Reference e-books on a wide range of topics. Sources include dictionaries, encyclopedias, key concepts, key thinkers, handbooks, atlases, and more. Search by keyword or browse titles by topic.
These are just a few of the books available about the Civil War. To find more, search the Online Catalog. Check the "Finding Books" tab of this guide for more help.
After the Glory: The Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans by 
Dear Catharine, Dear Taylor: The Civil War Letters of a Union Solder and his Wife by 
Northern Naval Superiority and the Economics of the American Civil War by 
Slavery and the Commerce Power : How the Struggle Against the Interstate Slave trade led to the Civil War by 
The Confederacy on Trial: The Piracy and Sequestration Cases of 1861 by 
The Genius of Robert E. Lee: Leadership Lessons for the Outgunned, Outmaneuvered and Underfinanced by 
The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture by 
The War Within the Union High Command: Politics and Generalship During the Civil War by 
When in the Course of Human Events: Arguing the Case for Southern Secession by 
Women on the Civil War Battlefront by 
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by To find more Government Documents, search the Online Catalog and select "government documents" under Location. More information available here
E-books are only available to FHSU students and staff; you must be logged in to the library or to Blackboard in order to access them. To find more e-books, go to "Find Books" on the library's home page, click one of the options under Electronic Books, and search by keyword, or search the Online Catalog, then limit to "Online Resource" under Location.
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution by 
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by 
Controversies & Commanders: Dispatches from the Army of the Potomac by 
Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War by 
Higher Duty: Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War by 
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory by 
The photographic history of the civil war: Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities. by 
The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference by Search WorldCat to find books in other libraries. For more information on requesting books and articles, go to the Interlibrary Loan tab of this guide (for on-campus and local area students) or Distance Services for virtual students.