This anthology assembles must-read books that explore the multifaceted history of the Civil War, its long background, the true causes of the conflict and its deep influence on American culture and society to this day. The selected memoirs and diaries expose the state of mind of people involved, the reality of the battlefield and the harrowing experiences soldiers and civilians they had to endure. Their legacy brings to life the cold facts of this bloody ruthless conflict. The edition includes: History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (James Ford Rhodes) History of the Confederate States of America The Life of Jefferson Davis (Jefferson Davis, Frank H. Alfriend) The Life of Abraham Lincoln (John Torrey Morse) The Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History (John Alexander Logan) Battles of the Civil War (Thomas Elbert Vineyard) Great Britain and the American Civil War (Ephraim Douglass Adams) A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee (John Esten Cooke) The Life of Uncle Billy: Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman (William Tecumseh Sherman) Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Ulysses S. Grant) Hard Tack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life (John D. Billings) Hospital Sketches (Louisa May Alcott) The True Story of Andersonville Prison (James Madison Page) Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence (Heros von Borcke) A Diary from Dixie (Mary Boykin Chesnut)