg , J. David Petruzzi , Michael F. Nugent

3.49

Format: 16 pages, Hardcover

The titanic three-day battle of Gettysburg left 50,000 casualties in its wake, a battered Southern … read more

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5. "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour.

By: Eric J. Wittenberg

5.00

Format: None pages,

Although many books on Gettysburg have addressed the role played by Brig. Gen. John Buford and his … read more

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Cover of Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg by Eric J. Wittenberg, J. David Petruzzi

6. Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg

By: Eric J. Wittenberg , J. David Petruzzi

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is in its opening hours. Harness jingles and hoofs pound as Conf… read more

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7. Gilead (Gilead, #1)

By: Marilynne Robinson

3.85

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three gener… read more

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"How I wish you could have known me in my strength."

-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)

"Memory can make a thing seem to have been much more than it was."

-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)

"When something ought to be true then it proves to be a very powerful truth."

-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)

"That is to say, I pray for you. And there's an intimacy in it. That's the truth."

-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)

8. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

By: S.C. Gwynne

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the prizewinning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Mooncomes a thri… read more

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9. No Better Place to Die: The Battle Of Stones River

By: Peter Cozzens

4.33

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

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10. For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War

By: James M. McPherson

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

Why did the conventional wisdom - that soldiers become increasingly cynical and disillusioned as wa… read more

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11. Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign

By: David A. Powell

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

WINNER, 2010, RICHARD HARWELL AWARD, GIVEN BY THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF ATLANTA Confederate cava… read more

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12. This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga

By: Peter Cozzens

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When North and South met among the desolate mountains of northwestern Georgia in 1863, they began o… read more

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13. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

By: Erik Larson

3.84

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthrall… read more

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14. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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15. Harbor Lights

By: James Lee Burke

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” ( Denver Post ), the… read more

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16. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

By: Timothy Egan

4.13

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken nat… read more

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"There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation of beauty."

-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

"Of all the foes which attack the woodlands of North America, no other is so terrible as fire."

-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

"Ideas take on their own trajectory, but they die without people to carry them into the corridors of power."

-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

"Onward and upward he pushed until rock, ground, and forest came to an end, until there was nothing but a sharp edge of blunt earth protruding in the late light of the range, where he could see well b…"

-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

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17. The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

By: Megan Kate Nelson

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic, riveting, and deeply researched narrative account of the epic struggle for the West dur… read more

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18. Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

By: Ty Seidule

4.42

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty… read more

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"When we identify our history, we can change the narrative."

-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

"Whenever Lee made a decision regarding enslaved people he chose profit over human decency."

-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

"History is always changing. We link the past to our conception of the present and we always have."

-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

"When people have no political outlet nor means of changing a racist society, rioting is their only voice."

-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

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19. "Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863

By: Thomas J. Ryan

4.08

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

WINNER OF THE EDWIN C. BEARSS SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AWARDCountless books have examined the battle of G… read more

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20. Sea of Red (Sea of Red Series, #1)

By: James A. Bultema

4.30

Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner - Award Finalist - American Fiction Awards Sea of Red is an action-packed Military Thril… read more

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21. 1939: The World We Left Behind

By: Robert Kee

4.07

Format: 470 pages, Kindle Edition

History is based on choices, not truth. The way we see things now is not always how they looked at … read more

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22. Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863

By: Scott L. Mingus Sr.

4.21

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Finalist - U.S. Army Heritage Foundation's 2011 Distinguished Writing Award. The Gettysburg Campai… read more

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Cover of A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg: The Aftermath of a Battle by Gregory A. Coco

23. A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg: The Aftermath of a Battle

By: Gregory A. Coco

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) was the largest battle fought on the American continent. Remarkably few… read more

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Cover of Tullahoma: The Forgotten Campaign that changed the Civil War, June 23–July 4, 1863 by David A. Powell

24. Tullahoma: The Forgotten Campaign that changed the Civil War, June 23–July 4, 1863

By: David A. Powell

4.29

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

“The definitive account of Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans’ operational masterpiece—the almost… read more

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Cover of The Battle of South Mountain (Civil War Series) by John David Hoptak

25. The Battle of South Mountain (Civil War Series)

By: John David Hoptak

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Join historian John Hoptak as he narrates the critical Battle of South Mountain, long overshadowed … read more

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Cover of On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864 by Gordon C. Rhea

26. On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864

By: Gordon C. Rhea

4.42

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

On to Petersburg is the final book in Gordon Rhea’s five-volume history of the Overland Campaign, a… read more

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Cover of Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation by Earl J. Hess

27. Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation

By: Earl J. Hess

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

During the Civil War, neither the Union nor the Confederate army could have operated without effect… read more

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Cover of Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station: The Army of the Potomac's First Post-Gettysburg Offensive, From Kelly's Ford to the Rapidan, October 21 to November 20, 1863 by Jeffrey Wm Hunt

28. Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station: The Army of the Potomac's First Post-Gettysburg Offensive, From Kelly's Ford to the Rapidan, October 21 to November 20, 1863

By: Jeffrey Wm Hunt

4.32

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Contrary to popular belief, the Eastern Theater during the late summer and fall of 1863 was anythin… read more

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Cover of The Man Behind The Guns: A Military Biography Of General Henry J. Hunt, Commander Of Artillery, Army Of The Potomac by Edward G. Longacre

29. The Man Behind The Guns: A Military Biography Of General Henry J. Hunt, Commander Of Artillery, Army Of The Potomac

By: Edward G. Longacre

4.42

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

The deadly accurate guns of the Union artillery were the most feared weapons on Civil War battlefie… read more

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30. The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg: The Gettysburg Campaign's Northernmost Reaches (Civil War Series)

By: Cooper H. Wingert

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In June 1863, Harrisburg braced for an invasion as the Confederate troops of Lieutenant General Ric… read more

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Cover of What Was the Turning Point of the Civil War?: Alfred Waud Goes to Gettysburg: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) by Ellen T Crenshaw

31. What Was the Turning Point of the Civil War?: Alfred Waud Goes to Gettysburg: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels)

By: Ellen T Crenshaw

3.92

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

"A nuanced piece of history told simply and well." — Kirkus Reviews Discover the story behind the … read more

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15 must-read american civil war books like Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863 by Scott L. Mingus Sr.

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Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoffs Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2-3, 1863

Eric J. Wittenberg

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7--12, 1864

Gordon C. Rhea

3.89

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The Civil War: A Narrative

Shelby Foote

3.41

Transform Your Habits

One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863

Eric J. Wittenberg , J. David Petruzzi , Michael F. Nugent

3.49

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Mark Kurlansky

4.11

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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

Annie Jacobsen

3.69

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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

Sebastian Junger

3.50

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