the Civil War in fiction

A selection of titles from the library’s fiction collection, set during the Civil War era.

** indicates that a novel is an alternate history, or a reimagining of the events of a particular period in time, often assigning them a different outcome.

All Other Nights: A Novel A Country of Our Own: A Novel Gods and Generals Dara Horn • F HOR of the Civil War at Sea Jeff Shaara • F SHA David Poyer • F POY At the Edge of Honor Gone with the Wind Robert N. Macomber • F MAC Devil’s Dream Margaret Mitchell • F MIT Madison Smartt Bell • F BEL ** The Battle of the Crater: A ** Grant Comes East: A Novel of Novel of the Civil War Escape from Andersonville: A the Civil War Newt Gingrich, William R. Novel of the Civil War Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen; and Albert S. Hanser, Gene Hackman and Daniel Forstchen • F GIN Contributing Editor • F GIN Lenihan • F HAC A Grave at Glorieta: a Harrison A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Fire on the Waters: A Novel of the Raines Civil War Mystery Battle of Shiloh Civil War At Sea Michael Kilian • F KIL Jeff Shaara • F SHA David Poyer • F POY Hell or Richmond: A Novel Cain at Gettysburg The Fires of Pride: A Novel of the Ralph Peters • F PET Ralph Peters • F PET Civil War William R. Trotter • F TRO Homeland A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of Barbara Hambly • F HAM the Siege of Vicksburg The First Assassin: A Novel Jeff Shaara • F SHA John J. Miller • F MIL In the Fall Jeffrey Lent • F LEN The Civil War Short Stories of ** Gettysburg: A Novel of the Ambrose Bierce Civil War Jacob’s Ladder: A Story of Compiled with a Foreword by Newt Gingrich, William R. Virginia During the War Ernest Jerome Hopkins • F BIE Forstchen; and Albert S. Hanser, Donald McCaig • F MCC contributing editor • F GIN Coal Black Horse The Killer Angels: A Novel Robert Olmstead • F OLM Ghost Riders: A Novel Michael Shaara • F SHA Sharyn McCrumb • F MCC Cold Mountain The Last Full Measure Charles Frazier • F FRA Jeff Shaara • F SHA The Lincoln Letter Nostalgia Savannah, or, A gift for William Martin • F MAR Dennis McFarland • F McF Mr. Lincoln John Jakes • F JAK Manassas Oldest Living Confederate Widow James Reasoner • F REA Tells All The Secrets of Mary Bowser Allan Gurganus • F GUR Lois Leveen • F LEV March: A Novel Geraldine Brooks • F BRO On Secret Service: A Novel The Spymistress: A Novel John Jakes • F JAK Jennifer Chiaverini • F CHI The March: A Novel E.L. Doctorow • F DOC Only Call Us Faithful: A Novel of That Anvil of Our Souls: A Novel the Union Underground of the Monitor and the Mr. Lincoln’s Wars: A Novel in Marie Jakober • F JAK Merrimack Thirteen Stories David Poyer • F POY Adam Braver • F BRA Rebel Bernard Cornwell • F COR Unholy Fire: A Novel of the Civil My Name is Mary Sutter War Robin Oliveira • F OLI The Red Badge of Courage Robert J. Mrazek • F MRA Stephen Crane • F CRA ** Never Call Retreat: Lee and The Union Quilters Grant, the Final Victory Red Rain Jennifer Chiaverini • F CHI Newt Gingrich and William R. Bruce Murkoff • F MUR Forstchen • F GIN White Doves at Morning Redemption Falls James Lee Burk • F BUR North and South Joseph O’Connor • F OCO John Jakes • F JAK The Widow of the South Robert Hicks • F HIC

Images used in this brochure are from the Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes collection, courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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