14 Best civil war books like A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 by Gregory A. Coco

Cover of A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 by Gregory A. Coco

A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863

By: Gregory A. Coco

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Nearly 26,000 men were wounded in the three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). It didn’t ma…

If you liked the civil war plot in A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 by Gregory A. Coco , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings, William L. Shea

1. Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life

By: John Davis Billings , William L. Shea

4.04

Format: 413 pages, Paperback

Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. Hardtack and Coffee is one of the f… read more

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2. Pickett's Charge

By: George R. Stewart

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

This book covers a critical part of the Battle of Gettysburg. read more

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Cover of The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote

3. The Civil War: A Narrative

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of Over a Wide, Hot...Crimson Plain : The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863 by Elwood Christ

4. Over a Wide, Hot...Crimson Plain : The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863

By: Elwood Christ

3.36

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour. by Eric J. Wittenberg

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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6. High Tide at Gettysburg

By: Glenn Tucker

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

High Tide at Gettysburg tells the story of the Army of Virginia. How near the South came to victory… read more

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7. The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas

By: None , Sue Boardman

4.34

Format: None pages,

Thousands of books and articles have been written about the Battle of Gettysburg. Almost every topi… read more

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8. 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

Cover of Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command by Kent Masterson Brown

9. Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command

By: Kent Masterson Brown

4.57

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

Although he took command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the first shots were fir… read more

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Cover of In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863 by Allen R. Thompson

10. In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863

By: Allen R. Thompson

4.00

Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition

Exciting new research lifts much of the fog surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg and offers a glimp… read more

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Cover of Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign from Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House, July 14–31, 1863 by Jeffrey Wm Hunt

11. Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign from Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House, July 14–31, 1863

By: Jeffrey Wm Hunt

4.00

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

The period of the Civil War in Virginia sandwiched between the traditional ending date of the Getty… read more

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Cover of Gettysburg's Peach Orchard: Longstreet, Sickles, and the Bloody Fight for the "Commanding Ground" Along the Emmitsburg Road by James A. Hessler

12. Gettysburg's Peach Orchard: Longstreet, Sickles, and the Bloody Fight for the "Commanding Ground" Along the Emmitsburg Road

By: James A. Hessler

4.52

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

A “fascinating illumination of little-known accounts and personalities” by two experts on the Battl… read more

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Cover of Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg by James A. Hessler

13. Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg

By: James A. Hessler

4.15

Format: 505 pages, Kindle Edition

FINALIST, 2009, ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARDWINNER, 2009, THE BACHELDER-CODD… read more

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Cover of Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg by Bradley M. Gottfried

14. Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg

By: Bradley M. Gottfried

4.21

Format: 706 pages, Kindle Edition

The first comprehensive chronicle of every Union and Confederate brigade at the Battle of Gettysbur… read more

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Cover of “Double Canister at Ten Yards”: The Federal Artillery and the Repulse of Pickett’s Charge, July 3, 1863 by David L. Shultz

15. “Double Canister at Ten Yards”: The Federal Artillery and the Repulse of Pickett’s Charge, July 3, 1863

By: David L. Shultz

4.47

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Gettysburg is one of the most famous and studied battles of history, and Pickett’s Charge, its clim… read more

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Cover of A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 by Gregory A. Coco

16. A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863

By: Gregory A. Coco

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Nearly 26,000 men were wounded in the three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). It didn’t ma… read more

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Cover of The Antietam Journal, Volume 4 by Kevin R Pawlak

17. The Antietam Journal, Volume 4

By: Kevin R Pawlak

5.00

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Volume IV of The Antietam Journal contains articles about the Battle of South Mountain, George B. M… read more

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Cover of The Antietam Journal, Volume 2 by Sharon A Murray

18. The Antietam Journal, Volume 2

By: Sharon A Murray

4.80

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Volume II of The Antietam Journal explores topics such as the Federal cavalry escape from Harpers F… read more

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Cover of The Antietam Journal, Volume 1 by Daniel J Vermilya

19. The Antietam Journal, Volume 1

By: Daniel J Vermilya

5.00

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

The Antietam Journal is a biannual publication of the latest research, interpretation, and stories … read more

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11 Top history books like A Vast Sea of Misery: A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 by Gregory A. Coco

Transform Your Habits

Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life

John Davis Billings , William L. Shea

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Pickett's Charge

George R. Stewart

3.23

Transform Your Habits

The Civil War: A Narrative

Shelby Foote

3.41

Transform Your Habits

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

Eric J. Wittenberg

5.00

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21 must-read civil war books like In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863 by Allen R. Thompson

Transform Your Habits

Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History

James A. Hessler , None

4.63

Transform Your Habits

Fury On the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg

John M. Archer

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War

Charles B. Dew

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America

Garry Wills

3.95

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