9 must-read civil war books like Race to the Potomac: Lee and Meade After Gettysburg, July 4–14, 1863 (Emerging Civil War) by Bradley M. Gottfried

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Race to the Potomac: Lee and Meade After Gettysburg, July 4–14, 1863 (Emerging Civil War)

By: Bradley M. Gottfried

4.83

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Even before the guns fell silent at Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee was preparing for the arduous task of…

If you liked the civil war plot in Race to the Potomac: Lee and Meade After Gettysburg, July 4–14, 1863 (Emerging Civil War) by Bradley M. Gottfried , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Battle of Ezra Church and the Struggle for Atlanta (Civil War America)

By: Earl J. Hess

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Fought on July 28, 1864, the Battle of Ezra Church was a dramatic engagement during the Civil War's… read more

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

By: Charles B. Dew

4.23

Format: 510 pages, Paperback

In late 1860 and early 1861, state-appointed commissioners traveled the length and breadth of the s… read more

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3. John Adams

By: David McCullough

3.71

Format: 435 pages,

The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Am… read more

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4. Gettysburg

By: Stephen W. Sears

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A masterful, single-volume history of the Civil War's greatest campaign. Drawing on original sourc… read more

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5. 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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6. The General and Julia

By: Jon Clinch

3.82

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and… read more

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7. The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West

By: Timothy B. Smith

4.48

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands … read more

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8. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

By: Elizabeth Varon

4.15

Format: 516 pages, ebook

An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more

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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"

-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

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9. Confederate Generals in the Western Theater, Volume 1: Classic Essays on America's Civil War (Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi)

By: Lawrence Lee Hewitt

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This collection brings together some of the best previously published essays on Confederate command… read more

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10. Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla

By: Thomas Goodrich

4.15

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The first-ever biography of the perpetrator of the Centralia and Baxter Springs Massacres, as well … read more

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11. Race to the Potomac: Lee and Meade After Gettysburg, July 4–14, 1863 (Emerging Civil War)

By: Bradley M. Gottfried

4.83

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Even before the guns fell silent at Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee was preparing for the arduous task of… read more

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15 must-read civil war books like The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West by Timothy B. Smith

Transform Your Habits

The First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence July 18-21, 1861

John J. Hennessy

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War

Elizabeth R. Varon

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville

Shelby Foote

3.41

Transform Your Habits

The Civil War: A Narrative

Shelby Foote

3.41

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