Regional bibliography of the American Civil War explained

In general the bibliography of the American Civil War comprises over 60,000 books on the war, with more appearing each month.[1] There is no complete bibliography to the war; the largest guide to books is over 40 years old and lists over 6,000 titles selected by leading scholars.[2] The largest guides to the historiography annotates over a thousand titles.[3]

Note: This article forms part of Bibliography of the American Civil War.

States, regions, and local

Lincoln and the Union's war governors

Alabama

Primary sources For Alabama

Arizona Territory

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Primary sources

Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

Indiana

Primary sources

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Primary sources

Montana Territory

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico Territory

New York

North Carolina

Primary sources

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah Territory

Vermont

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

See also

Notes and References

  1. In 2001, Jonathan Sarna estimated that over 50,000 books had already appeared, with 1,500 more appearing annually. American Jewish History 89.3 (2001) 335–337.
  2. See Allan Nevins, Bell Irvin Wiley, and James I. Robertson, Civil War Books: A Critical Bibliography (2 vol, 1970)
  3. Woodworth, Steven; et al., eds. The American Civil War: A Handbook of Literature and Research (1996)