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Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History
Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History
Alan T. Nolan

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An Illustrated History of the Civil War
An Illustrated History of the Civil War
William J. Miller

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The Civil War: An Illustrated History
The Civil War: An Illustrated History
Geoffrey C. Ward

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Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman
Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman
Sarah Morgan Dawson

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Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
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Enemy Women
Enemy Women
Paulette Jiles

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Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Seymour Reit

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Fire By Night
Fire By Night
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Rifles for Watie
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My Name Is Mary Sutter
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Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Tony Horwitz

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The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
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Civil War History

Free at Last: A Documentary History of Slavery, Freedom, and the Civil War
Free at Last: A Documentary History of Slavery, Freedom, and the Civil War
Ira Berlin

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Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War
Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War
Donald McCraig

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The River Between Us
The River Between Us
Richard Peck

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In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
James Lee Burke

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The Affectionate Adversary
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Daylight Comes (Freedoms Path)
Daylight Comes (Freedoms Path)
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What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War
What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War
Chandra Manning

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Under the Southern Moon
Under the Southern Moon
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Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War
Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War
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Drummer Boy at Bull Run
Drummer Boy at Bull Run
Gilbert Morris

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This Widowed Land
This Widowed Land
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Legacy
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Charley Skedaddle
Charley Skedaddle
Patricia Beatty

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Far Above Rubies
Far Above Rubies
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Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision
Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision
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The Sugar Camp Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
The Sugar Camp Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
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A Black Woman's Civil War Memoirs: Reminiscences of My Life in Camp With the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops, Late 1st South Carolina Volunteers
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Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War
Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War
Drew Gilpin Faust

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The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century
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On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery
On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery
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Classic Savannah: History, Houses, and Gardens
Classic Savannah: History, Houses, and Gardens
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The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s American Heroes: Robert Smalls, the Boat Thief
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Liberty Letters: Personal Correspondence of Emma Edmonds and Mollie Turner: Assignment: Civil War Spies, 1862 (Liberty Letters)
Liberty Letters: Personal Correspondence of Emma Edmonds and Mollie Turner: Assignment: Civil War Spies, 1862 (Liberty Letters)
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Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley
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Cherie Priest

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A Tender Victory
Taylor Caldwell

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A Peculiar Grace
A Peculiar Grace
Jeffrey Lent

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The Glory
The Glory
Ronald S. Joseph

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Historical

Ghost Riders
Ghost Riders
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Buck
Buck
Leigh Greenwood

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Beneath the Mockingbirds Wing's (Spirit of Appalachia, #4)
Beneath the Mockingbirds Wing's (Spirit of Appalachia, #4)
Gilbert Morris

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Texas Embrace
Texas Embrace
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Margarita Engle

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Tin Angel
Tin Angel
L.J. Martin

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The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War
The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War
Howard Bahr

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Always and Forever
Always and Forever
Gretchen Craig

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Deadlock
Deadlock
Al Lacy

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Walking to Gatlinburg
Walking to Gatlinburg
Howard Frank Mosher

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The Maddest Idea
The Maddest Idea
James L. Nelson

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Northern Star
Northern Star
Jodi Thomas

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Historical Fiction

The Union Quilters
The Union Quilters
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Valley of the Moon: The Diary of Maria Rosalia De Milagros
Valley of the Moon: The Diary of Maria Rosalia De Milagros
Sherry Garland

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Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2)
Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2)
Lauraine Snelling

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Wonderland Creek
Wonderland Creek
Lynn Austin

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The Mulberry Tree
The Mulberry Tree
Jude Deveraux

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Carry Me Home
Carry Me Home
Ginny Dye

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Christmas at Carnton
Christmas at Carnton
Tamera Alexander

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Mr. Lincoln's Drummer
Mr. Lincoln's Drummer
G. Clifton Wisler

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The Secrets of Mary Bowser: A Novel
The Secrets of Mary Bowser: A Novel
Lois Leveen

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Two for Texas
Two for Texas
James Lee Burke

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Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)
Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)
Evelyn Coleman

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Celebration!
Celebration!
Dana Fuller Ross

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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Allan Gurganus

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Charleston
Charleston
Alexandra Ripley

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Twice Loved
Twice Loved
LaVyrle Spencer

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White Doves at Morning
White Doves at Morning
James Lee Burke

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The Tender Rebel
The Tender Rebel
Virginia Gaffney

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Angel of Mercy (Shannon Saga #3)
Angel of Mercy (Shannon Saga #3)
Tracie Peterson

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The World Made Straight
The World Made Straight
Ron Rash

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The Songcatcher
The Songcatcher
Sharyn McCrumb

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United States

The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
Jim Murphy

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The South Was Right!
The South Was Right!
James Ronald Kennedy

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Confederate Ordeal: The Southern Home Front : The Civil War
Confederate Ordeal: The Southern Home Front : The Civil War
Steven A. Channing

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Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose
Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose
Susan Wittig Albert

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Tenting Tonight (Civil War)
Tenting Tonight (Civil War)
James I. Robertson Jr.

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Escape By Night: A Civil War Adventure
Escape By Night: A Civil War Adventure
Laurie Myers

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The Last Brother: A Civil War Tale (Tale of Young Americans)
The Last Brother: A Civil War Tale (Tale of Young Americans)
Trinka Hakes Noble

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All Other Nights
All Other Nights
Dara Horn

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Iron Thunder (I Witness)
Iron Thunder (I Witness)
Avi

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Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences
Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences
Webb Garrison

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And One Wore Gray
And One Wore Gray
Heather Graham

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They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War
They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War
DeAnne Blanton

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January's Sparrow
January's Sparrow
Patricia Polacco

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Texas Tender
Texas Tender
Leigh Greenwood

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Captive Set Free
Captive Set Free
Al Lacy

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Escape from Andersonville: A Novel of the Civil War
Escape from Andersonville: A Novel of the Civil War
Gene Hackman

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Things Not Seen
Things Not Seen
Al Lacy

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Lost Nation
Lost Nation
Jeffrey Lent

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Elise the Actress: Climax of the Civil War (Sisters in Time)
Elise the Actress: Climax of the Civil War (Sisters in Time)
Norma Jean Lutz

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Whither Thou Goest (Angel of Mercy Series)
Whither Thou Goest (Angel of Mercy Series)
Al Lacy

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Commonalities among the books on Civil War history include: 1. Set during the American Civil War era 2. Focus on personal experiences and struggles of individuals during the war 3. Historical fiction or non-fiction accounts of the war 4. Themes of love, loss, survival, and faith 5. Exploration of societal issues such as slavery and women's roles during the war 6. Depiction of battles and key moments in Civil War history 7. Inclusion of diverse perspectives including soldiers, nurses, spies, slaves, and civilians. 8. Use of romance as a storytelling device in some novels. 9. Incorporation of elements such as time travel or supernatural occurrences in select works. 10. Detailed descriptions of historical events, people, and places related to the Civil War era

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