5 must-read nonfiction books like A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 by Bill Backus

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A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863

By: Bill Backus

4.47

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

"The months after Gettysburg had hardly been quiet—filled with skirmishes, cavalry clashes, and ple…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 by Bill Backus , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862

By: D. Scott Hartwig

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

In September 1862 the Federal army huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and disc… read more

Similar categories in D. Scott Hartwig's To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 book and Bill Backus's A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • civil war

2. For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair At Spring Hill & the Battle of Franklin

By: None

4.26

Format: None pages,

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3. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • civil war
"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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4. The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle

By: Jeffry D. Wert

4.54

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • civil war
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5. The Carnage was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Michael Block

4.21

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Profusely illustrated . . . an extraordinary and detailed account of a major battle that is often … read more

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6. Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville

By: Robert F. O'Neill

4.36

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

June 1863. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S. Army in Virginia was in chaos. Re… read more

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  • civil war
  • history
Cover of Battle above the Clouds: Lifting the Siege of Chattanooga and the Battle of Lookout Mountain, October 16 - November 24, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) by David A. Powell

7. Battle above the Clouds: Lifting the Siege of Chattanooga and the Battle of Lookout Mountain, October 16 - November 24, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: David A. Powell

4.15

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

In October 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland was besieged in Chattanooga, all but surrounded b… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • civil war
Cover of A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 by Bill Backus

8. A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863

By: Bill Backus

4.47

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

"The months after Gettysburg had hardly been quiet—filled with skirmishes, cavalry clashes, and ple… read more

Similar categories in Bill Backus's A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 book and Bill Backus's A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863

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  • nonfiction
  • civil war
Cover of The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26 – December 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) by Chris Mackowski

9. The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26 – December 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Chris Mackowski

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The stakes for George Gordon Meade could not have been higher. After his stunning victory at Getty… read more

Similar categories in Chris Mackowski's The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26 – December 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series) book and Bill Backus's A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863

  • civil war

6 must-read history books like A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 by Bill Backus

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To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862

D. Scott Hartwig

4.00

Transform Your Habits

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

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle

Jeffry D. Wert

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville

Robert F. O'Neill

4.36

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Gettysburg--The Second Day (Civil War America)

Harry W. Pfanz

4.35

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Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

Stephen W. Sears

4.23

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The Aftermath of Battle: The Burial of the Civil War Dead

Kathleen Thompson , Meg Groeling

3.43

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Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863

Stephen R. Wise

4.20

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