Find Great Civil War Fiction
Discover the best Civil War fiction books with our curated list. Explore gripping historical novels, epic battles, and compelling stories from the Civil War era. Perfect for history buffs and book lovers!
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The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “remarkable” (Ken Burns), “utterly absorbing” (Forbes) Civil War classic that inspired the film Gettysburg, with …
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The Unfinished Work
by Frank Meredith
After the Civil War's opening battle in Manassa, VA, young Jake Becker escorted teens Eliza and Kathleen Bigler to stay with their relatives in his …
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The Year of Jubilo
by Howard Bahr
A confederate soldier returns home to find that life and love will never be the same.
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Hear the Wind Blow
by Mary Downing Hahn
With their mother dead and their home burned, a thirteen-year-old boy and his little sister set out across Virginia in search of relatives during the …
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1863: A House Divided
by Elizabeth Massie
Sixteen-year-old twins Susanne and Stephen leave their sleepy town to help the Union army, but they are unaware of the impending battle that will occur …
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Fields of Fury
by James M. McPherson
Examines the events and effects of the American Civil War.
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Sarah Morgan
by Sarah Morgan Dawson
Not quite twenty-years old, Sarah Morgan began her diary in January 1862, nine months after the start of the Civil War. She writes of her …
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Behind Rebel Lines
by Seymour Reit
Recounts the story of the Canadian woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army.
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If The South Had Won The Civil War
by MacKinlay Kantor
The Past is a strange place indeed . . . everything could have been so different so easily. Just a touch here and a tweak …
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Manassas
by James Reasoner
Manassas is the first book in a series of historical novels spanning the Civil War. The Brannon family of Culpeper County, Virginia - Abigail, a …
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Fire Bell in the Night
by Geoffrey Edwards
Filled with historic details of the time, Fire Bell in the Night explores the explosive tension between North and South, black and white, that gripped …
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Unholy Fire
by Robert J. Mrazek
Father John Rafferty is plunged into a scandal when a young woman is murdered in his church.
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Shiloh
by Shelby Foote
This fictional re-creation of the battle of Shiloh in April 1862 is a stunning work of imaginative history, from Shelby Foote, beloved historian of the …
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The Civil War Trilogy
by Michael Shaara
Presents a collection of three novels that present a fictionalized account of the battles of the Civil War.
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The Ghosts of Lone Jack
by Lance Lee Noel
Ten-year-old Jared Millhouse and his dad plan to spend an uneventful summer on his grandfather s farm in Lone Jack, Missouri. Then Jared runs into …
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Then Came Faith
by Louise M. Gouge
An edgy novel that runs many parallels with the current day tragedy of Katrina to the aftermath of the Civil War. Moreover, this gritty novel …
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A Distant Flame
by Philip Lee Williams
A literary novel of love, dedication, and growth, "A Distant Flame" takes readers from the Civil War's fields of fire to the slow steps of …
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Jacob's Ladder
by Donald McCaig
Lauded by the "Virginia Quarterly" as "the best Civil War novel ever written, " "Jacob's Ladder" resonates with all the bitter glory and deep human …