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Dora L. Costa and Matthew E. Kahn, Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War (2008). Demonstrates the role of friendship and community in soldiers’ wartime behavior.
Drew Gilpin Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (2008). Examines the cultural changes prompted by massive casualties.
William W. Freehling, The South vs. the South (2001). Explores anti-Confederate sentiment in the South.
Gary W. Gallagher, The Confederate War (1997). Views the fighting from the perspective of the secessionists.
Earl J. Hess, The Union Soldier in Battle (1997). Vividly describes the smell, sound, and feel of combat.
James M. McPherson, The Battle Cry of Freedom (1988). A fine narrative history of the Civil War.